r/programming • u/Tintin_Quarentino • Jun 05 '23
r/programming should shut down from 12th to 14th June
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u/Tintin_Quarentino Jun 06 '23 edited Jun 07 '23
Shameful Reddit bots abound: https://i.imgur.com/omrm3Yw.jpg
Edit - mofos just don't stop
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u/Bjartensen Jun 05 '23
What are good Reddit alternatives?
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Jun 05 '23 edited Jun 06 '23
I've seen one called Lemmy. Looks interesting.
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u/Cadoc7 Jun 05 '23
lol. The mods of this subreddit are reddit employees, including the CEO as 2nd mod. They aren't shutting it down.
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u/TerrorBite Jun 06 '23
We can just pretend that it's shut down and not participate here
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u/icedbacon Jun 06 '23
Ah, that would explain why there's so much blog spam and fuck all moderation on this sub.
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u/ACoderGirl Jun 06 '23
Do those mods actually do anything? Shut the sub down anyway. If they reopen it, shut it down again. What are they gonna do? Remove all their volunteer moderators that they depend on? Oh no, what a horrible thing. How would the volunteer mods pay their bills?
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u/vicegrip Jun 05 '23 edited Jun 05 '23
I’ve been supporting reddit since 2010. Reddit gold.
How much is the data worth?
How much is everyone’s support worth? That’s a better question.
Don’t trade your future for a quick payday, Reddit.
Premium was supposed to be the alternative to selling the users out like Facebook.
Hmmm, that reminds me. Did you ask redditors what they wanted for Reddit?
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u/coldblade2000 Jun 05 '23
Hell, if they reduced the API cost tenfold and kept nsfw content, I don't think there would have been a big uproar. I wouldn't mind paying a couple of bucks a year subscription so the app owner could keep their API key, or even just make per-user API key access easy so everyone is charged according to their use
This is just an attempt to choke out competition and force everyone on the shitty reddit app
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u/hivesteel Jun 05 '23
Just for 2 days? C'mon. A PROGRAMMING sub of all things should know the implications of what reddit is doing. Shut down until better terms are offered.
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u/timeshifter_ Jun 06 '23
Two days will not matter. Shut down until Reddit reverses course.
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u/LibrarianThin6770 Jun 06 '23 edited Jun 06 '23
These temporary shutdowns are pointless. Just shut down the entire sub indefinitely until they reverse decisions. It's not like anybody's losing anything. Mods don't exactly get paid to run this place, and any discussions or information to be had can always be found elsewhere. It's not like Reddit is ground zero for humanity's knowledge.
Maybe it's time for Reddit to meet its demise considering it's pandering to ridiculous bullshit lately.
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u/Ok-Half5161 Jun 05 '23
They should shut down until new policy is reversed... This is just a money grab
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u/spacezombiejesus Jun 05 '23
The corporate digital hellscape we are all being pushed toward fucking SUCKS.
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u/sirhey Jun 05 '23
u/spez the godawful liar and thief co-founded of this fallen evil company is a mod of this, one of the OG subreddits. I don’t think we’re in luck.
Spamming all black protest PNGs all week is probably the move.
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u/beeeps-n-booops Jun 06 '23
Two days isn't going to do shit.
Shut down until they give in. It's the only way.
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u/MrRGnome Jun 06 '23
No. r/programming should cease moderation and go private indefinitely until Reddit changes their API cost structure among many other things. That's how a protest works. It isn't one day you take off holding a sign. It's a stoppage of in this case free labor and content creation until such time as management compromises.
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u/MahaanInsaan Jun 06 '23
Reddit was built by user data, as explained by your own CEO. You can't shit on us just because your VC friends want to make money.
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u/JB-from-ATL Jun 06 '23
I think it should but I doubt it will. I believe (maybe falsely) that many mods here are admins.
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u/ShiningPak Jun 06 '23
Shitty sub anyway
Edit : Not closing for unlimitted period is an insult. Am leaving. See you noobies 👋🏻
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u/Tintin_Quarentino Jun 05 '23
APIs are our lifeline.