Rexxitors: don't delete your posts and comments, make a statement!

3 years ago by whitehatbofh to c/lemmyworld

I've seen a bunch of reddit refugees like me comment here in the fediverse that the have deleted their posts and comments on reddit.

Rather than do that, I propose all rexxitors instead edit all of their posts and comments to say that they are leaving reddit for good to go to the fediverse instead. Such edits should provide links to major Fediverse sites and getting started guides, with advice for other redditors to abandon that place and join us here.

nonexertion 10 points 3 years ago

I guess Reddit has already shown hostility towards fediverse in the past. If enough people do it then it just might be that they would not get all at same time and others on Reddit might be able to see and decide on their own what they would like to do.

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baldingpudenda 5 points 3 years ago

I wonder how long it would take reddit to just filter and delete those posts

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whitehatbofh 3 points 3 years ago

It's a win win. Either they don't go that, and lots of posts and comments say, "come join us here in the fediverse!", or they delete the posts and comments which still deprives reddit of our content for them use to make money.

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Celivalg 9 points 3 years ago

I would do that if there was a way to preserve the original comment, like a tool that just appends a statement at the end of the comment or beginning. I did answer a few support questions and I don't want to subject people to deleted answers

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martin_uieafa 7 points 3 years ago

but thats the point. reddit is making money from your answer. If you just let it be as an archive they will generate more money, as long as someone is opening your comments.

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whitehatbofh 3 points 3 years ago

Copy the text of your comments to here in the fediverse and link to them directly. (or, at least to your profile page)

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roofuskit 1 point 3 years ago

Deleting answers is the best way to show that Reddit runs on its users.

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UnshavedYak 2 points 3 years ago

I disagree. Editing the post to be useless to Reddit, but reflect whatever message you want to tell (say, moving to Fediverse) is the best way to "show Reddit".

You can say more than just going away.

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awsamation 1 point 3 years ago

That's what they're saying.

They aren't arguing against leaving an "abandon reddit" message. They're arguing against leaving the original content alongside that message.

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UnshavedYak 2 points 3 years ago

/shrug, no idea - lots of people here are saying "deleting" and meaning "deleting" lol. I advocate using edit terminology when you mean edit, delete when you mean delete. Appreciate the edit-delete clarification

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hellothisisdog 5 points 3 years ago

aw damn, that was a good idea :C i already deleted everything on my account and then my account, rip

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tegs_terry 2 points 3 years ago

Is there an easy way to do that?

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