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With the way Spez keeps trying to gamify Reddit, it's starting to feel like he's trying to make a super corporate remake of OMGPop/I'm In Like With You, for those who happen to remember that short-lived social/gaming platform. The addition of all sorts of new currencies on Reddit and stupid things to spend them on, and the more interactive things they've been doing like leaning more heavily into /r/place, all make me suspect that they're going to try to make Reddit into a sort of gaming hub with a vague social media aspect to it.

I wanted OMGPop to make a comeback, but this isn't how I wanted it. :(

#reddit

Here's the link: https://www.reddit.com/r/place/?screenmode=fullscreen&cx=804&cy=199&px=232
Fill the whole place with Fuck Spez, go nuts!

I haven't used it for weeks and I'm wondering how low the quality of the content on that site has gotten.

Subreddits and third-party apps are going dark in response to Reddit’s proposed API changes. It’s the latest front in a labor battle between algorithms and the humans who feed them.

lol

I've seen a lot of sites come and go, some of which are still around, but the biggest change I saw was the end to MSN Groups...And boy, that was definitely something. Lost a lot of people I used to talk with often, and a whole host of information that is just gone.

However, having seen what became of reddit...well, I'm not too sad to say goodbye to it. Another (be it Lemmy, kbin, mastodon, what have you) will come around...At least I hope the information keeps being rewrit/improved upon, heh.

(Note: I'm not exactly sure if Article was the best choice to post this, but meh, it's what I used).

Just deleted Apollo from my phone (and refusing the refund of course). Let's see how this Fediverse thing plays out but even if it's not as popular I think it'll be a refreshing change from being dripfed paid-for-content on the mainstream subs for the small convenience of getting good discussions on niche subs

#reddit

You can be right and have a good idea, but you cannot make someone listen or believe in your way of thinking.

Reddit, being a private company, always meant they were going to do what they wanted, regardless of how the moderators cried foul. They had made up their minds before they informed the user base, and they were going to double-down no matter if people liked it or not.

I suspect, they believed most people used the main website (new or old) and the default app. I suspect their analytic data may even have suggested that fact. The mods who spoke out, may have not done so alone, but Reddit was committed, and I suspect they believe they will recover in due time.

The only solution was not so much to protest, but to leave. Those of us who joined either Kbin or Lenny, and who choose not to come back, is what will speak volume. As a corporation, numbers are everything. Even unhappy people who visit will mean success, as it means ad revenue and justification in their eyes.

At the end of the day, that is what it will come down to... numbers. Do people leave Reddit and stay gone, or do curious minds lurk in the shadows and in time rejoin?

Whats is going to happen in 24hours? 48hours?

Short Term Impact

I think the first 12-24hours will drive many users into confusion. The lurkers will switch over within the first 1-2days, the active community will split up, some remaining on multiple platforms (incl. reddit).

Medium Term Impact

Reddit lives from it's moderators. But nowadays a good AI might replace that, will have a rough start but gradually become better. I still believe the communities will become streamlined and heavily automoderated due to lack of human reason. That will hurt discussion, conversations and though provoking comments.

Fediverse

The Fediverse will definitiv gain from this. Reddit will not see an immediate fall but gradually decline. The majority of users will mostly be lurkers.

What if...

BUT, with no API, no bots.. Maybe, this will actually work out for reddit and a more active community will build up again. There 's always the option for a black swan of any kind.

The Minecraft subreddit won't be a source for official Mojang communications going forward due to spez's idiocy and the API changes.

Reddit didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment. According to Rathschmidt, “We’ll no longer comment on hearsay, unsubstantiated claims, or baseless accusations from The Verge. We’ll be in touch as corrections are needed.”

Source

I guess they are no longer content with just talking down to Reddit mods and users but now must go after news organizations that continue to bring up their misdeeds.

Thanks for setting this up for us. I've bookmarked it so I can come back and get more familiar with it. For now, I'm focused on making SaidIt work for us, FINALLY (I think) I figured out how to create a private chat for the mods - which we need more than ever now because reddit is doing all these chat updates and mod chats have disappeared for many of us, not to mention the reddit bot that was added as a member before the chats disappeared.

#reddit

View on Libreddit, an alternative private front-end to Reddit.

Reports coming on from Reddit mods that they're being removed from moderator positions, and having their accounts logged out and blocked.

r/TIHI and r/interestingasfuck have been nuked, presumably more to follow

Spez is having his final spaz attack

The social network is changing how it works with third parties – but some argue that a push for profit could bring a wave of misinformation

Concerned researchers of user-generated content might want to avoid using, citing, or quoting sensitive content likely to be deleted by their authors, even when pseudonymous or using one-time “throwaway” accounts. At Reddit, how many authors actually delete their submissions, why, and are they concerned if their deletion end up elsewhere? I analyze the three most popular sensitive-topic subreddits (r/Advice, r/AmItheAsshole, and r/relationship_advice) and show that deleting submissions is common. Roughly half of submissions are deleted by their users, most within the first day and week. Interviews with 30 Redditors reveal that their motives for deletion include ensuring the “Internet doesn’t see them,” especially those who might “see it on my Reddit profile,” deciding their issue was resolved, receiving unhelpful or aggressive comments, and concluding their submission was no longer relevant. Most interviewees were not overly concerned about deleted submissions persisting elsewhere (e.g., social media, archives, and datasets) as long as it is not easily connected to their other activity or identity.

Some of the biggest subreddits are now only allowing posts featuring the British comedian.

“All posts must be images of John Oliver looking sexy.”

It is the weekend, and no one likes working on the weekend… but Reddit seems to have no issue making their teams do it.

Let's beat Reddit