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Megathread for Reddit Blackouts and News - Day 3 (beehaw.org)
submitted 3 years ago by [M] to c/technology@beehaw.org
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hey everyone. if you want to post links or discuss the Reddit blackout today, please localize it to this thread in order to keep things tidy! Thanks!

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[–] 107 points 3 years ago (9 children)

It's disappointing seeing people cave so quickly when under the slightest inconvenience. It doesn't matter for me, though - I'm not going back. If anything, this has helped me realize the unhealthy relationship I had with Reddit and was a good way to break that.

To new and better things.

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  • [–] 74 points 3 years ago

    this has helped me realize the unhealthy relationship I had with Reddit and was a good way to break that

    Exactly, now that I have an unhealthy relationship with Lemmy I can't put effort into the one with Reddit.

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  • [–] 19 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Same. Replacing doom scrolling on Reddit with posting on beehaw.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I started reading Reddit (and now Lemmy) through RSS feeds because I was exhausted from the constant scrolling. I think that's really helped me cut back on my link-aggregator of choice. The RSS feeds here could use some TLC though -- the feeds smoosh the title and url together and if there is any sort of post text, it's not much to go on.

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

    What RSS feed application are you using? I’m thinking of doing the same. Just pulling in everything from multiple sources into one interface

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago (6 children)

    I'm probably going to delete my account or at least cut back drastically on my usage, but I'm currently the only active mod for a small fan sub for an old fantasy book series. I don't really want to leave that sub unmoderated but I'll have to find another user willing to take on mod duties before I feel alright abandoning Reddit altogether.

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  • [–] 17 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    only active mod for a small fan sub

    That attachment is what they (Reddit) are counting on. It's your community, not Reddits; and they don't care. But you do... while admirable in itself, its being used against you.

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

    I don't disagree with you, but I still feel a certain responsibility to that community. I'd like to start divesting myself of that responsibility, but it'll take time if I don't want to just abandon it.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    How about you make a lemmy community or a kbin magazine and officially migrate your subreddit there? (including making a stickied announcement in the subreddit)

    Since you're its only mod, that should be possible and even easier to do than migrating a bigger subreddit like /r/TalesFromTheFrontDesk

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

    I've considered it, but honestly I'm kind of tired of it lol. It's an older series and so all of the arguments/discussions are just kind of retread endlessly, and I'm not as into it as I used to be. Also there are discussions about making a tv show and I wouldn't mind being as far away as possible once that kicks into high gear. I saw what r/WoT was like when that show came out and I don't want any part of moderating that crap.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    Which series? My guess is Riftwar based on that description, but I’m curious if you’re open to sharing.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    Not Riftwar, although I did love those books and even had a rogue on Ultima Online named "Jimmy the Hand".

    It's a series called "The Chronicles of Amber" by Roger Zelazny. Great series but not without its flaws and never super huge in the public consciousness.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    From what I understand of how this whole system works here - you can just host/create your own instance for that community. Make some mod post on your subreddit about how you're migrating the community, if anyone can help host it if you're unable, and if they want to follow over they can.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 years ago

    Yeah, the niche subreddits are what I really hate to leave behind. I could care less about leaving r/politics, r/AskReddit, etc. But I'll miss r/EtrianOdyssey (niche video game series).

    But we'll just have to create these communities on Lemmy. I'm in it for the long haul.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    As the only mod, would you be able to export the data to lemmy and inform the users that they can continue posting here? I have no idea, genuinely just interested.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    I have no idea whether that would be possible, but I'm also not sure I would want to do it. It would be one thing to encourage folks to move but I don't own that subreddit (I'm not even the founder or the head mod, just the only one that actively moderates) and I wouldn't want to grab other folks' posts and comments and put them elsewhere.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    Malicious Compliant Deep Thoughts : You could create a group here on Lemmy, start topics and discussions there. Then link those Lemmy posts on Reddit. The Reddit Users will figure it out. :)

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    ...an old fantasy book series...

    (My ears prick up)

    An old fantasy series? I'm big time into old fantasy series. May I ask what it was?

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    The Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Cool! Zelazny is one of my favorite authors. I assume you've read his Lord of Light?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    Incredibly, I have not. It's on my TBR list, I've just never gotten to it. Pretty bad for somebody moderating a Zelazny fan sub but it is what it is, lol

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    It's his magnum opus. Enjoyable as Amber is (and I wish he'd written more), Lord of Light is absolutely incredible. Although a lot of people get confused by the flashback that starts with Chapter 2 and lasts for more than half of the book.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I wonder how much of this caving in was, because a lot of lame mods were worried about losing their past time and or control over large communities.

    There are a lot of little Lukashenkos out there that will immediately cave to a bully as long as they’re allowed to remain in control.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I’m happy to stay on lemmy. Just like mastodon, it had a boy that will fade but then I think it will continue to grow.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago

    Reddit’s always had inept management, Spez in particular can’t help but antagonise his users with a daft unforced error every couple of years. We don’t need to ‘win’, we don’t even need to actively do anything but exist. As long as nice places like this exist and Reddit does too the Reddit’s inevitable cockups will provide a small but steady trickle of users.

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