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A medium-ish video game reddit that I participate in held two votes on whether to participate, and whether to shutdown for 24 or 48 hours, and in both users ove

A medium-ish video game reddit that I participate in held two votes on whether to participate, and whether to shutdown for 24 or 48 hours, and in both users overwhelmingly (95%) voted in favor of shutting down, and for 48 hours. There is a vocal amount of non-mods who are also participating. Also "mods" are still users of reddit. When I'm an admin of a Facebook group, I'm still a 'facebook user'.

e40 3y ago
In the subreddits I saw polls, all were in favor of the blackout.
JeremyNT 3y ago
It stands to reason that the people most inclined to see and participate in a reddit poll about protesting a reddit policy would be a self-selecting group of enthusiasts (e.g. the 1% rule[0]). I suspect a vast majority of reddit users don't have a dog in this fight and just want to use the site. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1%25_rule https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1%25_rule
- johnnyanmac 3y ago
  I imagine so. But when the content is also made by those 1%, what do those browsers do when acticity goes down? That's the rub here compared to Twitter. It's not run by huge companies/content creators/personaliies providing news, but by users posting news or discussions. And if they leave, that does directly impact the content of the site, despite being a minority.
donretag 3y ago
The overwhelming majority of users on most social networking sites are lurkers. Those lurkers did not vote. I would assuming the majority of users do not even know about the changes or the blackout.
- ng12 3y ago
  I think that's ok. Without the contributing users the lurkers have nothing to lurk.
- johnnyanmac 3y ago
  Lurkers also do not post content. But I imagine by this point most lurkers understand something is going on. Either because their favorite sub went dark, becasue it posts less content, or simply because news sites are making stories (while being posted back to reddit ofc).
mvdtnz 3y ago
Gamers aren't really normal. They're a group that is especially primed for having these big tantrums.
- madeofpalk 3y ago
  Completely valid. But that's a non-trivial audience of reddit.

e40 3y ago

In the subreddits I saw polls, all were in favor of the blackout.

JeremyNT 3y ago

It stands to reason that the people most inclined to see and participate in a reddit poll about protesting a reddit policy would be a self-selecting group of enthusiasts (e.g. the 1% rule[0]). I suspect a vast majority of reddit users don't have a dog in this fight and just want to use the site. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1%25_rule https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1%25_rule

johnnyanmac 3y ago
I imagine so. But when the content is also made by those 1%, what do those browsers do when acticity goes down? That's the rub here compared to Twitter. It's not run by huge companies/content creators/personaliies providing news, but by users posting news or discussions. And if they leave, that does directly impact the content of the site, despite being a minority.

donretag 3y ago

The overwhelming majority of users on most social networking sites are lurkers. Those lurkers did not vote. I would assuming the majority of users do not even know about the changes or the blackout.

ng12 3y ago
I think that's ok. Without the contributing users the lurkers have nothing to lurk.
johnnyanmac 3y ago
Lurkers also do not post content. But I imagine by this point most lurkers understand something is going on. Either because their favorite sub went dark, becasue it posts less content, or simply because news sites are making stories (while being posted back to reddit ofc).

mvdtnz 3y ago

Gamers aren't really normal. They're a group that is especially primed for having these big tantrums.

madeofpalk 3y ago
Completely valid. But that's a non-trivial audience of reddit.