vegeta@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoMods react as Reddit kicks some of them out again: “This will break the site”arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square317linkfedilinkarrow-up1783arrow-down112
arrow-up1771arrow-down1external-linkMods react as Reddit kicks some of them out again: “This will break the site”arstechnica.comvegeta@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square317linkfedilink
minus-squaretabular@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up137arrow-down1·1 month agoGiven Reddit’s past unreasonableness, I wouldn’t be surprised if this otherwise reasonable explanation has an alternative motive.
minus-squarekrunklom@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up56arrow-down1·1 month agoWhile ulterior is probably a better way to say that alternative motive also makes sense given the context.
minus-squaretabular@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 month agoThanks, I wanted to say that but I couldn’t figure out how to spell it.
minus-squaredb2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 month agoThat’s what I guessed. Alternative is a fine alternative word though.
minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41·1 month agoThe motive is these mods hold a decent amount of power on the platform that they wish to reduce. They don’t want a repeat of the API protests.
minus-squareinterdimensionalmeme@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoNow /u/spez will have all the power
minus-squarejballs@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoYeah that is exactly it. They didn’t want mods to be able to disrupt the site again, so they’re looking to make that more difficult. God, I am so glad I left that place.
Given Reddit’s past unreasonableness, I wouldn’t be surprised if this otherwise reasonable explanation has an alternative motive.
*ulterior
While ulterior is probably a better way to say that alternative motive also makes sense given the context.
Thanks, I wanted to say that but I couldn’t figure out how to spell it.
That’s what I guessed. Alternative is a fine alternative word though.
*exterior
*widdershins
The motive is these mods hold a decent amount of power on the platform that they wish to reduce. They don’t want a repeat of the API protests.
Now /u/spez will have all the power
Yeah that is exactly it. They didn’t want mods to be able to disrupt the site again, so they’re looking to make that more difficult.
God, I am so glad I left that place.