Hey everyone. If you want to post links or discuss the Reddit blackout, please localize it to this thread in order to keep things tidy!

  • @daniel@beehaw.org
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    12 years ago

    Would love to see a list of large subreddits that aren’t participating and the statements (if any) they put out explaining why.

    • @Ethereal87@beehaw.org
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      22 years ago

      /r/Games basically said they wouldn’t close up because it’s Summer games news week so why hurt the people coming to the subreddit? But also some kind of “we stand with the blackouts so we’ll make some very light changes in protest”.

      I’ve generally liked and preferred Games to other choices on Reddit, but it showed they just didn’t care. Went ahead and unsubscribed because of that weak response.

      • @patchymoose@beehaw.org
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        12 years ago

        Yeah, I didn’t understand that either. Its not like video games are some sort of resource that lives may depend on, like r/ukraine which is more understandable. Oh God we wouldn’t want to miss a Nintendo Direct or something, would we? 🙄

      • @Clbull@beehaw.org
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        12 years ago

        I can kinda, sorta understand their reasoning and I think Summer Games Fest is very awkward timing for them to blackout.

        If they don’t participate in further protests (and I see more blackouts happening), that’s when we know they’re full of shit.

    • @worfamerryman@beehaw.org
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      12 years ago

      There is an education based sub I was an active member of. Last I checked they have not gone dark or made an announcement. But people might depend on it for school and exams. So I’m OK with them not going out. They also are not huge.

        • @Bobert@sh.itjust.works
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          42 years ago

          The mod team is high on their own farts. Was told point blank when I started in the field “Don’t rely on r/sysadmin for anything. You’ll get worse than wrong information there.”

    • @bussy@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      12 years ago

      Dunno if it counts as large, but r/Ukraine is understandably staying open and made a statement in support of the blackout

    • a1studmuffin
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      12 years ago

      r/Australia made a half-arsed “we support the movement, but we’re not going dark” post which was met with much ridicule from the community as “pissweak” and “a very Australian response, like our climate change policy”.