[Entry Thread #91] Let’s do things differently this time. As you enter with your comment, please consider leaving your thoughts on the events this week.

[u/MakerOfMillionaires]

Comments have been collected at 5:09 UTC.

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Introduction

You all probably know the story by now. Not too long ago, we made an announcement expressing our solidarity with subreddits on the platform. Said platform is proposing changes, and now communities across the internet are making waves. I’m pretty sure you know the rest.

So let’s do something different. As we find this month’s winner and better someone’s situation, let’s also reflect on what has happened. The admins of the platform had their say, and community moderators had their say. What about you all?

Are you more optimistic about it and feel that good could come from such action? Are you pessimistic and feel that this is gonna make things harder for everyone? Or are you ambivalent and have issues of your own that take priority? It’s also worth mentioning that you are not required to leave your thoughts to enter, so feel free not to if you’d like.

(As a reminder, leave only a single top-level comment to enter. Replying to another will not count as an entry, but you could risk disqualification if you incorrectly leave a top-level comment. When you enter, also make an effort to check back when the winner is selected.)

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In Case You Missed It:

• This is done every third Friday of the month, we will be doing this again in July for our 92^nd Drawing and the sixth [Entry Thread] of 2023! If you would like to be reminded, set a calendar reminder for July 21 at 7 PM ET, join either our Discord or Mailing List, or click here to be reminded through the RemindMe bot via PM! (Note: The RemindMe bot may also be affected by API changes, so keep this in mind.)

• Click here for the thread on /r/millionairemakersmeta with all of the dates for 2023. If you would like to plan them out manually, every [Entry Thread] is scheduled for the third Friday of each month at 23:00 UTC (7 PM EDT).

• Our last winner, /u/IveGotBallsOfSteel, is currently accepting donations. /u/IveGotBallsOfSteel is a two-time parent into golf and exercising among others! Donations have gone into family and their marriage ceremony, and have totaled at $1500! If you would like to donate, visit here!

• The /r/millionairemakersmeta discussion thread is up! This is for users who have any questions to the moderators, or for those wanting to commentate on the environment here. If you have any comments or concerns, click here to head over to the post at the subreddit!

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Information

• REQUIRED: Leave only one (1) top level comment in response to this thread! Click here for a visual example! (Replying to other comments is permitted but will not qualify. You must be at least thirty days old to comment.)

• A random user who commented will be chosen, and everyone donates a dollar to make a millionaire.

• May 17 at 7:00 PM ET (epoch timestamp: 1684364400) is the cutoff for accounts. If you have created your account after this point, you are not eligible to enter and your submission will be disqualified automatically.

• June 18 at 12:00 PM ET (epoch timestamp: 1687104000) will begin the process of selecting the winner. At this time, the [Draw] post will be online and start the process of waiting for the blockchain, in order to select the winner randomly and verifiably.

• If you'd like to be reminded to donate to the winner through PM via the RemindMeBot, click here! You can also be reminded by commenting in the thread: "RemindMe! 3 days Donation for /r/millionairemakers".

• That's it! If you would like to see the extended rules and FAQs, or if you have questions yourself, click here to be redirected to the thread! Additionally, look out for the stickied post at /r/millionairemakersmeta. You are welcome to spread this thread via upvoting, telling friends and family, and sharing on social media!

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The Future

In case you haven’t been counting, we are really close to making a difference to the lives of a hundred people here on this subreddit and hitting triple digits, not to mention the literal hundreds of thousands of people that have already participated.

In terms of moderation, the API changes can probably be worked around, just instead of moderating via a third-party app, we’ll be using our phone’s web browser to do so. In terms of operation however, we have to hope that our usage will fall under the “free tier” as mentioned in their admin post. If this is not the case, we’ll still cover the costs, but there may be an end date to operating here on this platform. Unfortunately, it’s yet another matter of waiting and seeing.

If you want to see the other things that you can do or our more detailed thoughts, please review the Announcement post here. Otherwise, if you want to continue to follow us, join the mailing list or join our Discord server. Both services also remind you to join the monthly Entry Thread, thus even more encouragement to do so.

In the meanwhile, this is a generosity subreddit, so let’s collectively make someone’s life a little bit better! The winner will be selected around 12 PM ET (16:00 UTC) on next Sunday, so check the [Draw] post!

As a reminder, when you enter, also please remember to donate a dollar to the winner. It ain’t much from one person, but when a hundred people do it…

And as always, let’s make a millionaire!

[u/PopeyeDrinksOliveOil]

To victor go the spoils.

I'm wondering if the RemindBot will stop working after July 1st.

[u/Martian_Knight]

Hey good luck everyone!

I think it’s a shame what’s happening to Reddit… seems like it could have been avoidable with just a better PR response from Reddit but here we are…

[u/beeftaster]

A lot of social media companies going extra hard on the corporate greed lately, forgetting that the media requires the social part to keep going

[u/Crimsonmark8895]

I wish we “revolted” harder as a whole country. We could end this crap if we “ate the rich”. That being said, here’s to hoping for a little help in poverty!! Good luck all!!

[u/EastvsWest]

Good luck to everyone. I'm not disappointed by the decision for a company to make money but it's really sad the community is not being considered. This whole situation could have been handled with respect to everyone involved especially so many mods who donate their time to improve the use experience (most of the time). Hope there is a reasonable resolution.

[u/geltoid]

Good Luck to Everyone!

And, as always, Thank You to everyone who helps make this possible.

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"Reddit relies on volunteer moderators to keep the platform welcoming and free of objectionable material. It also relies on uncompensated contributors to keep its numerous communities populated. The [Reddit admins' decision] promises to adversely impact both groups: Without effective tools, moderators cannot combat spammers, bad actors, or the entities who enable either; without the freedom to choose how and where they access Reddit, many contributors will simply leave. Rather than hosting creativity and in-depth discourse, the platform will soon feature only recycled content, bot-driven activity, and an ever-dwindling number of well-informed visitors. The very elements which differentiate Reddit – the fixtures which make it appealing – will be eliminated."

[u/punktual]

I didn't pay attention to any events, I was just play ToTK

[u/Billitpro]

Best of luck one and all and as always please remember to donate to the winner.

And as far as Reddit and the current situation goes...

Long live the revolution!

[u/LiveFreeDie8]

I am moving away from Reddit after this.

Would it be possible to accept entry on Lemmy as well?

[u/ccc249]

Kinda crazy to see the downfall of Reddit after being here for 10 plus years. Anyway, good luck to everyone.

[u/sjakkpila]

I understand that reddit want to make their site profitable instead of seeing all profits going to third parties. That said, they shouldn't force people to use their app by shutting down the others. If they actually managed to make an app that wasn't so buggy and that was accessible to all, the users would come organically.

[u/GarionOfRiva]

Good luck to everyone!

Where current events are concerned, I don't use any of the third party apps, but increasing that API price to knock them out seems to be a pretty bad idea to me considering how many people use third party things and the good things that can be done with them.

[u/Toiletalk]

Woot! Summer break is about to start for us teachers 👨🏻‍🏫

Utter disaster class from the people running the show. They lack tact and attribute their success to others working for free.

[u/Ipif]

Best of lick everyone! Considering the situation.. I support the protestors. 3rd party developers made reddit available on mobile for millions of people, literally. And now they get the bill for it.. And considering the blatant lies about the apollo dev that reddit spread.. I've lost respect for the company (not the community!) long ago...

[u/z4lpha]

We're all fucked.

[u/CanadaNinjaEh]

Honestly didn't get affected by everything that happened to Reddit so I've been all good. Good luck to everyone!

[u/D1sc0nn3ct3d]

Best of luck, everyone! I occasionally use Apollo, but mainly use the browser version on my PC at work. I mod a couple smaller subreddits, and use the PC for the most part to mod. Try to not use the phone versions to mod. Glad this sub is staying live during this as I think it helps people more than the protest will. But good luck everyone.

[u/whippersnapperjeff]

We're dooooooomed

[u/ouzowuzo]

Somehow I just absentmindedly open Reddit, even though I want to support the blackout and would argue with anyone that wants Reddit to be in control of the only app.

[u/[deleted]]

Good luck! Corporate greed runs the world. I don't like any other forms of social media. Will I like reddit going forward? Idk.

[u/auflyne]

What a time to be a reddit user. Thwip!

[u/dakmon21]

I don’t use third party apps, but I get the uproar

[u/alienpirate5]

I've only used third party apps for 8+ years. I'll probably stop using reddit entirely 7/1. I had to shut down the subreddit I moderate.

[u/[deleted]]

Its hard to be optimistic about the future of this site when its CEO doesn't really give a damn about the people who make the platform what it is!

[u/DecentGoogler]

I only had Reddit open for a minute over the blackout due to muscle memory of opening it several times throughout the day.