I think instead of going completely dark it may be beneficial to lock down the subreddit with a sticky linking to related communities inside the federation to help people find a new home
I think instead of going completely dark it may be beneficial to lock down the subreddit with a sticky linking to related communities inside the federation to help people find a new home
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MentallyExhausted@reddthat.com · 32 pts · 3y
/r/startrek did this!
manitcor@lemmy.intai.tech · 7 pts · 3y
I did the same, most of my signups are from it.
urhovaldeko@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y
Nice!
Izzy@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 3y
I wouldn't be surprised if Reddit deleted such posts and then banned you for doing this. Although I am surprised they haven't reopened all of the subreddits themselves.
sanguinepar@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 3y
They probably don't have the human resource to cover all the modding required.
jcb2016@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
They will just post an open invite to regular users and they will become mid in the spot. I could see Reddit doing that
sanguinepar@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
Yeah, maybe. And I guess some mods may go back, although you'd think many that participated in the blackout would stay out. I guess we'll see what happens tomorrow.
jcb2016@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
Yea. I like lemmy though. Has real potential
sanguinepar@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
Definitely, I really like it. Exciting to see it grow :-)
BobKillsNinjas@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Would not go well, dedicated mods that have experience , have a tough enough time, given all the pitfalls...
Throw some randos in and it will be interesting to watch how well they do, and for how long.
venuswasaflytrap@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 3y
If it's a small enough sub with a tight knit community, they'd have to shut down the whole sub anyway
Raf@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
If the mods are gone, then large subreddits become a legal liability.
yankeebobo@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
They won’t waste their time managing the subs until they see who returns tomorrow
Aninjanameddaryll@sopuli.xyz · 8 pts · 3y
Tried it.
It might work with some subs, but the one I run solo just spammed the shit out of the requests.
oshitwaddup@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz · 6 pts · 3y
Yeah i think ideally they could be locked down so no new posts or comments can be made, with a sticky like that. I've already googled some things, saw a reddit thread with info i wanted, but then it was private so i couldn't see it.
open_world@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y