Reddit hands over /r/linux moderation to a new account with 3 posts. (UPDATE: new mod deleted their account?)
Reddit hands over /r/linux moderation to a new account with 3 posts. (UPDATE: new mod deleted their account?)
The sub was closed as part of the protests.
Edit: this news has developed, the new mod deleted their account and the post. I didn't get a screenshot of the original post, but if anyone supplies one I'll link it here.
Anybody who supports free and open source software should fuck outta reddit already. Also if you can use any Linux distribution you shouldn't have any problems getting used to lemmy
I think the main problem with Lemmy (and with Mastodon and many fediverse software too) is discoverability, expecially when the network is so small like in our case.
Lemmy ranking algorithm suck, it never succede in showing me interesting content, unless you opt for a "subscribed only" feed I can't see why follow communities if they never impact how they appear, and discovering new interesting communities is basically impossible, all the ones I follow are from reddit refugees that left a pinned post on Reddit saying "you can find us at this Lemmy instance as c/..."
Yikes. On the bright side, this seems like a much better place for learning about Linux overall anyway.
The Venn diagram of people who would migrate forums over ideological reasons and people who like Linux is a circle.
Unfortunately, it isn't. There's also a bunch of corporate types who like Linux merely because they enjoy exploiting other people's free labor.
What a shitfest. Reddit is now a true autocracy and people are gobbling up their disinformation. It’s sad, truly.
People are just to lazy to change things they're bothered by. Why stand up for yourself when you have to change your behavior?
I had Reddit withdrawal symptoms for maybe the first 2 weeks, but now I'm hooked on Lemmy and it feels great!
In opposition to your username, that makes total sense. I frequently get baffled by people doing this IRL.
I recently went to a concert where due to unforeseen circumstances, the view of like 100 people was completely obstructed. I mean sure, its a concert, you still can listen, but it massively impacts the value they get for their money in comparison to others.
So, being one of those 100 people, I went to the people managing the concert and asked what to do about it. I was given a free ticket for prime seats with great view which pretty much doubled the value I got for my money. I asked others who were impacted to follow me but they had other „priorities“ which then made me the only one getting an upgrade.
I felt pretty bad about it but that’s my own problem. The fact that people can’t be bothered to stand up for themselves is a mystery to me.
Have a good one. :)
Nah, it's not laziness, it's just a bad trade for many people as of now. Because there's not that much content on lemmy for now, especially for more niche topics. And nobody wants to start a thing. They just want to lurk or ask questions, not post stuff/moderate. At least that's my impression from the people that don't wanna switch.
Example: path of exile. There's one post from 5 days ago and the rest are 8 days or older. So naturally everyone that wants to talk about it is still on reddit, unfortunately
Like, it always has been that way. It's a private company with an owner who decides what's gonna happen. The opinion of masses is only having changed on that from being praised to finally becoming an evil bastion.
I read some of their comments and it seems like this is a re-created account and they got into contact with the old moderators about it instead of going the /r/RedditRequest route. They did post on /r/RedditRequest about /r/LinuxQuestions.
They are aware of Lemmy and have commented the following
I use lemmy via the browser on my iPhone. It’s not amazing and it has a lot of bugs but I believe it’s a good platform - it’s just not ready yet
and
I’m very pro lemmy but as you say, it’s not quite ready yet. In the meantime, there’s an opportunity to help new users and maintain a decent space for everyone
In /r/Linux's pinned post they stated that we have new mods despite being the only moderator but commented the following
(We’re waiting to hear back from another user who might be available)
At least so far it doesn't sound like they are doing it maliciously or squatting on the subreddit. I feel like waiting until they had additional moderators or stating which moderator(s) gave them the go-ahead before making a pinned post along with mentioning that a lot of the community has attempted to migrate to Lemmy would have been a good idea.
Seems crazy to me that Linux people feel like Lemmy isn't ready? Lemmy is what you make is just like Linux is, at least to me.
Well, not to “gatekeep” but they sound like they are probably more Reddit people than they are Linux people.
The grassroots internet is a thing of the past. Linux is not spared from this. People expect to open an app that's full of content for them to infinitely scroll.
Hopefully that will motivate people to move to [email protected]
Surely doing something like that will bring nothing but prosperity to the platform. They might as well just fire the CEO and promote the janitors to C-Level execs too, although on a second thought, they might still do a better job than spez