vegeta@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 hours agoMods react as Reddit kicks some of them out again: “This will break the site”arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square83fedilinkarrow-up1362arrow-down14
arrow-up1358arrow-down1external-linkMods react as Reddit kicks some of them out again: “This will break the site”arstechnica.comvegeta@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 hours agomessage-square83fedilink
minus-squaretabular@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up77·16 hours agoGiven Reddit’s past unreasonableness, I wouldn’t be surprised if this otherwise reasonable explanation has an alternative motive.
minus-squarekrunklom@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29arrow-down1·16 hours agoWhile ulterior is probably a better way to say that alternative motive also makes sense given the context.
minus-squaretabular@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·13 hours agoThanks, I wanted to say that but I couldn’t figure out how to spell it.
minus-squaredb2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·13 hours agoThat’s what I guessed. Alternative is a fine alternative word though.
minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·16 hours agoThe motive is these mods hold a decent amount of power on the platform that they wish to reduce. They don’t want a repeat of the API protests.
minus-squareinterdimensionalmeme@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·14 hours agoNow /u/spez will have all the power
minus-squarejballs@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 hours agoYeah that is exactly it. They didn’t want mods to be able to disrupt the site again, so they’re looking to make that more difficult. God, I am so glad I left that place.
Given Reddit’s past unreasonableness, I wouldn’t be surprised if this otherwise reasonable explanation has an alternative motive.
*ulterior
While ulterior is probably a better way to say that alternative motive also makes sense given the context.
Thanks, I wanted to say that but I couldn’t figure out how to spell it.
That’s what I guessed. Alternative is a fine alternative word though.
*exterior
The motive is these mods hold a decent amount of power on the platform that they wish to reduce. They don’t want a repeat of the API protests.
Now /u/spez will have all the power
Yeah that is exactly it. They didn’t want mods to be able to disrupt the site again, so they’re looking to make that more difficult.
God, I am so glad I left that place.