this post was submitted on 06 Jul 2023
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Malicious Compliance

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People conforming to the letter, but not the spirit, of a request. For now, this includes text posts, images, videos and links. Please ensure that the “malicious compliance” aspect is apparent - if you’re making a text post, be sure to explain this part; if it’s an image/video/link, use the “Body” field to elaborate.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I'm a simple man. I see fuck Spez and I upvote.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

You seem popular, it may be a good idea to invest in some queuing poles and velvet ropes for all the people that want to have intercourse with you

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

He probably bought his girl a nice diamond necklace with the additional funds reddit makes from charging for API access.

She's probably fucking him along with her friends, lol. Money!

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

I like this kind of protest. Using their own rules against them. But, you know admins are going to do something. r/PICS are keeping up the good work where others have folded and I salute them from the fediverse.

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

We understand that you are likely very busy, so we will wait until Friday, July 7th before taking any additional steps.

Dear Admins,

these are our balls. Please direct your attention at how enormous they are.

Edit: I wonder what will happen next. Maybe only screenshots of the open letter are allowed.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Greatest mods on Reddit.

Btw the 2 or 3 subs I subscribed to that didn't do jack shit to protest can suck it. Looking at you, polandball.

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

Polandball didnt participate? Holy shit what a waste

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

This guys are litterally pissing on the captain while the Titanic sinks. Quite the move.

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

91% Upvoted

Fuck you, Spez

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

I'm fully behind the moderators and read their well crafted response, but the admins are going to nitpick the definition of "sudden" and kick out all the mods. /r/pics was one of their highest ad revenue boards and they can't let that happen.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Honestly, what's stopping mods from just enshittfying the sub. Like, make it text posts only. Remove all images and see how it impacts the traffic.

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

They closer they walk the line, the longer they can drag this out before they're replaced. That means more subscribers move on to other active communities.

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

The videos sub is text posts only now. Must be text posts describing videos lmao

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

Excellent. John would be proud.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

No, he wouldn't. He would say continuing to visit a site you are protesting against isn't a protest at all.

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

This is just incorrect.

What you are describing is a boycott. And it's probably true that that's the most powerful thing a normal user can do against reddit.

But mods can do much more by messing with their sub. In terms of headache caused.

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

They're driving away the holdouts by making the content useless. I think that's better than just leaving, burn it down on your way out.

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

He’d be all for both, but he certainly likes malicious compliance as protest when feasible.

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

Wonderful, I hope they burn the sub to the ground before reddit makes any more ad revenue off it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

ngl, I hope they figure out more malicious compliance to make the Reddit management looks like fools before nuking it from orbit.

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

"[T]o make the Reddit management looks like fools..."

Reddit management has already taken care of this.

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

the meantime, to ensure that /r/PICS is adhering to all of Reddit’s guidelines and requests, we would be happy to revert the NSFW setting, restrict posting, and remove any and all content that could be considered “offensive” by anyone.

They're gonna nuke the sub next and I'm loving it

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