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Maybe Reddit should’ve done that part first?

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[–] [email protected] 55 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

This feels like one of two things;

1- Their threats aren't actually working, and they don't have enough quality mods to replace the ones they've overthrown (as evidenced by subs where the mod teams were nuked remaining frozen)

2- PR move to pretend like they're listening and reduce anger.

Seriously, what is the point of this attempt AFTER they've nuked so many mods and users?

Edit: I feel like this comment is right on the money

wasure_boshi

better yet, they will listen but only in "small groups" of people "they pick" as to curate the the overall mod "response" and then will claim that all mods across all communities will share this same slated opinion.

Watch.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Definitely both.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

you're not wrong.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

I agree. This is a) a PR move and b) part of their "divide and conquer" strategy: They'll keep on schmoozing the mods who go along with Reddit's bullshit and keep on kicking out mods who aren't.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sounds like they'll be bringing turtle, everyone's favorite boot-licker, back with gusto. Good riddance.

Edit: Clearly @Hellsadvocate is your average turtle fan. Explains a lot, in hindsight.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

"We're sorry 😔 buy reddit premium to remain a mod"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Has to be #1, or I think they would have replaced the mods on /r/pics by now. They've silently removed mods from other big subs without much, if any justification already, so them not doing it in this case makes me think something is wrong.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have a very bad feeling about this.

I have a feeling that it will really go like this:

A: So here's our feedback as admins to you, the mods, on how you've been running the subs.

M: Actually, we'd like to say ..

A: No, your feedback for us is that you're happy and we're doing great listening to you.

M: Actually, that's kinda the opp...

A: No, that's definitely YOUR feedback to US.

M: DON'T TELL ME HOW TO FEEL.

A: Goodbye, ex-mod.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You left out the last step.

A to users: The feedback we've gotten from the mods has all been positive.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

A to users: It seems like actually you are the problems soooo

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Love this one:

So you won’t listen if it’s an outcry from your entire platform but you’ll listen if it’s in a weekly feedback meeting?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

This is the best one in my opinion, just straight up "Yeah, so you want to take us seriously in your meetings but won't take us seriously when a huge chunk of your population leaves and the rest have a huge upheaval."

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Someone pointed out that in the original Reddit thread, that there were a large number of shadowbanned users in the comments.

Reddit is lying about transparency.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

This shit just feels like more work.

What if they miss their standup? Are the admins going to assign moderators tasks in Jira next? What if they don't agree on the story points, should the moderators still consider themselves committed to the work this sprint?

Also, how much will the feedback from these conversations weigh in on the moderators' quarterly performance reviews?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Three or four months too late, wouldn't you say?
At this point anything they do seems like a ploy done in bad faith. They have burned all trust to ashes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They are panicking

IPO during this time will be a PR disaster (although the Lord of Snoo spez probably doesn't even care about this).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

IPO will be boosted by a flood of bots, regardless.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I think Huffman may have gotten rid of the “other people’s opinions matter” part of his worldview, due to decades of everyone in his life telling him that he sucks, and needs to get his shit together.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

"Feedback" isn't worth shit compared to open, community platforms like Kbin and Lemmy where users have real agency and control.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

It's either public feedback, or it can't be trusted.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I mean, what this whole situation has shown us is the fragility that our reliance on that site creates. It would be a real mistake for us to go back at this point, because it means they (or their successors if they manage to actually sell the sinking platform) will eventually pull this stuff again. Trying to build a replacement community is a very difficult thing because of network effects, but this dramatic fracture has given us the opportunity to maybe pull it off.

So I see this as an attempt to create further disruption that prevents one of these alternate sites from solidifying as a true replacement, and little else.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Feedback session? Sure just two things. Fire spez, apologize for spez and then ask me again.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And with Reddit opening up another r/Place experiment on Thursday, users may soon have a big new canvas to express their discontent.

Spez is either looking to quiet dissent accounts, or really really needs to lure people back…

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Hopefully they get a giant "fuck u/Spez" on there before it gets nuked for some bullshit reason.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Is this the “carrot” part of the carrot and the stick?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Tell u/spez to stuff it where the sun doesn’t shine. No one is going to pay for watching trolls and notsees 1up’n one another. And the kids have gotten wise that u/spez is NOT TO BE TRUSTED WHATSOEVER. Let Rddt BURN

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

This is to divide and conquer and to try to control the narrative.... Anyway who cares at this stage. Centralized corporate platforms are all going to end up the same way ... Milking the users for all their worth and degrading the experience until the place is a cesspool filled husk

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Too late. The bridge has already collapsed from the fire you started.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yes. Reddit should have.

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