/r/eagles calls out the janny menace re:blackout. Jannies remind us that blind users can't use the Reddit app

Some history: sports subs on reddit are increasingly soy-filled. /r/eagles supported the /r/NoNewNormal blackout too because that has a lot to do with football.

Guy dunks on mods for their bullshit reasons, unilaterally taking down the sub.

Mods are really leaning hard on this blind-people angle. This is really the #1 point? Do they think this resonates? Are they really this neurodivergent?

As some that just uses the reddit app, This whole thing seems like a bunch of internet babies throwing a tantrum

Blind users cannot use Reddit's official mobile app at all. This community seeks to support and assist all Eagles fans, regardless of their ability, in enjoyment of the fandom. Directly harming our fellow fans is supremely problematic.

You guys shouldn't be "going dark" without a vote from the users of the sub. This isn't your subreddit.

we care that faceless corporate decisions are actively going to harm a whole swathe of us.

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Condescending ✅, over inflated self-importance ✅, thinking they know what is best for other people more than they know themselves ✅. No wonder you got put on the mod team, you have all the qualifications.

Mods pretend like reddit is going to take away their bot for gameday threads (1 per week lmao)

I know most of you disagree but I don’t like this and am not a fan of this. Now if we can get another platform to discuss the Eagles and our favorite topics that should be the move but honestly I could care less about third party apps and Reddit politics I jus want to talk Eagles football and sports mostly

One thing we took into consideration is the bot we use for gameday threads. While our bot will not be affected at this time due to being below a certain traffic threshold, it's entirely possible reddit lowers their limit and then our bot stops working (unless we pay lots of money).

Then post the threads manually like we used to for years on other sports subs? We're talking about what, maybe 65 posts per year that you would need to post? Divide it up amongst the mods if that's too much. You can use the post scheduling and knock it out ahead of time too.

The more I read about this the more I'm leaning towards the side of Reddit.

Mods talk about how the trust the community (see: top mod) gives them.

I'm not a fan of mods making this decision for whole subs. You are a steward of a sub. It's not yours.

Correct. We're no more important than any of you. However, because of the trust granted to us by the community, we do represent those whose voices are smaller than our collective will.

More users notice that mods are just flexing their power.

This is another "a specific group is affected so a small few are making a decision to support them and forcing potential non-consenting members of the community to join along" situation.

Great reminder that a lot of subreddits only exist when the mods are happy and satisfied with how things are going.