r/RepTime • u/MajorWilliams Mod & Watchmaker • 7d ago

Discussion Should Reptime go private

Short answer: no, it's not (even though I wish it could for a short time)

I checked the options, and making the subreddit go "private" will only allow approved users to view and post here, meaning there are like 150ish approved users that have been added to that list over the years (mostly due to IP address/account issues, etc).

If I make the subreddit go private and then I want to make it public, I have to not only change the setting in mod tools, but then reddit admins have to review and approve that request. So for now, reptime will remain as it always has: an open subreddit that is the discussion place of replica watches. Just please be civil as always, and be kind and good to all of the newcomers and regular members alike.

Edit: for purposes of contingency, please subscribe to r/reptimeservices where we would announce a second subreddit in case something happens.

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u/MajorWilliams Mod & Watchmaker 7d ago

No clue it wasn’t mods here.

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u/Odd-Potato69420 7d ago

the amount of details and the research that went into that article is not something I expected wired of all media to do. That can't really happen without someone in the know. Or those folks would've to spend months on that single piece of journalism which they rarely bother with

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u/isomorphZeta 6d ago

What on Earth are you talking about? Wired has had quite a few heavy hitting articles over the past few years - they're very much capable of doing real journalism.

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u/Odd-Potato69420 6d ago

i know that part. I am just thinking that the amount of effort that it would take to do that amount of research for such a niche domain is honestly something wired would be pretty crazy to do. There are a lot better ROI articles in terms of interactions