Reddit’s unpopular decision to revise its API pricing in a move that’s forcing third-party apps out of business has taken a weird turn. In an AMA hosted today by Reddit co-founder and CEO Steve Huffman, aka u/spez on the internet forum site, the exec doubled down on accusations against the developer behind the well-liked third-party […]
  • ADrunkenSaylor@kbin.social
    5·
    2 years ago

    Yeah but if we don’t see a community/magazine we want (that exists on reddit), do we take it upon ourselves to start it or do we wait for the mods of the reddit sub to create it?

    • honorfaz@kbin.social
      4·
      2 years ago

      So far I’m in the wait and see camp, especially until the apps actually shut down on the 30th. In an optimistic view where this site takes off (I don’t even know what that means in a federated situation. Aren’t the instances fracturing communities? Posts transfer but it doesn’t seem comments do…), moderation of huge magazines would be incredibly time consuming and difficult, I imagine.

      • ADrunkenSaylor@kbin.social
        3·
        2 years ago

        Yeah that’s a really good point. Hopefully we (or someone) can get this figured out with a good solution

        Also +1 for that marathon pic

    • blaine@kbin.social
      4·
      2 years ago

      @ADrunkenSaylor

      There’s no guarantee they’re going to come over, so I’d say make it yourself. You can always add them in the future if they do make the switch and still want to be a mod.