• z2k_@lemmy.nz
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    1 year ago

    To me it sounds like this AMA is more to appease the mod community. The relationship with 3rd party app developers is already in the mud and they are fine with that but they can’t lose their mods if they want Reddit to continue to function.

    In saying that, he’s doing an awful job and is making things worse. :popcorn:

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      They definitely know that if enough Mod’s jump ship then their communities will suffer heavily. I’m going to guess that we’ll see quite a few quit. There will be some that stick around holding on by their fingertips to for communities based around helping others.

      But most mods aren’t going to be willing to put in extra free labor especially for a company that keep signalling with actions that helping them isn’t a priority.

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        Especially when losing 3rd party apps loses them a lot of mod and bot tools/support. The power hungry mods will stay but those that were just doing it to be helpful are gonna feel burned.

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          Exactly. Probably going to be some rot in the communities. I wouldn’t be surprised if a few months from now we see Reddit offering more incentives to be a mod in order to entice others to take up the reigns.