The atmosphere on Reddit has gone extremely down hill. It just started to feel like a giant cluster-F, even before today. Who knows, they might be the next Digg. As a regular redditor I've seen a whoooolllle ton of unhappy people today, and people basically just bashing reddit - much of which was hilarious.
I was unphased by the whole FPH stuff, but the whole blackout event is such an embarrassment. It's not even a matter of the admins being right or wrong... Just that they can be so clueless about the needs of their mods that it would reach that stage is embarrassing as it is. I'm happy to jump ship if it means I can join a smaller, friendlier community.
My problem with the FPH stuff was simply all the drama that hit so many subs. That is part of what drove me off of reddit today. That combined with the fight between the admins and the mods. I think moderation and censorship are important to having a healthy community, but it needs to be carefully applied with lots of communication.
The atmosphere on Reddit has gone extremely down hill. It just started to feel like a giant cluster-F, even before today. Who knows, they might be the next Digg. As a regular redditor I've seen a whoooolllle ton of unhappy people today, and people basically just bashing reddit - much of which was hilarious.
I suppose only time will tell what happens next.
I was unphased by the whole FPH stuff, but the whole blackout event is such an embarrassment. It's not even a matter of the admins being right or wrong... Just that they can be so clueless about the needs of their mods that it would reach that stage is embarrassing as it is. I'm happy to jump ship if it means I can join a smaller, friendlier community.
My problem with the FPH stuff was simply all the drama that hit so many subs. That is part of what drove me off of reddit today. That combined with the fight between the admins and the mods. I think moderation and censorship are important to having a healthy community, but it needs to be carefully applied with lots of communication.
I would find it mildly humorous if they all went back to digg. Can you digg it?