Reddit's popular 'ask me anything' feature is down after a key employee is gone
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subreddits like /r/science /r/art /r/law /r/gaming /r/history /r/askreddit /r/movies and many others are now joining in solidarity to protest not just this recent boondoggle but the whole post-yishan era of reddit circling the drain
a message from the moderators of /r/history In light of recent developments in reddit staff change and our own troubles in getting the proper support we need from reddit as a company we are setting this subreddit private. We will open up to the public again once we have figured out what course we want to take in the future. The events of today have contributed to this decision but are not our main reason for taking this action.
a message from the moderators of /r/AskReddit
As a statment on the treatment of moderators by Reddit administrators, as well as a lack of communication and proper moderation tools, /r/AskReddit has decided to go private for the time being. Please see this post in /r/ideasforaskreddit for more discussion.
Discussion here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/3bw39q/why_ha...
One can only speculate on the grounds for such swift termination, but this and the handling of the recent subreddit evictions suggest that Reddit has difficulty with PR (certainly ironic in this case)...
Maybe Reddit is trying to pivot, perhaps into something more like Digg?