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.

    •  Dee   ( @Dee_Imaginarium@beehaw.org ) 
      40•1 year ago

      Yeah, when Digg did the dumb thing all those years ago Reddit didn’t start eclipsing it for another two or three years. This feels very similar to that time tbh. Lemmy will get there, but I imagine it’ll take longer due to its fragmented nature scaring some non-techies so I’d guess four years and we’ll see numbers to rival Reddit. If you care about that, I kind of like the smaller communities, honestly.

      Too bad there’s not a RemindMe Bot on Lemmy yet, this would be perfect for that lol

      •  Otter   ( @otter@lemmy.ca ) 
        12•1 year ago

        I think you can use the remindme bot on mastodon, although I’ll have to check the syntax. Saw someone use it in another thread

        I also like the smaller communities in some cases. It’s a lot easier to participate and have replies to your questions/comments.

        For a few communities though they’re still too small to be sustainable and useful. Need more time for those ones. Say LegalAdvice, communities for sales / discounts, or local ones for schools and cities.

        •  Dee   ( @Dee_Imaginarium@beehaw.org ) 
          4•1 year ago

          Exactly, the only subreddit I still visit is for my local city/metroplex and even then I’ve set it up as an RSS feed so I don’t need to actually go to Reddit. Once enough neighbors are here that RSS feed will be getting cut most likely though. Or until Reddit shuts down the RSS feature.