The depressing unintended consequence of this is that a rift has been created between community leaders and r/golang users (Who happened to see the post).
I recently entered r/golang because I already used a couple other subreddits that perform a function similar to an RSS feed. Simple content aggregation. But I was already using the platform so r/golang became a valuable entry point. Removing this entry point, at the very least, seems shortsighted. Coming back to the riff: The unintended consequence of actions such as proposing the removal of the subreddit, outside of the subreddit, no less. Is that you entrench people in their points. Reddit people see this as a personal action against them, they come retaliate here. People here feel attacked, they entrench themselves in their views. Essentially this creates an "Us vs Them" mentality. As community leaders you must try to be aware of the impact your words will have on said community. I am still a beginner. r/golang was my entry point but the likely logical evolution would've likely put me either here or in the Google Group eventually as I got more comfortable with the language. Now, this seems less probable. Not because I think the discussion here is less, or more valuable, but because when I was in reddit and then "We faced destruction! Together!" against "The Go team members who wanted to destroy us!", this creates a very ugly bias. Fragmentation of a community, however unintended, should be something that leadership should very consciously try to avoid. Rooting people in their communities, effectively hamstringing horizontal mobility between platforms due to bias is a serious problem. Even if you see the reddit community as an inferior option compared to the others, it's important realize that it serves a purpose. As leaders you must try to be more magnanimous and practice tolerance. In the end we're all participating in one way or another because we love the language, and want to learn and see more. Additional Resource: HackerNews is also talking about this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13036890 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
