why we should worry that the redditors will go back to their ex
This is such an unhealthy way to think about this whole thing. "The redditors" are just people who use or used Reddit. "Thier ex" is Reddit, it's really not like a break-up, and there's nothing to worry about.
Like hxxp said, some will leave. Some won't. What happened on Reddit was a typical knee-jerk reaction. It happened multiple times before, and I bet after the first few days things toned down significantly.
I sometimes feel a bit hypocritical talking about it, because I found Snapzu amidst the drama, but I didn't "leave Reddit." I simply found a post talking about Snapzu, not even one that was advertising it, and liked this website. I still use Reddit. I also use Snapzu. It's not a big deal! Both have their interesting and positive quirks. :)
Browsing websites is not a strict monogamous relationship. You don't have to commit your soul to for one and destroy your history with the others. You can use Reddit, Snapzu, Slashdot, Digg, whatever, all in symphony.
As long as Snapzu remain a bright, positive and beautiful community and website, it will continue to grow regardless of Reddit's outbursts of anger.
I agree, I'm in the same boat. Thing is, Snapzu isn't populated enough yet for little niche tribes to exist, and be moderately active. I visit quite a lot of them on reddit. However, the major tribes here already have enough content for me while reddit (for me) oftentimes too much. Given how Snapzu feels better and has a pretty chill community, I'm here to stay.
If enough redditors explore Snapzu and feel the same way, maybe the niche tribes could become active, which could be a mayor motive for them to stay.
Just like relationships- you can have multiple of various intensity and commitment I agree. I use the relationship analogy because some people were genuinely hurt and it was the relationships they have with the people of reddit-not the site-that was the source of the hurt. It occurred to me that some of the mods were so incensed that they actually stopped doing what they do-and what they do as volunteers is obviously a passion. To react so strongly, so publicly and so pervasively was an indicator of the strength of the emotion involved. I disagree there is nothing to worry about- the comments on SNAPZU tell me plenty was wrong. It's inevitable that reddit will try to calm and return to business as usual as soon as possible-what business doesn't want its corporate storms to pass quickly? In my mind that doesn't mean there's nothing wrong. I'm loving that SNAPZU is benefitting from increased membership and participation.
This is such an unhealthy way to think about this whole thing. "The redditors" are just people who use or used Reddit. "Thier ex" is Reddit, it's really not like a break-up, and there's nothing to worry about.
Like hxxp said, some will leave. Some won't. What happened on Reddit was a typical knee-jerk reaction. It happened multiple times before, and I bet after the first few days things toned down significantly.
I sometimes feel a bit hypocritical talking about it, because I found Snapzu amidst the drama, but I didn't "leave Reddit." I simply found a post talking about Snapzu, not even one that was advertising it, and liked this website. I still use Reddit. I also use Snapzu. It's not a big deal! Both have their interesting and positive quirks. :)
Browsing websites is not a strict monogamous relationship. You don't have to commit your soul to for one and destroy your history with the others. You can use Reddit, Snapzu, Slashdot, Digg, whatever, all in symphony.
As long as Snapzu remain a bright, positive and beautiful community and website, it will continue to grow regardless of Reddit's outbursts of anger.
I agree, I'm in the same boat. Thing is, Snapzu isn't populated enough yet for little niche tribes to exist, and be moderately active. I visit quite a lot of them on reddit. However, the major tribes here already have enough content for me while reddit (for me) oftentimes too much. Given how Snapzu feels better and has a pretty chill community, I'm here to stay.
If enough redditors explore Snapzu and feel the same way, maybe the niche tribes could become active, which could be a mayor motive for them to stay.
Just like relationships- you can have multiple of various intensity and commitment I agree. I use the relationship analogy because some people were genuinely hurt and it was the relationships they have with the people of reddit-not the site-that was the source of the hurt. It occurred to me that some of the mods were so incensed that they actually stopped doing what they do-and what they do as volunteers is obviously a passion. To react so strongly, so publicly and so pervasively was an indicator of the strength of the emotion involved. I disagree there is nothing to worry about- the comments on SNAPZU tell me plenty was wrong. It's inevitable that reddit will try to calm and return to business as usual as soon as possible-what business doesn't want its corporate storms to pass quickly? In my mind that doesn't mean there's nothing wrong. I'm loving that SNAPZU is benefitting from increased membership and participation.