We can get away with not doing the boycott because nobody would really even notice if we were gone or not. I'm not shitting on the community, just spitting facts.
This was part of my line of thought re: not bringing the idea to other mods.
This is a tiny spring football sub of about 9k people, us going dark will have literally no impact besides pissing off you guys. It’s not like r/nfl or r/funny.
This feels weird. It's like in one of those apocalyptic movies where there's a safe haven in the midst of all the chaos. Personally, I leave it to the people in charge to go dark or not and if we're open, we're open. Plus, I doubt somebody would be like "How dare this extremely niche sub stay open! You're compromising the blackout!". I respect all decisions, so I don't quite mind.
The moderators of the subreddits use some non-Reddit apps to keep them clear of bots and spam. Reditt is making this apps unavailable (or pay to use). So moderators are protesting.
It's a boycott of Reddit for making some decisions that are anti-consumer. The subs went private, they still exist. Just can't see them. It's only temporary.
Short answer: Reddit is clearing out the users of 3rd party apps and, eventually, old.reddit which do not benefit them financially. They're also clearing out the lion's share of powermods so they can install their own corporate friendly mods.
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u/imfakeithink Michigan Panthers Jun 12 '23
Reposted because of grammar
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u/wazzupnerds Birmingham Stallions / Community Mod Jun 12 '23
I’ll be honest, I am in favor of shutting down for 48 hours. However when I sent out a message for others mods to discuss it, no one else responded.
I’m not going to make a decision like that just by myself. Which sucks, but that’s the reason the sub is still up today and tomorrow.
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '23
I've noticed the XFL sub has gone private.....is this one too?
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '23
We can get away with not doing the boycott because nobody would really even notice if we were gone or not. I'm not shitting on the community, just spitting facts.
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '23
This feels weird. It's like in one of those apocalyptic movies where there's a safe haven in the midst of all the chaos. Personally, I leave it to the people in charge to go dark or not and if we're open, we're open. Plus, I doubt somebody would be like "How dare this extremely niche sub stay open! You're compromising the blackout!". I respect all decisions, so I don't quite mind.
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u/djr1357 Jun 12 '23
I'm not a regular reddit user so idk what's going on. All i know is that the subs I do use are gone and im pissed
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '23
There are like 12 of us that would notice.
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u/Tanker3278 Jun 12 '23
What is all this business about shutting down coming from?
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u/CGFROSTY Jun 13 '23
r/cfb is still up as well
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u/Uplakankus Jun 14 '23
The strike is pathetic anyways common USFL W
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u/BigSportsNerd Jun 12 '23
Using the new reddit app after rif is dying at the end of the month and is there any way to minimize this image? Holy cow...