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Malicious Compliance @lemmy.world

BrikoX @vlemmy.net

1y ago

/r/PICS moderators receive /u/ModCodeofConduct message accusing them of breaking site rules by switching to NSFW; mods can't reply, so post public response instead

tedd.it The /r/PICS moderators can't respond to Reddit directly, so we're surfacing a reply here. : r/pics

Greetings, /r/PICS! The moderators were recently contacted by /u/ModCodeofConduct, who [had this to say](https://i.imgu

Cross-posted from https://kbin.social/m/RedditMigration/t/143612

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Fuck spez
- I'm a simple man. I see fuck Spez and I upvote.
- Hey....
  
  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
  
  🖕
- 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!

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.

This is the malicious compliance content we all crave.

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.

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

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.
- I didn't realize polandball didn't participate, that's disappointing to hear.
- Polandball didnt participate? Holy shit what a waste

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
- They've gone too far to turn back now!
  Lmao, next post is the official "We're moving to Kbin" post.
  
  Was anyone seriously considering reddit ever again after this? That site is dead and buried. It's a sinking ship.

91% Upvoted
Fuck you, Spez

Wonderful, I hope they burn the sub to the ground before reddit makes any more ad revenue off it.
- ngl, I hope they figure out more malicious compliance to make the Reddit management looks like fools before nuking it from orbit.
  
  "[T]o make the Reddit management looks like fools..."
  Reddit management has already taken care of this.

Petty af and I’m here for it.

They look to be enjoying their malicious compliance, and so am I.

I miss reading all the salty comments by users who contribute nothing but are mad their mindless scrolling was impacted

Excellent. John would be proud.
- No, he wouldn't. He would say continuing to visit a site you are protesting against isn't a protest at all.
  
  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.
  
  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.
  
  He’d be all for both, but he certainly likes malicious compliance as protest when feasible.

The Cyberpunk 2077 mods are as well.

Well, that escalated quickly...
- What do you mean "quickly"? :-)
  
  What do you mean "quickly?"

This is a historically notable letter.

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

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