28 ms·

Most subreddits doing polls have people voting to remain open, so it really isn't in the interests of the communities to keep the subs closed. The ones who don

Most subreddits doing polls have people voting to remain open, so it really isn't in the interests of the communities to keep the subs closed. The ones who don't like the changes are leaving anyway.

pkulak 3y ago
I left the mod team of the sub I started 16 years ago. Just not interested in providing free labor anymore.
- PrimeMcFly 3y ago
  That's all fine and well. I mod a couple of large subs but I exclusively use desktop so I'm not affected. I just don't think mods should be ending the communities, most of which they didn't start themselves. Let other people who don't share their issues take over.
  - neoromantique 3y ago
    >large subs >I exclusively use desktop so I'm not affected [Doubt]
    - addandsubtract 3y ago
      Why? I'm just a normal user, but 98% of my redditing was done on old.reddit
      - neoromantique 3y ago
        Because /large/ sub modding requires third party tools.
    - PrimeMcFly 3y ago
      lol why? I use old.reddit with RES, toolbox and some ublock rules and all is good.
  - LexiMax 3y ago
    > I mod a couple of large subs but I exclusively use desktop so I'm not affected. You might be a desktop user (I am too) but Reddit is more than just you and me - it's the communities of people who choose to socialize there. And I have a hunch that Reddit chasing away the kinds of people who tend to use third-party apps is going to have a ripple effect on the quality of the communities contained on the site, not to mention bots that aren't covered under the various exemptions. > I just don't think mods should be ending the communities Those communities will only end when Reddit does. The only question is how long it will take to reopen and if there is a new moderation team or not.
flutas 3y ago
> Most subreddits doing polls have people voting to remain open, so it really isn't in the interests of the communities to keep the subs closed. I've seen this oft repeated, but never backed up. The only poll I've seen results from[0] was overwhelmingly to stay shutdown indefinitely. On top of that, you're probably going to be getting into sampling bias with larger subs, since most users that care are purposefully avoiding the site trying to "starve" them and wouldn't even know about the polls. [0]: https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/149o61f/should_rhomelab_continue_support_of_the_reddit/ https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/149o61f/should_rho...
- tamirzb 3y ago
  I'm a frequent visitor of /r/soccer. The only poll they did[0] had a staggering 88% in favor of the blackout, with 80% in favor of keeping the sub private as long as it takes for reddit to change their mind. I would be surprised if other polls had such different results, as I'm not sure what would make the /r/soccer community so drastically different from the rest of reddit. [0]: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1429lkh/meta_thread_should_rsoccer_participate_in_the https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1429lkh/meta_thread...
LexiMax 3y ago
> Most subreddits doing polls have people voting to remain open I still see pro-blackout threads regularly shooting to the top of /r/all - which wouldn't get that far if they were down-voted by an angry populace.
- phalangion 3y ago
  I wonder if many of those most upset about the changes (and therefore pro-blackout) have also stopped visiting Reddit in protest. I know I fall into that camp.
  - addandsubtract 3y ago
    Same. Any poll posted to reddit is useless, because it's only seen by the people still going to reddit and want to see it reopened.
nerdbert 3y ago
I sure haven't seen that. The subs that I participate in regularly which have remained closed, have had polls and/or discussions about it, and the members overwhelmingly agreed with the moderators. Maybe it depends on how strong the particular community is.
- PrimeMcFly 3y ago
  I agree it depends on the community. r/stargate for example is pretty tied but the option to stay open is ahead by about 100 votes.
wafer-bw 3y ago
I'm sorry but if everyone who wants them closed is avoiding reddit the polls will skew in favour of those that want them open.
- PrimeMcFly 3y ago
  Obviously. But most of them have migrated to Lemmy, so they are irrelevant.

Most subreddits doing polls have people voting to remain open, so it really isn't in the interests of the communities to keep the subs closed. The ones who don't like the changes are leaving anyway.

pkulak 3y ago

I left the mod team of the sub I started 16 years ago. Just not interested in providing free labor anymore.

PrimeMcFly 3y ago
That's all fine and well. I mod a couple of large subs but I exclusively use desktop so I'm not affected. I just don't think mods should be ending the communities, most of which they didn't start themselves. Let other people who don't share their issues take over.
- neoromantique 3y ago
  >large subs >I exclusively use desktop so I'm not affected [Doubt]
  - addandsubtract 3y ago
    Why? I'm just a normal user, but 98% of my redditing was done on old.reddit
    - neoromantique 3y ago
      Because /large/ sub modding requires third party tools.
  - PrimeMcFly 3y ago
    lol why? I use old.reddit with RES, toolbox and some ublock rules and all is good.
- LexiMax 3y ago
  > I mod a couple of large subs but I exclusively use desktop so I'm not affected. You might be a desktop user (I am too) but Reddit is more than just you and me - it's the communities of people who choose to socialize there. And I have a hunch that Reddit chasing away the kinds of people who tend to use third-party apps is going to have a ripple effect on the quality of the communities contained on the site, not to mention bots that aren't covered under the various exemptions. > I just don't think mods should be ending the communities Those communities will only end when Reddit does. The only question is how long it will take to reopen and if there is a new moderation team or not.

flutas 3y ago

> Most subreddits doing polls have people voting to remain open, so it really isn't in the interests of the communities to keep the subs closed. I've seen this oft repeated, but never backed up. The only poll I've seen results from[0] was overwhelmingly to stay shutdown indefinitely. On top of that, you're probably going to be getting into sampling bias with larger subs, since most users that care are purposefully avoiding the site trying to "starve" them and wouldn't even know about the polls. [0]: https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/149o61f/should_rhomelab_continue_support_of_the_reddit/ https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/149o61f/should_rho...

tamirzb 3y ago
I'm a frequent visitor of /r/soccer. The only poll they did[0] had a staggering 88% in favor of the blackout, with 80% in favor of keeping the sub private as long as it takes for reddit to change their mind. I would be surprised if other polls had such different results, as I'm not sure what would make the /r/soccer community so drastically different from the rest of reddit. [0]: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1429lkh/meta_thread_should_rsoccer_participate_in_the https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1429lkh/meta_thread...

LexiMax 3y ago

> Most subreddits doing polls have people voting to remain open I still see pro-blackout threads regularly shooting to the top of /r/all - which wouldn't get that far if they were down-voted by an angry populace.

phalangion 3y ago
I wonder if many of those most upset about the changes (and therefore pro-blackout) have also stopped visiting Reddit in protest. I know I fall into that camp.
- addandsubtract 3y ago
  Same. Any poll posted to reddit is useless, because it's only seen by the people still going to reddit and want to see it reopened.

nerdbert 3y ago

I sure haven't seen that. The subs that I participate in regularly which have remained closed, have had polls and/or discussions about it, and the members overwhelmingly agreed with the moderators. Maybe it depends on how strong the particular community is.

PrimeMcFly 3y ago
I agree it depends on the community. r/stargate for example is pretty tied but the option to stay open is ahead by about 100 votes.

wafer-bw 3y ago

I'm sorry but if everyone who wants them closed is avoiding reddit the polls will skew in favour of those that want them open.

PrimeMcFly 3y ago
Obviously. But most of them have migrated to Lemmy, so they are irrelevant.