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Comment by thoughtcrimeo at 28/08/2020 at 23:45 UTC
16 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Why are you not focused on PRIORITIZING KEY IMPROVEMENTS FOCUSED ON THAT?
Because most of us mods work for free as Reddit's janitors.
Aside from a select few insiders, have the admins ever listened to the mods?
Comment by BuckRowdy at 28/08/2020 at 19:54 UTC
20 upvotes, 4 direct replies
I see you're a ten year user so I certainly understand where you are coming from with this comment. In that time period reddit has certainly changed quite a bit, very rapidly since the redesign became reddit.
I haven't been on the site quite as long, but almost 9 years. Older users like us are simply going to have to accept that the focus of reddit is on quick hit visual content type of stuff. Because the customers who are willing to sustain a business want that type of content. It's just a fact of life that reddit took on investment and will need to find ways to create new revenue streams.
I remember MTV made a statement once that about once a generation it would revamp its entire operation to appeal to the teenage demographic. Once those teens grew out of MTV they would revamp. At the time the pace of technology made society much *faster* for lack of a better term. This is kind of what reddit is going through right now. In a few years we may no longer really recognize it unless they retain the old site and the honest to god text and discussion forums are allowed to remain as is.
Recognizing this fact is critical if you want good communication with admins because I've noticed they don't really want to reply to comments from users who are shouting at them in all caps. Do you like getting modmails from users shouting at you? I think you'll find if you change your approach a little bit your thoughts will have a greater chance of being considered and implemented.
I've had a lot of problems with award trolling on subs. The admins haven't given me everything I wanted, but they have compromised and worked with those of us having this issue. I feel they are making more efforts now so I think it's better channeling our efforts that way.
Comment by TheNewPoetLawyerette at 28/08/2020 at 19:21 UTC
7 upvotes, 1 direct replies
They can have multiple projects at the same time. They've been doing pretty good at starting to address mod issues lately. Lighten up a bit.
Comment by Watchful1 at 28/08/2020 at 19:39 UTC
1 upvotes, 2 direct replies
What features do you think they should be working on? Just like your top three examples.
Comment by [deleted] at 28/08/2020 at 19:21 UTC
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