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This whole thing is for sure an outraged mob that the internet sees plenty of times. Just look at this poll for r/indiedev: https://www.reddit.com/r/IndieDev/c

This whole thing is for sure an outraged mob that the internet sees plenty of times. Just look at this poll for r/indiedev: https://www.reddit.com/r/IndieDev/comments/149uqfc/rindiedev_follow_up_vote_about_the_protest_like_a/ https://www.reddit.com/r/IndieDev/comments/149uqfc/rindiedev... Majority of votes want it closed down, and basically all comments want to keep it open. You don't have to be a community member to vote, so this can mean only 1 thing: users from outside of r/indiedev are voting to close it. edit: if you downvote, please solve the mystery of the disconnect between votes and comments.

jug6ernaut 3y ago
There is really no reason to comment if your vote is to shut down the sub. The position is already known and well described. What would the posts be? "I agree"? Vs if you want the sub to stay open and are against the shutdown, your position is not obvious, and has value in explaining why you are against it.
- a_carbon_rod 3y ago
  I agree with your point but there definitely is some brigading going on by the "pro-blackout" crowd. I moderate a small-ish subreddit (~6500 subscribers) and while our poll to blackout received overwhelming support including from well-known members in our community, I definitely noticed that after sharing in the /r/ModCoord thread our intent to blackout the thread started receiving a lot of supporting comments from questionable brand new accounts (or accounts with low karma/had never interacted with the community before). And this was without linking the thread at all - these users were clearly coming to the subreddit, finding the post and making pro-blackout comments to push the community towards a shutdown.
predictabl3 3y ago
Literally every single submission on reddit has that sort of vote/comment ratio. But sure, keep dismissing it, enjoy not being able to google stuff I guess.
- koonsolo 3y ago
  No it doesn't. r/rpgmaker voted to keep it open for example.

jug6ernaut 3y ago

There is really no reason to comment if your vote is to shut down the sub. The position is already known and well described. What would the posts be? "I agree"? Vs if you want the sub to stay open and are against the shutdown, your position is not obvious, and has value in explaining why you are against it.

a_carbon_rod 3y ago
I agree with your point but there definitely is some brigading going on by the "pro-blackout" crowd. I moderate a small-ish subreddit (~6500 subscribers) and while our poll to blackout received overwhelming support including from well-known members in our community, I definitely noticed that after sharing in the /r/ModCoord thread our intent to blackout the thread started receiving a lot of supporting comments from questionable brand new accounts (or accounts with low karma/had never interacted with the community before). And this was without linking the thread at all - these users were clearly coming to the subreddit, finding the post and making pro-blackout comments to push the community towards a shutdown.

predictabl3 3y ago

Literally every single submission on reddit has that sort of vote/comment ratio. But sure, keep dismissing it, enjoy not being able to google stuff I guess.

koonsolo 3y ago
No it doesn't. r/rpgmaker voted to keep it open for example.