Most subreddits doing polls have people voting to remain open, so it really isn't in the interests of the communities to keep the subs closed.
The ones who don't like the changes are leaving anyway.
The ones who don't like the changes are leaving anyway.
I've seen this oft repeated, but never backed up. The only poll I've seen results from[0] was overwhelmingly to stay shutdown indefinitely.
On top of that, you're probably going to be getting into sampling bias with larger subs, since most users that care are purposefully avoiding the site trying to "starve" them and wouldn't even know about the polls.
[0]: https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/149o61f/should_rho...
[0]: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1429lkh/meta_thread...
I still see pro-blackout threads regularly shooting to the top of /r/all - which wouldn't get that far if they were down-voted by an angry populace.
I just don't think mods should be ending the communities, most of which they didn't start themselves. Let other people who don't share their issues take over.
>I exclusively use desktop so I'm not affected
[Doubt]
I use old.reddit with RES, toolbox and some ublock rules and all is good.
You might be a desktop user (I am too) but Reddit is more than just you and me - it's the communities of people who choose to socialize there. And I have a hunch that Reddit chasing away the kinds of people who tend to use third-party apps is going to have a ripple effect on the quality of the communities contained on the site, not to mention bots that aren't covered under the various exemptions.
> I just don't think mods should be ending the communities
Those communities will only end when Reddit does. The only question is how long it will take to reopen and if there is a new moderation team or not.