They did not provide a reason. There was no further dialog. I just got a system
message telling me I was removed. I was also silmultaniously shadow banned from
Reddit and my posts and comments stopped showing up. I had created a post
complaining about being removed as the moderator (the only moderator for over a
decade) of a sub that I built from the ground up and donated literally thousands
of volunteer hours to over the last 14 years. It had zero upvotes or downvotes
or comments and was not visible as an anon user. In the end, I decided to rip
the bandaid off and killed my 16.5 year account. I was one of the early
supporters of Reddit (user #7758) and had left Digg for good in May of 2007
after the AAC controversy. They showed their authoritarian side in that moment
and I knew Digg had reached their high water mark. Reddit is at that moment now.
They won’t be dead tomorrow. They won’t be dead next week. However, it will also
never be the same, and it’s only downhill from here. Much like Digg. Much like
Myspace. I am sure there will be a blurb a few years from now as an addendum in
some business journal how Reddit sold to a third party for an undisclosed sum
and some Skittles… The future is the Fediverse and I’m glad I was forced to
remove my Reddit crutch and dive in full force. Edit 1: The messages are
starting to come in faster than I can reply. Thanks for all the well wishes!
Edit 2: I’ll also add, that I was never going to re-open the sub because I knew
Reddit wasn’t going to yield. Thus, I was prepared for the outcome. I did hope
to string them along for a bit longer and waste resources, but you can’t win
them all.
This should be a lesson to all remaining mods to stop putting their effort into that site. Reddit doesn’t care about who helped build it. They only care about making money for themselves. What a shitty way to remove you. Completely uncalled for.
Obvious wala paki sa users ang Reddit dahil wala sila maayos na response after the blackout. Pero I’m posting here cause I also know how difficult maging volunteer as Mod. Di biro sacrifice nyo sa pag-review ng mga post, block trolls, etc., kaya sana ma-realize nyo na wala pake sanyo si Reddit. Di kayo bayad sa effort na binibigay nyo pag remain open pa kayo. Kung ako siguru ay isa sa mga Mod, I will stay in my position ONLY IF reddit make changes sa policy to benefit all of us.
P.S. Not sure if I will post this in /r/ph pero active naman mga Mod dito
Saw this earlier as well. Reddit could have handled this waaaaaaaay better. Instead they demanded an exorbitant price to use their API, gave a woefully short transition period, and accused a dev with lies that were quickly uncovered.
I feel bad for a lot of mods. You either follow reddit and “give up your soul” or you give up a community more than a few actually gave a fuck about.
Saw this earlier as well. Reddit could have handled this waaaaaaaay better. Instead they demanded an exorbitant price to use their API, gave a woefully short transition period, and accused a dev with lies that were quickly uncovered.
I feel bad for a lot of mods. You either follow reddit and “give up your soul” or you give up a community more than a few actually gave a fuck about.