One of the most telling points is from /u/imakuram, moderator for /r/books:
"This seems to be a seriously stupid decision. We have several AMAs upcoming in /r/books and have no idea how to contact the authors."[1]
They really shot the communities in the foot by not giving them any notice or support. Given that the key feature in ensuring the quality of Reddit is the moderation "donated" by the community, this is a deeply dangerous move, especially as many of the moderators are already irritated.
If Reddit forcibly take control of the subreddits, I'd be surprised if we didn't see a Reddit civil war.
"This seems to be a seriously stupid decision. We have several AMAs upcoming in /r/books and have no idea how to contact the authors."[1]
They really shot the communities in the foot by not giving them any notice or support. Given that the key feature in ensuring the quality of Reddit is the moderation "donated" by the community, this is a deeply dangerous move, especially as many of the moderators are already irritated.
If Reddit forcibly take control of the subreddits, I'd be surprised if we didn't see a Reddit civil war.
[1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/SubredditDrama/comments/3bwgjf/riam...