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View submission: Out with 2016, in with 2017
Well, I mean, do the work, inform all major subreddits that the old custom styles system will be dropped on X date, these commonly used styles will no longer be allowed, these are your new constrained API's/Tools you can use to customize your subreddit. The legacy system will be allowed until then. Please access your subreddit via this testing module/beta version to see how your subreddit will look if you fail to make the necessary changes by that date.
Then start the doomsday clock. That's the polite way to move forward.
Comment by dsifriend at 25/01/2017 at 19:00 UTC
4 upvotes, 2 direct replies
That's how it should have been from the start, but I guess hindsight is 20-20.
The only problem I see with that sort of change is subreddits that rely on CSS trickery for entertainment, which is the whole point of the sub. Those will be dearly missed by me personally.
The big positive, in my eyes, would be eliminating subs that hide upvote or downvote buttons to influence users' votes.
Comment by Proditus at 25/01/2017 at 18:47 UTC
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Maybe do what some other sites do and make it a soft deadline. On this day we will be implementing the new format, but will continue to maintain the legacy format until this day. Users will have a choice to use new layouts as they become available or continue using legacy layouts, but by the final deadline all users will be switched to the new version and any subreddits that haven't complied by then will have their appearances reverted to default.