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Anyone got the scoop on /r/pics protest? Looks like it got reverted to the old rules/sidebar today (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/reddit@lemmy.world
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I just want to grab popcorn and hear if anyone knows what happened. I'm assuming the admins finally took control?

Happened between these 2 archives this morning:

Still protesting

Reverted to old sidebar

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[–] 6 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

Guys, this was always going to happen. There's no world where the admins roll over and cave to mods' demands. The point was to last as long as possible and get as noticed as possible in the process. To that end, and with regards to the fact that reddit is fumbling its efforts to find new mods, this whole thing was a success.

I salute those mods for giving up on years of a cultivated community to send a powerful message, and I genuinely hope they end up here.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Mods could have forced reddits hand. If they had all striked and stopped modding at the same time. Leave it open, leave it up. But every single mod just walk away and watch reddit try desperately to backfill thousands of mod teams. But they played games instead cause they didn't want to lose power or thought their little subreddit was important.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago

    The only issue this would truly cause in the long run is a bit of admin work. There are and were plenty of scabs willing to take over unmoderated subs. Sure, the quality of those subs would have suffered, but Reddit never cared about that beyond what essentially boiled down to “don’t let “bad” content stay up.” Beyond that, mods could do whatever they wanted for the most part.

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    • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (2 children)

    Reddit Admins seem to be pushing back. I honestly can't see anyone wanting to become a Mod at this point after spez's "landed gentry" statement. He literally implied that they are peasants with unpaid responsibilities. Why the fuck would anyone ever volunteer to want to do that again?

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    Jesus. You weren't joking. Why would anyone want to deal with that?

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago

    Sincerely, cut and run already, Reddit mods. I used Reddit for over a decade, modded and built up a formerly dead rafting sub for a few years, and jumped ship as easily as swapping my toothbrush. I can’t imagine making a website part of my identity, especially a hostile one.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    I just saw this but the answer is power and control. These mods feel they need it because they are like “gods”. Why do you think the subs said a 2 day blackout? Had they said indefinite they would risk losing the only power they’ve ever had in order to feel whole

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