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What the fuck is happening at Reddit? (beehaw.org)

submitted 18 hours ago by Powderhorn@beehaw.org to c/chat@beehaw.org

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So, I have a main account, where I'm the asshole editor with lots of opinions, and then two others for things a bit more spicy.

Both of those have been suspended for "suspicious activity" roughly 30 hours apart. For, you know, posting what I usually do.

The thing is, one of these -- I'm in the eight-year club there -- is associated with an email address that was terminated for lack of use, so I can't reset my password as prescribed.

The other was suspended yesterday every single time I posted anything, resulting in multiple password resets. I've not posted anything there today, but ... hey, look, it's suspended again.

Is Reddit just making a hard turn toward banning adult content? r/help seems to have a few other people in my boat wondering what the fuck is going on, but I can't find any sources suggesting a shift in policy. And I can't post in r/help on my main ... the submit button does nothing.

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[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 11 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Reddits been turning to shit for years. Surprised people here still use it.

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 2 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

So, if I have a question about my 24V off-grid PV system, you're suggesting I reach out to Beehaw instead of the millions of people on Reddit who can answer such questions? Or that any local community on Lemmy scales like my local subreddit?

I spend most of my time here but rely on Reddit for other needs.

[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 hours ago

millions of people

Doubt. Most are probably bots now, let alone able to answer a question like that.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 4 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

It's just time

I started out on reddit years ago and I even became a mod in a small niche community I grew from a dozen people to about 500 ..... it took about six years of regular engagement and contact with people. It was actual work in my free time but I enjoyed it.

Same is happening here but lemmy has competition .... reddit was great years ago and no one needed alternatives so they stayed with it and no one could compete because there was no need for anyone to do anything.

But now everything is in transition and it's going to take years to see where things go.

I don't care, I'm staying here, I get my fill here, people are nice and it feels a bit like reddit ten years ago. Can't wait to see what this place looks like in ten years.

[–] baggins@beehaw.org 2 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

I think we all get that it will take time, but whilst we wait, what happens about his PV system?

[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 4 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Pay a dude

People don't seem to notice how we've stopped paying dudes. Now that we've stopped paying dudes, is anything cheaper?

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 3 points 13 hours ago

Oh, it's going fine just now. Surprisingly well, in fact, given how many tree branches have gotten to know my solar panels in the biblical sense.