146 upvotes, 3 direct replies (showing 3)
View submission: Karma for text-posts (AKA self-posts)
Admin really needs to start communicating with mods before changing stuff like this.
Comment by AFK_Tornado at 19/07/2016 at 18:40 UTC*
67 upvotes, 5 direct replies
Ha. That'll happen when mods grow the balls to set their subs to private when the admin unilaterally pulls stuff like this.
Edit: Of course I know the admin could just kick out the mods and take over the sub. But they don't have the bandwidth to do that for every major subreddit that is concerned about this. If they did, they'd probably face a user rebellion and exodus. And finding enough capable mods to replace all the mods on even a couple of major subs? Hahahahaha, good luck. It'd be a complete and utter shitshow for weeks.
To put it another way, the questions, "What can the admin do?" and "What can the admin get away with doing" don't have the same answers.
Comment by [deleted] at 19/07/2016 at 18:51 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
It'd be fun to see what countermeasures they have put in place to prevent another blackout by trying one.
Comment by RedSquaree at 19/07/2016 at 19:06 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I do agree that giving mods a heads up is a good idea when implementing big changes. As a mod of a default, I appreciate this.
However, out of all the changes they could make I don't think this is one to fuss over. Pick your battles. Now self posts give karma, okay, what week-long prep did that AskReddit mod think they needed? It's a tad ridiculous.
As we say in Northern Ireland, (to that Ask Reddit mod) wind your neck in.