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tyingq ◴[] No.36435996[source]
OCR of the notice screenshot:

"We are aware that you have chosen to close your community at this time. Mods have a right to take a break from moderating, or decide that you don't want to be a mod anymore. But active communities are relied upon by thousands or even millions of users, and we have a duty to keep these spaces active.

Subreddits belong to the community of users who come to them for support and conversation. Moderators are stewards of these spaces and in a position of trust. Redditors rely on these spaces for information, support, entertainment, and connection.

Our goal here is to ensure that existing mod teams establish a path forward to make sure your subreddit is available for the community that has made its home here. If you are willing to reopen and maintain the community, please take steps to begin that process. Many communities have chosen to go restricted for a period of time before becoming fully open, to avoid a flood of traffic.

If this community remains private, we will reach out soon with information on what next steps will take place."

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sandoze ◴[] No.36436622[source]
I hate to say it. From a PR move this is a well crafted email. I can support and relate to the argument. If the moderators are so crucial to the subreddit that they’re in charge of, their loss (and possible movement to another platform) will reflect that as community members also move on. That’s the real protest. Instead closing subs felt a lot like burning down your own house.
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1. toyg ◴[] No.36436956[source]
It's a basic "divide et impera" - the first thing you do to break a strike is trying to delegitimize the leadership's mandate.