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Every community has a few trolls and some immature members, but this doesn't characterize the community as a whole [necessarily]. I think your comment is a big

Every community has a few trolls and some immature members, but this doesn't characterize the community as a whole [necessarily]. I think your comment is a big generalization.

nness 11y ago
120,000 people have signed that petition. I'd wager the same number posted comments, up-voted or posted similar threads about the topic on Reddit, Twitter or HN over the last few days. That's not to ignore those actually trying to have a proper discussion about the matter. If you look at the press that this has generated I would say that, even if they are a minority of Reddit's active users, they have been successful in strengthening an immature image for Reddit as a whole.
- bluecalm 11y ago
  Many of those who signed aren't trolls. It's clear that current Reddit management is doing 180 turn on the policy/principles the site was built on and which attracted a lot of people in the first place. From "safe space" nonsense through being clueless about Reddit itself to failing at communicating with very people who build the value of your site. She is a terrible person for the position. In every unhappy crowd you will have uncivilized part making fun of her appearence or what not but it's more than that minority who feel deceived by recent Reddit policy changes. It's very unfair from you suggesting that anyone calling for her resignation is a troll.
- Bromlife 11y ago
  I signed the petition. I don't care about FatPeopleHate being banned. I don't care about censorship & I don't care about trolling. Although I did troll a few FPH users after the fattening event. Sacking your most prominent staff member that is essentially the only one that happily & directly helps moderators.. with nary an explanation? Even if this push is actually coming from senior management beneath her, she's obviously oblivious to how her company is being run. I doubt that, Ellen Pao is basically pushing to make Reddit in her own image, you can bet she believes she's going to be more than "interim" CEO. Reddit deserves a better CEO. Or it deserves to fade into obscurity.

Every community has a few trolls and some immature members, but this doesn't characterize the community as a whole [necessarily]. I think your comment is a big generalization.

nness 11y ago

120,000 people have signed that petition. I'd wager the same number posted comments, up-voted or posted similar threads about the topic on Reddit, Twitter or HN over the last few days. That's not to ignore those actually trying to have a proper discussion about the matter. If you look at the press that this has generated I would say that, even if they are a minority of Reddit's active users, they have been successful in strengthening an immature image for Reddit as a whole.

bluecalm 11y ago
Many of those who signed aren't trolls. It's clear that current Reddit management is doing 180 turn on the policy/principles the site was built on and which attracted a lot of people in the first place. From "safe space" nonsense through being clueless about Reddit itself to failing at communicating with very people who build the value of your site. She is a terrible person for the position. In every unhappy crowd you will have uncivilized part making fun of her appearence or what not but it's more than that minority who feel deceived by recent Reddit policy changes. It's very unfair from you suggesting that anyone calling for her resignation is a troll.
Bromlife 11y ago
I signed the petition. I don't care about FatPeopleHate being banned. I don't care about censorship & I don't care about trolling. Although I did troll a few FPH users after the fattening event. Sacking your most prominent staff member that is essentially the only one that happily & directly helps moderators.. with nary an explanation? Even if this push is actually coming from senior management beneath her, she's obviously oblivious to how her company is being run. I doubt that, Ellen Pao is basically pushing to make Reddit in her own image, you can bet she believes she's going to be more than "interim" CEO. Reddit deserves a better CEO. Or it deserves to fade into obscurity.