77 votes

r/Minecraft is being forced to reopen, despite users voting to keep sub private in an admin-monitored poll

Posted by lazycouchpotato
Tags: social media, minecraft, reddit.blackout, moderation, protests, subreddits, source.reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/14dhki9/rminecraft_is_being_forced_to_reopen/

Link information

This data is scraped automatically and may be incorrect.

Title
r/Minecraft is being forced to reopen
Authors
mynameisperl
Word count
202 words

10 comments

  1. [6]
    lazycouchpotato
    Link
    /r/Minecraft went private from June 12-14 like many other subreddits to protest the API changes, came back up and asked the community to vote via a Google Forms link if they would like to reopen...

    /r/Minecraft went private from June 12-14 like many other subreddits to protest the API changes, came back up and asked the community to vote via a Google Forms link if they would like to reopen the subreddit or continue to go private. Majority decided to remain private.

    Admins weren't convinced, so they made /r/Minecraft re-run the poll, this time using Reddit Polls. They also actively monitored the poll to make sure that it wasn't being influenced by non-/r/Minecraft members.

    The results were the following:

    • All users: Go private: 19256, or 68.9% Go public: 8702, or 31.1%
    • Community Members: Go private: 8109, or 67.3% Go public: 3943, or 32.7% (Community members defined as being subscribed to the subreddit before the poll).
    • New to sub for the poll Go private: 6702, 71.9% Go public: 2616, 28.1%

    Despite all of this, it looks like the ModCodeOfConduct account will not permit this.

    52 votes
    1. [4]
      introspect
      Link Parent
      Didn't Elon do something similar on Twitter about him being the CEO or whatnot and then immediately went against his own poll after seeing unfavorable results? Spez getting inspiration from this...

      Didn't Elon do something similar on Twitter about him being the CEO or whatnot and then immediately went against his own poll after seeing unfavorable results? Spez getting inspiration from this guy makes total sense.

      29 votes
      1. [2]
        MortimerHoughton
        Link Parent
        Yeah, it feels like the Elon/Twitter playbook all over again. I have no idea how anyone could have looked at that situation and thought here's a model for our business

        Yeah, it feels like the Elon/Twitter playbook all over again. I have no idea how anyone could have looked at that situation and thought here's a model for our business

        8 votes
        1. phedre
          Link Parent
          Someone who knows how to make memes should make an Elon / Spez version of the "mom, can we have X?" "No we have X at home".

          Someone who knows how to make memes should make an Elon / Spez version of the "mom, can we have X?" "No we have X at home".

          4 votes
      2. cokedragon
        Link Parent
        Not quite. He did abide by the poll and step down as CEO. He still runs things but the new CEO is Linda Yaccarino. Very easily Google-able information.

        Not quite. He did abide by the poll and step down as CEO. He still runs things but the new CEO is Linda Yaccarino.

        Very easily Google-able information.

        6 votes
    2. allgedo
      Link Parent
      Thanks for the carbon copy Here's a archive link for everybody interested

      Thanks for the carbon copy
      Here's a archive link for everybody interested

      3 votes
  2. Darthvadercake
    Link
    Let's face it, it was never really about user democracy for them. They don't care what the active sub users want, they just want clicks. And they're hiding behind polls hoping those will somehow...

    Let's face it, it was never really about user democracy for them. They don't care what the active sub users want, they just want clicks. And they're hiding behind polls hoping those will somehow have better results. This only serves to prove if the polls aren't in Reddits favour the admins will simply ignore them.

    Mods have chosen to 'losen the rules'. Already quite a few minecraft John Oliver posts, along with pictures of mines and crafts, and one 'who is john Oliver' post. Users are taking note of the John Oliver tactic.

    I used to be on r/minecraft because it's my favourite game. It had very strict rules and stunning builds featured regularly. Currently it's mostly low karma simple posts, john oliver stuff and beginners asking questions. Even if it's open it's definitely NOT operating at its usual standard

    33 votes
  3. venn177
    Link
    There's something that's a mixture of funny and schadenfreude-ish that a site that's existed solely as a way to discuss news and articles and links has itself become the news that other people...

    There's something that's a mixture of funny and schadenfreude-ish that a site that's existed solely as a way to discuss news and articles and links has itself become the news that other people discuss and look at.

    What a clusterfuck.

    20 votes
  4. MortimerHoughton
    Link
    The goal post as more a fluid state of mind for reddit admins and leadership. It will never not move until they get the community to submit. They will either get compliance or they will blow it up.

    The goal post as more a fluid state of mind for reddit admins and leadership. It will never not move until they get the community to submit. They will either get compliance or they will blow it up.

    13 votes
  5. teaearlgraycold
    Link
    I think the best thing they can do right now is to build/find an alternative site, re-open the subreddit, but push all users to move to the new location.

    I think the best thing they can do right now is to build/find an alternative site, re-open the subreddit, but push all users to move to the new location.

    9 votes