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There are distinct questions here: whether Reddit has the right to forcibly reopen subreddits, whether it’s justified in doing so, and whether it’s a good idea
by mrtranscendence 3y ago
There are distinct questions here: whether Reddit has the right to forcibly reopen subreddits, whether it’s justified in doing so, and whether it’s a good idea at all. The first isn’t in dispute, but the other two are open for debate.
It could all go super well and everyone forgets about this shakeup, or it could engender further animosity and chase people (particularly trend-setting power users) to some other platform. It could also ruin some communities if the wrong new mods are chosen.
I’m not sure how likely this is but it is plausible.
- notyourwork 3y ago> whether Reddit has the right to forcibly reopen subreddits Reddit owns Reddit, no? They have the right to do whatever they want with their website.
- sarchertech 3y agoReread the comment you are replying to.
- BoxFour 3y ago> *The first isn’t in dispute*
- mattmaroon 3y agoYeah. I get the whole fear of the same thing happening to Reddit that happened to Digg. But digg had Reddit nipping at its heels and it was still small, Reddit is huge there’s nowhere to chase them to. The other alternative is for Reddit to just stand by and let the blackouts chase people away indefinitely. It is hard to imagine that is better. It will upset the people who have already decided to leave Reddit anyway, but for most of the people who just want to see funny GIFs, it will be better.
- jdbernard 3y agoThe other other alternative is for Reddit to meaningfully engage with the issues that the mods have raised around API pricing.
- mattmaroon 3y agoThey’ve clearly considered and rejected that idea.