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Now Reddit are coming for the individual personal subreddits

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485 points dredmorbius | 6 comments | 22 Jun 23 16:41 UTC | HN request time: 0.4s | source | bottom
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amanaplanacanal ◴[22 Jun 23 17:15 UTC] No.36435483[source]▶
So… are you not allowed to have private subreddits any more? Is this their official stance?
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1. dutchbrit ◴[22 Jun 23 17:18 UTC] No.36435523[source]▶
Seems like it. Maybe Reddit mods should just open their communities but just stop moderating..
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2. fkyoureadthedoc ◴[22 Jun 23 17:25 UTC] No.36435625[source]▶
The message seems to be that if they don't keep moderating exactly how they were before this api decision that they'll get the boot. Not the official message of course, they are saying one thing and then doing another at almost every step of this drama.
3. tmchu ◴[22 Jun 23 17:27 UTC] No.36435664[source]▶
The official stand of Reddit is you are not even allowed to sit passively as a mod. Here is how rule 4 worded

"...This involves regularly monitoring and addressing content in ModQueue and ModMail and, if possible, actively engaging with your community via posts, comments, and voting."

Intentional sabotage is the only option left at this point.

4. babypuncher ◴[22 Jun 23 17:35 UTC] No.36435790[source]▶
This is an approach many are taking, and Reddit is still removing moderators for it.

The fact that Reddit is taking drastic action against users who aren't breaking any rules is a pretty strong sign that Reddit's leadership has gone off the deep end.

5. naikrovek ◴[22 Jun 23 17:42 UTC] No.36435891[source]▶
unmoderated communities quickly get deleted.
6. LodeOfCode ◴[22 Jun 23 18:12 UTC] No.36436359[source]▶
Some have have started moderating more actively, with a new rule that all posts have to be John Oliver

https://amp.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jun/20/how-john-...