[โ]SleepyDuckE11 points2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
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Reading through "what is Beehaw" resonated with me because besides the API cost changes, the other catalyst that caused me to say enough is enough was a recent post on /r/baseball where I noticed people said they were afraid of saying any normal, average banter because one of their friends had their account banned by reddits "AEO (anti-evil operations) bot", which I had never heard of before.
That led me to a post complaining about AEO by an /r/baseball mod saying how strict it was, not allowing people to engage in normal, regular baseball banter. That modpost was from over a year ago and the issue has gotten worse, not better. Seeing proof from a mod of a large subreddit, combined with some of the insane communities I've seen been allowed to fester on reddit was very eye-opening.
Apologies for coming to your site and immediately linking back to Reddit. Just thought I'd explain more about my personal reasons for wanting to leave a website I've used since the beginning (does the narwhal bacon after midnight?), especially after reading some of your personal philosophies that seem to align with why I've become so frustrated with Reddit.
Reading through "what is Beehaw" resonated with me because besides the API cost changes, the other catalyst that caused me to say enough is enough was a recent post on /r/baseball where I noticed people said they were afraid of saying any normal, average banter because one of their friends had their account banned by reddits "AEO (anti-evil operations) bot", which I had never heard of before.
That led me to a post complaining about AEO by an /r/baseball mod saying how strict it was, not allowing people to engage in normal, regular baseball banter. That modpost was from over a year ago and the issue has gotten worse, not better. Seeing proof from a mod of a large subreddit, combined with some of the insane communities I've seen been allowed to fester on reddit was very eye-opening.
Apologies for coming to your site and immediately linking back to Reddit. Just thought I'd explain more about my personal reasons for wanting to leave a website I've used since the beginning (does the narwhal bacon after midnight?), especially after reading some of your personal philosophies that seem to align with why I've become so frustrated with Reddit.