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Tangentially related, but what happened to the protest? Did all the mods just fold after the threat of being replaced? For something that was pushed so hard for
by mypastself 3y ago
Tangentially related, but what happened to the protest? Did all the mods just fold after the threat of being replaced? For something that was pushed so hard for a couple of weeks on Reddit’s front page, it’s bizarre how forgotten the protest seems to be after the changes were put into effect.
- Dalewyn 3y agoWelcome to hearing absolute noise from the vocal minority. The only people who complained were third party client/tool developers, some of whom were making money off of them, and mods who at this point are infamous for their desire for power and authority. Reddit squarely targeted one and then the other, and they won because the silent majority (aka the vast majority of users) didn't care. With regards to the mods specifically, it could even be argued the silent majority sided with Reddit simply from how down in the dirt the reputation of mods is. Put another way, what you witnessed was the digital equivalent of those socio-political protests, attended purely by crowds of high school and college students, while the rest of society continued on paying no heed.
- NicuCalcea 3y agoI used to mod several subreddits, I've left all but one. Some still have mods, others are now abandoned and starting to get overrun by spam.
- raverbashing 3y agoYeah sounds like a win, let them pay for moderation if they want to alienate their user base
- glonq 3y agoI left and never returned. I spend more time on HN now, and am trying to become satisfied with Lemmy too.