This blackout has really shown which subs have actual in-touch moderators, and which ones are just the admins’ puppy dogs
A while ago, I had a comment auto-removed on WPT and got a message it was because my account was “not in good standing.” When I messaged the WPT mods, they explained that they were test piloting a new tool the admins plan to use. For example, if you have a throwaway email address, no email address, or are connecting via VPN, you may be “not in good standing.”
With things like that on the horizon, even if they roll back on what they’re doing now, we’re still not likely to have a very good time on that site.
I can’t blame the mods who are trying to make change through protest (and who may not even be aware of the “not in good standing” BS), but I don’t plan to stick around, and I don’t foresee a very bright future for reddit at all.