It’s inevitable that the subs are going to start opening again, one way or another. Best thing to do is just leave Reddit and not worry about whether the protest is still going at this point.
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Congrats to the mods for having a spine more fragile than my 2 week old tomato plant.
This has become my favorite insult
It’s an Apple subreddit, what did you expect? Principles? Dignity? lol.
Looks like what we have here is a shades on one bad apple
This is the content I’m here for
That thread is downright nasty.
Yeah, mods can be like online versions of Homeowners Association horror stories, but also the majority of mods put hours into a thankless task. It’s hard to quantify the benefit of good moderation because when things start falling apart, it’s usually a slow and insidious decline.
I really don’t understand how that threat makes someone want to play ball and open it back up. Wasn’t the point to hurt Reddit? Wouldn’t a mod team departure cause a bit of a ruckus? Seems extra silly to protest and then back down when your mod rights are at risk…
I mean, if I were the mods in question I’d do one of two things:
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Riot. See if we can get goatse on the front page in the 30min before the sub gets locked. I’d get purged and replaced, the sub will be reopened without me but whatever - cause the biggest mess possible on the way out.
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Quiet rebellion. Stop removing spam and disable some key automod settings. “Sorry guys, turbulent times, you know?” Allow low effort memes. Delete the occasional important post for BS “rulebreaking”. Over the next couple months you can probably destroy the sub.
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Mods don’t wanna lose the “power” they have. Makes them feel important. In other words, they’re cowards.
Ya, if anything the “protests” were just another power trip for them
Could you imagine being addicted to modding? What a sad life
There’s nothing sad about wanting to create a good community around a topic you’re interested in.
