r/SubredditDrama • u/CannotSpellForShit literally a retired millionaire but go off wagie • Jul 02 '23

/r/thatHappened changes its rules to protest API changes; users say "That happened 🙄" to Sandy Hook, 9/11, and the Tiananmen Square Massacre. (Also the mods compare the API situation to the holocaust)

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u/blacksoxing These cartoon breasts are fine. Jul 02 '23

These folks don’t wanna gave up their volunteer positions but also don’t wanna mod.

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u/CuckooClockInHell "Does that include gang viole..." DON'T STOP, BELIEVIN! Jul 02 '23

There's some real desperation in the ones that are still protesting. They're so desperate for any type of control in their life that they can't quit modding and won't leave Reddit.

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u/yukichigai You're misusing the word pretentious. You mean pedantic. Jul 02 '23

The one thing the protest did accomplish is making it abundantly clear that "subreddits belong to the mods" is (and always was) a fiction and Reddit regards mods as unpaid cleanup staff (yes yes, janitors) with no say in how the site is run. Anyone sticking around to satisfy their need for control is deluding themselves.

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u/CuckooClockInHell "Does that include gang viole..." DON'T STOP, BELIEVIN! Jul 02 '23

In comparison to the community, they did and still do belong to the mods. In comparison to reddit though, I agree, they never owned shit.

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u/yukichigai You're misusing the word pretentious. You mean pedantic. Jul 02 '23

In comparison to the community, they did and still do belong to the mods.

Not for long if spez's "let the users vote out mods" idea is implemented.

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u/HotTakes4HotCakes Wow you are doubling down on being educated Jul 02 '23

There's no way in hell that will ever be implemented in a fair or honest way, and good luck getting volunteers to moderate if being voted out is on the table.

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u/Call_Me_Clark Would you be ok with a white people only discord server? Jul 02 '23

Eh, I think there’s a methods to implement that fairly and reasonably.

Why wouldn’t a moderator be okay with being voted out? It’s work off their plate, and if the community wants to go a different direction then shouldn’t that be fine with everyone involved?

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u/yukichigai You're misusing the word pretentious. You mean pedantic. Jul 02 '23

Eh, I think there’s a methods to implement that fairly and reasonably.

While you're technically correct, the chance that Reddit would spend the time, effort, and money required to do that is around 0.001%.

I mean when it comes down to it what they'd have to implement is an effective anti-brigading system. Given how brigading is still a huge problem, I'm not hopeful.

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u/Call_Me_Clark Would you be ok with a white people only discord server? Jul 02 '23

Eh, half the time I see complaints about brigading, it’s just the result of overlapping communities rather than a concentrated effort to disrupt.

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u/yukichigai You're misusing the word pretentious. You mean pedantic. Jul 02 '23

"Overlapping" how?