So as you've correctly noted, we don't really have any good options. WOTB is absolutely one of the subs they'd love to "Take over" and "change" it into a more establishment friendly sub. I haven't forgotten that post of the conversation between you and the (ferrari?) guy.

At this point, I think even this lifeboat isn't enough, and that we absolutely need a fediverse alternative "lifeboat" so to speak (lemmy or kbin or something).

As for what I think we should do, well, we don't have any good options.

Speaking personally, and certainly up for discussion as this is what I see as I flatten out that crumpled ball of paper from the bottom of the wastebasket and contemplate the scribbles (haha Giant Meteor and Reddit HQ), I'd like to see r/WotB reopen, disallow posts (text posts only), a comment requirement (ala The Turtle) be that ALL comments must include "I hate Reddit," and we leave a pinned post pointing to this Sadit alternative.

I'd say re-open as restricted, but then we need to figure out a way to migrate ALL content over to our lifeboats (and no we can't have /u/penelopepnortney copy pasting every thread manually). I'm sure someone either already made tools to do so, or will make them soon, but the point is we absolutely need to move all the volumes of useful data and discussions over.

Why? Because I don't trust that even if we were to behave like perfect reddit netizens that they'd still keep us around. Tinfoil hat time , and for the lulz, Dead internet theory

As for what we can do in the meantime, I like the turtle idea, but instead of I Hate Reddit, I'd mandate linking to something that explains what's going on, what the users themselves should do to raze their accounts, and where they can/should move to. Would be hilarious to watch all the shills actually be forced to shill for reddit's demise.