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That's why the blackout needs to be permanent. If even 25% of the users have no clue what's happening and thinks Reddit is crapping out for a couple days they'l
by evandale 3y ago
That's why the blackout needs to be permanent. If even 25% of the users have no clue what's happening and thinks Reddit is crapping out for a couple days they'll shrug their shoulders and use it 48 hours later when it's back up. I don't understand what they think they're protesting by timeboxing it .. Reddit can afford wait it out 48 hours and plan for that.
I guarantee people are going to get an error they can't view the subreddit without reading why they can't.
- shmatt 3y agoThe mods only power in life is on Reddit. If they give that up they lose everything. Once in a while some crazy stats like 5 mods control 20% of the top 500 subreddits pop up, I’ve never tried to validate but there is definitely a small group with a lot of power among mods Their entire purpose in life is being a Reddit mod, they’re the ones people expect to kill Reddit?
- jdminhbg 3y agoPeople always say that Reddit depends on these mods for free labor, which is true, but there's a reason that the mods do this free labor. They enjoy the power/responsibility/community/whatever they get from it.
- somsak2 3y agoI don't even think it's true. Mods are cheaply replaceable, it's just an expedient dependency right now but not a necessity for them.
- evandale 3y agoHah, yeah, I've made this same comment on Reddit flippantly on a bunch of subs. I'm not shocked it's a joke subreddit closing down permanently and not something like r/aww or something that would make a difference.
- matheusmoreira 3y agoThat's one of the saddest things I've ever read.
- duped 3y agoReddit will just ban the mods and force the subs to go back online. They've already alluded to that.