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Reddit is being shelled with astroturfers right now, they're really desperate. That's why I just made my account and a new subcommunity for tulpamancers. If they start forcing subs online, it's all over for them.
Who am I kidding? I'm typing this on another site that isn't reddit, they're proper fucked.
Just as I expected and actually hoped for. Now they had to tip their hand and show themselves to everyone what kind of totalitarian assholes they really are. Meanwhile the fediverse is likely to hit one million users by the end of the week. So yeah, the second the media starts reporting on this in detail and it floods everyone's newsfeeds, it's game over for Reddit.
Ultimately I might have to sorta "go back" if only to post to remind people that I'm also (more) available elsewhere.
I'm prob gonna get downvoted but I wanted to share exactly why FMHY is only doing 2 days.
I do not like Reddit or their actions, I know there's a lot of other people who do too, but it's a necessary evil for resources (like FMHY.) Even after having multiple backups and linking them in the private subreddit's message, lots of people were still relying on the Reddit version. (Apparently some people can't see the message - possibly a bug on Reddit's end.) There are also tons of people who are unable to get answers and whatnot from private subreddits.
Also, FMHY is going to fade to obscurity if and when it gets off of Reddit. It's where nearly everyone came from, and outside of that, there's not a lot of places people can find out about it. Same for r/piracy and other similar subreddits.
We're probably going to do a poll on whether or not to do a one/two day/s per week blackout, but doing it indefinitely is off the table.
I am hoping that a community without advertising can be created. It would be a community where users PAY a monthly fee... as content creators should be rewarded for their contributions and MUST receive a fair share for their contributions. It would also have an open API so that tinkerers (and most of all, disabled people) can interact with the site in an accessible way.
I think its the perfect community, but how can we create it???