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[–]jkfinn 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

More than a few sites have gone private since last Monday, but I'm wondering just how that helps. Does keeping outsider eyes away equate to keeping the Reddit administrators and their deputies away?? Or does it just make the spy system harder to run? (as in locking a door to make entry a little harder)

[–]heidischallenge 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

if you have a community like we did, it was reported to the admins all the time. AgainstHateSubreddits organized attacks against it numerous times. If a sub is private, they can't know what is being said, unless we let them in

[–]jkfinn 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Thank you for this info. Now, I understand these moves. (the only downside is that it's harder to grow, and have a public voice, but at least the site is intact.)

[–]heidischallenge 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

it's a huge downside. I'm finding a lot of comments on twitter and spinster that they lurked but never joined. we influenced people who never created userids.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

most people tend to lurk in internet communities.

1% rule (Internet Culture)

[–]Heteronormativefuckt 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah, I read stuff there every day but never joined because I'm not a dude. Kinda bummed that I won't be able to lurk now