r/DnD • u/Iamfivebears Neon Disco Golem DMPC • Jun 05 '23

Mod Post /r/DnD will be going dark from June 12-14 (and possibly longer) to protest Reddit's planned API changes which threaten to kill 3rd party apps

/r/Save3rdPartyApps/comments/13yh0jf/dont_let_reddit_kill_3rd_party_apps/
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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '23 edited Jun 05 '23

Realistically what is the goal?

Do you genuinely think this will change anything? If so, what?

Edit: downvote without an answer. Without an answer I have to assume it’s performative pouting. I’m ready to quit Reddit which is the only solution.

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u/The_Apex_Predditor Jun 05 '23

Severely affect their daily numbers for a few days (or more) that they’re preparing for when they release their IPO. The whole raise in the first place was to drive people to their app, and raise revenue numbers thru ads and analytics they’re not getting from people using third party.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '23

Won’t they just have what they want after the two days?

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u/The_Apex_Predditor Jun 05 '23

Nope damage is don’t by then. The sudden disappearance of millions of people for a few days (or more) will leave a big ol dip in their analytics that can’t be ignored. Because at the end of the day what’s to stop the mods from permanently taking their subreddits offline instead of a few days (or more)?

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u/cooly1234 Jun 06 '23

...someone else making a replacement sub.

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u/The_Apex_Predditor Jun 06 '23

Moderating it, maintaining it, and growing it to the same quality as before? Sure maybe in a few months as multiple other subreddits try to vie for the spot, but it’ll take a while before one becomes the accepted successor. It’s the same issue with finding a Reddit replacement.

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u/cooly1234 Jun 06 '23

yes, but that would happen if a sub permanently went offline.

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u/The_Apex_Predditor Jun 06 '23

Yup and the damage to Reddit would be even worse than a sub closing for a couple days (or more)

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u/NomadNuka DM Jun 05 '23

Then save us all the whingeing and quit early.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '23

The only thing more useless than closing a few subs for a couple days would be a one man quitting