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The weeping and gnashing of teeth on reddit over this has been pretty repetitive (I've still enjoyed reading it very much) but there's been a couple that come from a more creative angle. This one gave me a chuckle--"It's classist."
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When it all started some mods were trying to claim that losing third party apps would lead directly to minors being sexually exploited (...because the apps make it easier for mods to see nsfw posting history on user profiles? I think?) but it seems like they dropped that pretty quickly, haven't seen that talking point the last few days
 
Chuck McGill said:
This is fine. Don't like it? Build your own reddit!

>reddit makes a tiny change to the interface that will bork certain third party apps

NOOOOO THIS IS LITERALLY GENOCIDE NOOOO DADDY DADDY STOP THE MEAN MAN REEEEEEEEEE


Are redditors unironically the dumbest niggers on the planet?
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Yes. If only for the fact that even when Reddit, Inc finally makes the worst most horrid decision sure to cause a meltdown, they'd rather stay on the site and kick up a temper tantrum than leave the god forsaken place to build their own reddit that isn't as shitty.

We already knew they never truly believed that you should just "build your own reddit" but this cements it. Even when they have to face something they don't like, they still don't build their own reddit.
 
Markass the Worst said:
We already knew they never truly believed that you should just "build your own reddit" but this cements it. Even when they have to face something they don't like, they still don't build their own reddit.
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When Elon bought Twitter, most of people jumped to Mastodon and crawl back to Twitter anyway.
same thing with Reddit, they are going to crawl back because they don't have the skill to build something.
 
PuffyGroundCloud said:
When Elon bought Twitter, most of people jumped to Mastodon and crawl back to Twitter anyway.
same thing with Reddit, they are going to crawl back because they don't have the skill to build something.
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Even if they're not gonna build anything, they'll quickly realise they won't get as much clout on a libre alternative as on the popular site, so they will backpedal no matter what.

NoReturn said:
No they rebranded. It's "Dive into anything" now.
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Guess I'm a dumb boomer now
 

Liechtenstein said:
Using a third party app suggests to me that you browse Reddit for long periods, which is honestly baffling to me: Isn’t the whole concept of this webshite based on sharing and discussing opinions? Why exactly is there an app for this in the first place, let alone different clients?
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I try to get in and out of reddit as quickly as possible, like a crowded Walmart full of coughing children.
 
Maggots on a Train v2 said:
I try to get in and out of reddit as quickly as possible, like a crowded Walmart full of coughing children.
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I just use Teddit (even on mobile) in case I need to get my fill of certain subreddits. Or do a quick scoop. Helps that it shows entire reply threads instead of the first two or three pips of the entire comment section.

Sure, no one can post anything using Teddit, but honestly, I don't give a fuck.
 
reptile baht spaniard rid said:
According to hackernudes reddit is ALSO falling over https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36294244 (a)

(Hackernudes itself is falling over because of all the redditfuges)

See also https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/12/23758002/reddit-crashing-api-protest-subreddit-private-going-dark (a):


shit is programmed so badly that the check if a subreddit is private is probably overwhelming whatever hamstercage they have running it, what a shit site
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This is pretty common and to be expected. Making features to be available and consistent for massive usage is very expensive. The never intended the private subreddit feature to be used as much as it is being used right now.
Most of these sites have only their most common use cases backed by their most expensive and available systems. You can infer how they build the features by playing around with your internet settings. If you load a subreddit in one of the apps and turn off your internet, you'll be able to see the front page, and the top comments for each topic. Most users just look through the top voted topics and the top voted comments. Loading more comments, or writing comments is a much rarer action. Same with viewing a private subreddit, or checking whether one is private or not.
 
Evil Peter Griffin said:
"If you believe that your community or another community is being subject to decisions made by a sole moderator without buy-in from the broader mod team, you can let us know via the Moderator Code of Conduct form above.”
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Translation into human: "If you are a problematic chud who doesn't slavishly agree with every pedophile groomer tranny janny's decisions, let us know who you are so we can ban you."
 
Admins might be cracking down (archive) on jannies; from admin HeavyShoes, emphasis mine at the very end
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Hi there,

We’ve received a number of inquiries about what to do if your community is experiencing an uptick in unwanted activity. While we’ve addressed the specific inquiries privately, we wanted to let mods at large know that there are resources at your disposal if a) your community is public, or b) you anticipate an increase in traffic if you choose to re-open your community. Many of you likely already use some of the tools and resources listed below, but there are also mods who might not yet be aware of them.

Resources:

  • Crowd Control: This is specifically designed to help mitigate interference by outside users. This can also help you better identify if users making comments or posts aren’t regular community participants. If you already use Crowd Control, consider revisiting your settings to ensure that it’s set at the appropriate level. Crowd control actions can also help indicate to you as a mod team when activity is coming from people who are not usual participants in your community.
  • Ban Evasion Filter: This can detect and prevent users who attempt to return to the community after a ban. This is a newer tool and I know a lot of you have tried it already, but if you haven’t yet, I’d very much encourage you to. We are working with the safety team to closely monitor & address reports of moderator harassment as quickly as possible.
  • View Crisis Management tips to help lessen the load, maintain trust with your community, and mitigate fallout when things feel overwhelming.
  • /r/automoderator is available for help with navigating complex or simple automod rules.
  • Moderator Code of Conduct: If you are being subjected to, or see other subreddits or mod teams engaging in interference and/or encouraging their users to attack other communities, please report it using this form. As many of you know, this is something we routinely action via the Moderator Code of Conduct, and we are aware there will likely be increases in this behavior.
We also want to reiterate that we respect your decisions to do what’s best for your community, and will do what we can to ensure you're safe while doing so. However, we do expect that these decisions have been made through consensus, and not via unilateral action. We ask that you strive to ensure that your moderator team is aligned on community decision-making – regardless of what decisions are being made. If you believe that your community or another community is being subject to decisions made by a sole moderator without buy-in from the broader mod team, you can let us know via the Moderator Code of Conduct form above.
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Evil Peter Griffin said:
"If you believe that your community or another community is being subject to decisions made by a sole moderator without buy-in from the broader mod team, you can let us know via the Moderator Code of Conduct form above.”


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In a better world this would be a not so subtle indication of reddit cracking down on powermods and the issue of singular mods having a strangle hold over most of reddit, but realistically this will just be another tool for reddit's pawns to take over control of subs to prevent wrong think.
 
AnOminous said:
Looks like a honeypot to me.
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they are choreographing the fuck out of this, if the faggots don't reopen their subs they will report that "concerned moderators reached out and so the admins opened the subs and handed them over to said mods".

They're just laying the groundwork for the backstabbing. Jannies are so replacable it's not even funny.

Oh wait, I'm wrong, it's fucking hilarious.
 
reptile baht spaniard rid said:
they are choreographing the fuck out of this, if the faggots don't reopen their subs they will report that "concerned moderators reached out and so the admins opened the subs and handed them over to said mods".

They're just laying the groundwork for the backstabbing. Jannies are so replacable it's not even funny.

Oh wait, I'm wrong, it's fucking hilarious.
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Ngl it's actually great seeing the admins come up with a plan to avoid being Digg'd. Props to them for such an insidious plan. Can't wait to see the hilarious reaction from jannies once they realise this is what's happening and all their grandstanding that Reddit was Digg'ing itself was proven wrong. No way will normies ever realise this either.
 
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