No apologies as Reddit halfheartedly tries to repair ties with moderators
No apologies as Reddit halfheartedly tries to repair ties with moderators
Disenchanted mods Ars spoke with want change, not more communication.
Reddit is reaching out to moderators after tensions rose over recent policy changes and API pricing. A Reddit admin acknowledged the strained relationship and outlined new weekly feedback sessions and other outreach efforts to repair ties. However, moderators remain skeptical of Reddit's efforts given mixed results from past initiatives. Many mods feel Reddit has been unwilling to make meaningful changes to address their concerns like more accessible API pricing or exemption for accessibility apps. After a tumultuous few months, moderators have very low expectations that Reddit's latest efforts will result in real changes.
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I can understand the changes they make, obviously they must be pretty desperate for IPO and need to make the business viable. What I don't understand is the absolutely terrible PR disaster that was the API changes announcement and the lack of any apology around that.
At this point, even if they backpedaled completely - even if they fired spez - it's far too little and far too late. Third party apps are gone. The trust is gone. Folks like me deleted their content and their accounts. There is no going back.
I could at least understand that though, it would suck but I would not be surprised. I'm genuinely dumbfounded by the attempt to just brush past it