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[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 year ago

I find it Fucking hilarious. Especially the "community of 30 million John Oliver enthusiasts" LMAO. I was really depressed when this all started, I will really miss Reddit Sync, but the fediverse seems like the beginnings of a better reddit to me and the drama has some bright spots like the above lol. Wonderful!

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Can confirm only sexy Oliver photos

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I’m curious how this works

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

It means the mods at r/pics just dropped a "Please Cover This" sign to the biggest news show in reddit's prime demographic.

It's honestly kind of fucking genius. Much respect.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago

It's not just about getting covered, although it definitely helps. Reddit is threatening to remove mods who leave subs private as they see it as abandonment. This way the sub is still basically closed but is technically still being moderated.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

They won't be able to cover it until after the writer's strike though.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If they do end up covering it, I hope they mention spez's doomsday-prepper fascism.

When society crumbles, I'll totally be in charge because I'm such a natural leader. I won't be a slave, but some people definitely will be. But not me, because I have motorcycles and guns. I'll be in charge when slavery comes back. This is a normal thing to say.

— spez, least psychopathic tech CEO

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

NPR covered it on their prime time radio show. It's definitely being covered.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Step 1. Find any picture of John Oliver

Step 2. Resist the urge to think about sexy John Oliver

Step 3. Karma

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

John Oliver poses for sexy pics then they get posted on /r/pics I'd wager

[–] darkstar 4 points 1 year ago

Can also confirm, I posted a few of them myself

[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If there is one last glorious memory I'll take away from reddit, I can live with it being this one.

[–] captain_americano 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I joined Reddit shortly before Ridiculously Photogenic Runner, and I'll leave Reddit with Ridiculously Photogenic John Oliver. Not bad.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh my god that’s an old one, I had to look it up it’s been so long lol. 2012!!

[–] can 4 points 1 year ago

Has it been that long? Damn.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Oh man now that's an old one!

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 year ago

This is a naked appeal to have John Oliver cover the Reddit drama on Last Week Tonight once the writers' strike is over, and I am here for it.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Here are a couple of my favourite pictures displayed there currently, so you don't have to go back to that dumpster fire of a site:

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (3 children)

All subs should do something like this...Reddit want the mods back or they get removed. So bring the subs back but change the sub rules to be insane shit like this. Comply to Reddit's rules but with your own rules.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

i was thinking r/cats should post sexy pics of john oliver, but with their cats photoshopped into the image

i heard r/GIFs is also doing this john oliver thing, although i haven't checked

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Small example, one niche sub I loved was r/retroAR. It's where people share old AR15s or clones of old AR15s. They had pretty strict definition of what considered "retro", a fixed carry handle being a main part if it. In protest they are allowing non-carry handle posts and there was some wacky builds being posted.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I imagine they'll still get pulled as mods, but at least it'll be good for a laugh rather than a groan.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'm torn, on one hand this is hilarious and if they didn't do this the admins would just change the moderators to someone who would run it. On the other hand, Reddit got what it wanted: the sub has reopened, posts are flowing, ads are being served and Reddit is making money.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

i honestly doubt that the traffic R/pics had before this change will stay.

this is the best way honestly even better than restricted it will effectively hurt the traffic while they ( officially ) cant be dicks i mean they still can but you know.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Reddit could put a bot that just cycles through reposts from the last 15 years in the top 50 subs and the front page (and just bot-paste articles on all the news and politics subs) and the FP would be indistinguishable to the average r/all lurker.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Every sub is full of those bots already.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

They will see a spike in revenue but people will get bored and stop caring about the sub after a while

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

They're following, but they're not gonna doom scroll that.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

https://twitter.com/iamjohnoliver/status/1670179738348933120?s=20

John Oliver @iamjohnoliver Dear Reddit, excellent work. Attn: r/pics- have at it...

On the one hand, blue checkmark instead of gold. On the other, account created in 2011. 🤷‍♂️

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Am I allowed to go back to reddit and post AI generated of sexy John Oliver?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

you have to do what you feel is right in your heart (or in this case, pants).

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Easy, that's any picture of John Oliver

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

Truly hilarious thing to do.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

That post by the mods on r/pics is hilarious.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a funny protest, but it kinda goes against the spirit of the API boycott.

I'll give it a week before Reddit goes back to normal. Spez is probably going to do some overtime and start forcefully deposing moderators.

And as we saw with /r/worldnews, /r/leagueoflegends and pretty much any other subreddit that refused to even acknowledge the initial blackout, there are power users that are more than willing to lick Spez's boots.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

yeah, it's funny but at the end of the day all reddit cares about are their pageviews, engagement, and active daily users. They don't care whether people are posting "real" pics or john oliver pics, as long as they're posting

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