Reddit API fiasco

[Colstan]

Where are my techboards digital tchotchkes?

As the resident TechBoards court jester, I can certifiably say that we don't need more foolishness, I already provide enough in abundance.

 

[Eric]

Where are my techboards digital tchotchkes?

We're too poor for those sort of goodies, it would be like all the other crap I install here that costs an arm and a leg but never gets any use lol.

 

[dada_dave]

An interesting take, goes with the AI thread too (since AI is apparently the main motivation behind Reddit’s change in API terms beyond killing 3rd party apps)

 

[Herdfan]

, Reddit has never had any oversight and it's been a free for all for heavy handed militant moderators, it's a well known issue.

I am a frequent Reddit poster but also had no idea about 3rd party API's.

What I don't understand is why if a page goes dark, like r/MilwaukeeTool did (it is back up now, but users are voting on whether it stays), why can someone not simply create a new page dedicated to the same content?

 

[Eric]

I am a frequent Reddit poster but also had no idea about 3rd party API's.

What I don't understand is why if a page goes dark, like r/MilwaukeeTool did (it is back up now, but users are voting on whether it stays), why can someone not simply create a new page dedicated to the same content?

This is a great question and as someone who has tried to start a few subs myself I think I can answer, it's like starting a brand new website or YT channel, if you have no following or any other way to get the word out it'll just sit there with zero traffic. And let's say even if you did have a following, you would become a pariah by those who supported the blackout.

In the end we've lost a few subs and it's frustrating but for the most part things are back, some are crippled and unusable because mods have deliberately made it that way. This is why I fully support Reddit in stepping in where necessary.