Eugen RochkoJun 12, 2023
I think it would be amusing if Reddit did implode over this. It'd be entirely self-inflicted... The site is only usable with third party apps.
Show threadAdministratorJun 12, 2023
@Gargron I mean... really? Am I the only person in the world that thinks Reddit's default web app is fine? :/
Show threadS0x41Jun 12, 2023
@mdm @Gargron it's fine for casual browsing, but AFAIK apps like Apollo had special tools that are really important for moderators.
Show threadMs. Penny Oaken

@s0x41 @mdm @Gargron exactly this. Apollo had a modqueue interface that many moderators preferred or even relied upon.

The official app’s modqueue has gone through so much A/B testing & seems to lack UXE input; it is never the same experience twice.

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Show threadAdministratorJun 12, 2023

@PennyOaken @s0x41 @Gargron If it's moderators that are driving this protest, that makes a lot of sense. Mods on reddit are... opinionated people. Their voices are probably also amplified far more than regular users.

It's probably why I see lots of news articles about this issue... but until this month, I didn't even know reddit third-party apps *existed*.

Which is interesting: mods are a very, very small part of reddit's total users, but they're also a very *important* part of those users.