"Vote with YOUR feet, not MY feet". On Monday, June 26, 2023 at 12:56:12 PM UTC-4 Thomas Bushnell BSG wrote:
> I mean, this is mostly true, except that the protesters do have the right > to administer the subreddit in the way they choose, as long as they are the > admins. > > As you said, if you don't like that, you are of course free to use a > different site. But it seems a bit off-kilter to say "if you don't like it, > vote with your feet", while complaining about the actions some other users > of the site have taken, and not voting with your feet. > > Thomas > > > On Fri, Jun 23, 2023 at 4:29 AM Jan Mercl <0xj...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Fri, Jun 23, 2023 at 10:18 AM Axel Wagner >> <axel.wa...@googlemail.com> wrote: >> >> > Just for context, as not everyone seems to be aware: I was, in that >> sentence you quoted, referring to examples like this >> > >> https://www.reddit.com/r/ModCoord/comments/14eq8ip/the_entire_rmildlyinteresting_mod_team_has_just/ >> > This demonstrates that even with overwhelming support from the >> community (and yes, in this example the modifier applies), the company >> overwrites those wishes to shut down protest. There are a couple of other >> subreddits with similar stories. >> > >> > So I was making the case to *provide* overwhelming support for the mods >> of /r/golang, referring to precedent of other subreddits where that is >> happening. Not claiming that they already have it. >> >> Thanks for the added conext. >> >> Anyone not liking Reddit is free to not visit the site. Anyone not >> accepting the price for the API access is free to not buy it. It's >> fine to vote by your visits and by your wallet. That's how the free >> market works and it works well unless there's some monopoly. But >> Reddit has no monopoly. >> >> Protesters are free to protest. That's their respected right. >> Protesters have no right to deny access to other users. That's my >> right and I expect it to be equally respected. >> >> PS: I'm paying $7/month to Reddit to have r/golang ad-free. May I ask >> you for a refund? Thanks for your consideration. >> >> -- >> 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...@googlegroups.com. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/CAA40n-UU-fvBis8XZuOobK_6wW44iOddAzni1KRF9udHH-ELtg%40mail.gmail.com >> . >> > -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/0e948ef0-f715-40d5-acec-aadbdbaa47d9n%40googlegroups.com.
