Today I logged in on my trash account to see what’s going on. On r/gaming there was a really interesting conversation about the protest. Seems to me that there is no shortage of people who merely see the protest as an inconvenience. Many of them don’t even see any issues with the default reddit app. It’s sad that there are so many people like that.
Well, they seem to like the ad infested reddit, so let them stay there.
This could cause more of a Reddit userbase fork than an actual full exodus which could be a good thing for us.
Having the ex-reddit users that were willing to stand up and leave/ flip off Reddit all in one place seems like a pretty cool community to be a part of.
Just noticed that r/tifu had a pretty good summary too: “ Without effective tools (which Reddit has frequently promised and then failed to deliver), moderators cannot combat spammers, bad actors, or the entities who enable either, and without the freedom to choose how and where they access Reddit, many contributors will simply leave. Rather than hosting creativity and in-depth discourse, the platform will soon feature only recycled content, bot-driven activity, and an ever-dwindling number of well-informed visitors. The very elements which differentiate Reddit – the foundations that draw its audience – will be eliminated, reducing the site to another dead cog in the Ennui Engine.”
In other words, people who actually create quality content will be gone. I wonder if the remaining people don’t mind the bot spam and reposts. If they really don’t, then Reddit can just milk them for ad money forever, and I guess this is the plan. However, if people do mind, then ad revenue will begin to decline as more and more subs begin to be filled with trash.
I don’t see too much issue with the app itself either, I do however see an issue with their CEO and their API pricing policy. Which is why I left. I don’t think users leaving will be too much of an issue for them as there are many who just don’t care, but if the mods (which are unpaid) decide to leave over the API policy, then reddit will not have a happy ipo.
Many subs are still private or restricted, but they might not have the critical mass to actually make a difference. Most likely, the IPO will go as planned.
My guess is, that once the mod tools stop working, quality of every sub will decline over time. As a result, users will gradually start looking for a better place with fewer spam bots, reposts and unhinged individuals. If that happens, the ad revenue will also decline during the next year or two until Reddit will be about as relevant as Tumblr.
Today I logged in on my trash account to see what’s going on. On r/gaming there was a really interesting conversation about the protest. Seems to me that there is no shortage of people who merely see the protest as an inconvenience. Many of them don’t even see any issues with the default reddit app. It’s sad that there are so many people like that.
Well, they seem to like the ad infested reddit, so let them stay there.
This could cause more of a Reddit userbase fork than an actual full exodus which could be a good thing for us.
Having the ex-reddit users that were willing to stand up and leave/ flip off Reddit all in one place seems like a pretty cool community to be a part of.
Just noticed that r/tifu had a pretty good summary too: “ Without effective tools (which Reddit has frequently promised and then failed to deliver), moderators cannot combat spammers, bad actors, or the entities who enable either, and without the freedom to choose how and where they access Reddit, many contributors will simply leave. Rather than hosting creativity and in-depth discourse, the platform will soon feature only recycled content, bot-driven activity, and an ever-dwindling number of well-informed visitors. The very elements which differentiate Reddit – the foundations that draw its audience – will be eliminated, reducing the site to another dead cog in the Ennui Engine.”
In other words, people who actually create quality content will be gone. I wonder if the remaining people don’t mind the bot spam and reposts. If they really don’t, then Reddit can just milk them for ad money forever, and I guess this is the plan. However, if people do mind, then ad revenue will begin to decline as more and more subs begin to be filled with trash.
Yeah, they can have it then. I’m done with that site.
I don’t see too much issue with the app itself either, I do however see an issue with their CEO and their API pricing policy. Which is why I left. I don’t think users leaving will be too much of an issue for them as there are many who just don’t care, but if the mods (which are unpaid) decide to leave over the API policy, then reddit will not have a happy ipo.
Many subs are still private or restricted, but they might not have the critical mass to actually make a difference. Most likely, the IPO will go as planned.
My guess is, that once the mod tools stop working, quality of every sub will decline over time. As a result, users will gradually start looking for a better place with fewer spam bots, reposts and unhinged individuals. If that happens, the ad revenue will also decline during the next year or two until Reddit will be about as relevant as Tumblr.