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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

This is exactly the kind of tactic that's needed now. If Reddit wants to end the blackout by force, then what else is there to do but make them regret it?

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

Ohhh that's clever! Surely there's been enough publicity for HBO writers to notice, and that's perfect fuel for getting Johnny to bring this to mainstream.

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

Agree, it is clever and John Oliver is very sexy.

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

Found the new face for the sub

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

Incredible. I can't believe that's actually how the vote played out.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I noted right away they did the poll via upvoting, not via Reddit poll. This means that 3rd party apps could participate. Wonder if it has something to do with it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

The framing of "Go back to normal" or "Only sexy pictures of John Oliver" was clever. Lots of people are going to pick the funny option over the boring one in basically any low stakes poll, so even people who don't care much about the protest probably still voted for it.

There's also a lot more motivation for the people who are pissed about Reddit's changes vs. the people who just want their infinite feed of content back to its former state.

I bet similar scenarios play out with spez's whole "moderator democracy" idea.

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

We did it, Reddit!

Oh wait.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Shouldn't the fediverse have a Community for sexy John Oliver pictures?

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

Every Community is for sexy John Oliver pictures or I don't want to be a part of said Community

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Gee, I wonder if there was a good reason reddit wasn't run by popular vote to begin with?

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

Remind me of good ol fashioned Boaty.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

mmm that's cool, but that could create a new niche community line worldnews ( it's about hentai ), what would be perfect was if every subreadditdird the same creating a lack of diversity and driving users away.

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

Damn that would be a cool meta community to create, but i think for now we good with the world news community here that is about world news.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago

That's almost enough to make me want to go on reddit again