Again, pointless. Anyone can be replaced on there and Reddit will not collapse. Most people don't know third party apps exist.
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Reddit Threatens to Remove Moderators From Subreddits Continuing Apollo-Related Blackouts
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They'd probably look more like contractors, but yeah. They want r/Apple up because it brings users, so kick down some of the corn to the subreddits that drive the revenue.
Yep. Even if they can restore it, delete it anyway and make more work for them.
I have no idea what is going on, what is the problem, what is API and how it changed and how that matters.
I have no idea if what the moderators allowing or not allowing is a good or bad thing.
I have never used reddit in my life and I don't plan to either. I don't even know what it is.
Can anyone please explain it to me?
Or not, I don't really care.
oh, I better go to bed, it's late.
I have no idea if what the moderators allowing or not allowing is a good or bad thing.
I have never used reddit in my life and I don't plan to either. I don't even know what it is.
Can anyone please explain it to me?
Or not, I don't really care.
oh, I better go to bed, it's late.
Reddit mods were already your typical loser that abused their power while having 0 common sense.
It was very reminiscent of the early 2000's when forums existed left and right. The mods behave like those 18 year old shift leaders at a small job that would abuse their power while being lazy AF and pissing off everyone employee.
It was very reminiscent of the early 2000's when forums existed left and right. The mods behave like those 18 year old shift leaders at a small job that would abuse their power while being lazy AF and pissing off everyone employee.
As a user, I go to reddit to research issues. If moderators think they have something valuable, then they should take it and create a new site/platform. I don't know anything about the reddit CEO. But I know users are the ones being punished in this stupid shutdown.
Typical of a large proportion of this generation. If someone does something they don't like, they think they have the right to stop them. Well, they don't. The law can stop them. Governments can stop them. But that's it. If Reddit wants to operate in a manner that rubs them the wrong way, don't use Reddit. It's that simple. They are not entitled to the use of Reddit. It's not a right, it's a privilege.
Logic.
Logic.
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Yes, but the JOKE in my post (note the emoji at the end) is that "we" seemed to think we could have a major negative effect if "we" did in fact take that action as a group.
The not joke part: apparently "we" did NOT unsubscribe in numbers, as subsequent Netflix threads seem to have many of the same names still threatening to unsubscribe. Thus the bit about writing one thing but doing another.
In this thread, I'm seeing the same kinds of threats... and apparently the same threats being made within the reddit community itself. But actual ACTION works... not threats... IF that action is of size so that it impacts revenue, profit and/or valuation. Hit "them" in the money and you get change. Threaten but not actually do much and "they" can't even really notice a problem. Sub in whoever we want to cast as the good and bad guy(s) for them and they.
In the Netflix analogy, I've seen many stories of how the subscription sharing "pinch" obviously worked. I've seen TITLES of articles proclaiming that. In other words, Netflix executives making that decision appear to have done the right thing as measured by the upturn in paid subscriptions on the heels of taking the action. Whether that is actually the cause of that gain or not is beside the point: they took a very unpopular action, "we" (and others) got quite negatively wound up about it, but the net impact was financial gain... so those executives come out looking like they made the right decisions... measured by the only variable that actually count$. Sound remotely familiar to this situation? It does to me.
As I interpret this Reddit thing, it all looks terrible for Reddit. And yet the apparent villain of this story will probably cash out with hundreds of millions if not a billion+ in the upcoming IPO and then laugh all the way to the bank. Am I completely missing something in that guess? Yes, he seems to be making terrible moves "on the record" and is in great need of some PR influence. But still, within the next few months, I suspect he'll have a gigantic payday in spite of himself and all these poor decisions/actions.
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You aren't thinking about the psychology angle.
There are a million and one kids right now with no self-esteem, and no lives, who would die to become the new, unpaid moderators of these places.
You’re really not the psychic you think you are.
Musk may be compulsive, but we have seen that he does take in data and evolve position. He’s also far more willing to prioritize principles over profit than this guy.
Similarly, Reddit is not entitled to anybody’s free labor.
Did that this morning. I needed a break anyway.
Reddit is a message board that relies on unpaid mods and everyone to create contents.
It is not profitable and IPO is coming and firing staff is not enough.
Wise solutions: charge reasonable API fee from third party apps and feed ads into API, launch campaign for Reddit Premium, strike deals with AI companies, improve own app (UI + mod tools), etc.
Reality: chose hostility and dishonesty, held disastrous AMA, caused site-wide blackout, threatening to remove mods
I can’t decide for anyone else, but will stop using Reddit myself and not buy Reddit’s IPO. RIP Apollo and good luck breaking even Reddit.
It is not profitable and IPO is coming and firing staff is not enough.
Wise solutions: charge reasonable API fee from third party apps and feed ads into API, launch campaign for Reddit Premium, strike deals with AI companies, improve own app (UI + mod tools), etc.
Reality: chose hostility and dishonesty, held disastrous AMA, caused site-wide blackout, threatening to remove mods
I can’t decide for anyone else, but will stop using Reddit myself and not buy Reddit’s IPO. RIP Apollo and good luck breaking even Reddit.
I called this. Although I figured they would disable making subreddits private instead of removing moderators. This is even dumber.
If anything this should encourage more subreddits to join and continue the blackout. They can’t replace all the mods.
I’m sure paying thousands of employees to moderate your site while also getting zero dollars from API usage will really help out your IPO, lmao.
If anything this should encourage more subreddits to join and continue the blackout. They can’t replace all the mods.
I’m sure paying thousands of employees to moderate your site while also getting zero dollars from API usage will really help out your IPO, lmao.
Done!
Before deleting the app...
- delete the posts
- delete the accounts
- deleting the apps
Metric would have been a smart move. Luddite exceptionalism sank it for now.
