hey everyone. if you want to post links or discuss the Reddit blackout today, please localize it to this thread in order to keep things tidy! Thanks!

  • Sam Vimes@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I don’t have a source for this (and frankly I could be misremembering, or this was a slightly different thing): but I seem to recall reading a long comment about how reddit has said they’ll make those things available, but all the mods trying to contact them have been received no communication at all regarding how things will be implemented, when they’ll be implemented, given (and been heard) or received any feedback, etc. Just complete silence. Similarly, reddit said it’d implement accessibility tools years? ago and then just silence.

    If I’m remembering that right, and even if I’m not, given Reddit’s hostile attitude regarding all of this… that actually panning out the way the particle paints is still quite questionable.

    I hope I’m wrong though.

    • TechyDad@beehaw.orgEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      I believe you’re right. Reddit promised to make all the tools the mods need available, but gave no timeline. It won’t help the mods if their existing tools shut down on July 1st and the new, official Reddit tools come online in 2030.

    • ericjmorey@beehaw.orgEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I seem to recall reading a long comment about how reddit has said they’ll make those things available

      Make what things available?

      • spoonful@beehaw.orgEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Free API access to mod tools. The problem is that Reddit’s promises are useless and what - the admin volunteers have to pay for API until they do? Pay to moderate their website?

        • ericjmorey@beehaw.orgEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          The link is about giving 3rd party mod tools free API access to Reddit. But you are correct that Reddit has not provided many mod tools directly.