Minecraft to Reddit: So Long, and Thanks for All the Feedback
3 years ago by Hot Saucerman to c/reddit
Alternate non-Reddit Link: https://reddit.adminforge.de/...
Thanks to Tununias for the link.
Minecraft, a game owned by software giant Microsoft, has decided to no longer post official updates on reddit. Emphasis mine.
As you have no doubt heard by now, Reddit management introduced changes recently that have led to rule and moderation changes across many subreddits. Because of these changes, we no longer feel that Reddit is an appropriate place to post official content or refer our players to.
We want to thank you for all the feedback and discussion you've participated in in past changelog threads. You are of course welcome to post unofficial update threads going forward, and if you want to reach the team with feedback about the game, please visit our feedback site at feedback.minecraft.net or contact us on one of our official social media channels.
Kind of feels like it is pretty huge to have a subsidiary of a major corporation admitting they don't feel like officially participating in a subreddit is a safe thing to do in respect to their branding anymore.
I also find it quite funny that Microsoft feels the need to give us permission to still post "unofficial update threads." We're welcome to, so they say. Ha. Isn't that what people were doing on reddit before they showed up?
They'll ban porn and put the final nail in the coffin. No one there cares what happens to reddit as long as they get a fat payday. They'll move on to the next big business venture where they can ruin something else in the name of getting money.
I wonder what of investor looks at reddit and thinks that banning porn will increase user engagement or any other meaningful metric.
But we have to get Presbyterian soccer moms in Peoria to join the platform!
Probably a regulatory/risk thing. Don't forget, Porn sites are outright banned in some places but also subject to regulatory compliance (remember the recent Utah I'd laws?). CP is also at an increased risk. Not to mention all the additional moderation overhead.
This but with all of us standing around roasting popcorn on the flames.
lemmy.world/c/minecraft is growing steadily and we are currently negotiating with mods from the subreddit to get them onboard if they desire to learn and migrate to Lemmy. One already joined our moderation team.
I don't expect official accounts to come here anytime soon, we simply do not have the reach or public awareness necessary to make it a viable channel. However, we are slowly building the rapport and structure necessary to accommodate CS representatives, developers and similar persons in the future.
Eternal September of 9 year olds..
A kiss of dead by r/minecraft will happen in that case
That's a big name to drop out.
yes, this is why I post poorly written, unoptimized code to github. no other reasons...
uh, no further questions goodbye!
Time to advertise GitLab.
That's a bit of a billboard statement. Why do you say that?
Either way, Microsoft's reputation aside, they're large enough to make an impact with a decision as this one.
I find this really interesting considering the Minecraft Subreddit was actually what got me into using Reddit. It really speaks to the shifting opinion on Reddit. I think the trust at this point is breached beyond repair even if they retracted all of their decisions.
Yeah, at this point I just want to see Reddit crash and burn.
Truly based. Hopefully more companies pull out from Reddit entirely.
An unceremonious burial for the platform made entirely irrelevant by the greedy pig boy.
Minecraft Reddit was probably my introduction to Reddit back in 2011. Quite a different place back then. I remember excitingly reading new Snapshot patch notes posted by RedstoneHelper.
The Minecraft that implemented microtransactions into the Bedrock Edition?
The Minecraft that forced everyone to move over to Microsoft accounts?
The Minecraft that implemented broken chat reporting that had to be fixed by the community?
The Minecraft that can now ban you from multiplayer altogether, even if you run your own server?
The Minecraft that shut down and DMCA'd a 18+ only but non-explicit bondage server and mod?
The minecraft sub may actually be what got me into using reddit before it even was used as an official space. Glad to see them take a stance.
It's actually tricky, because I think it was "official" when it was just notch back in the day, who frequented reddit, but then when it was sold to Microsoft, it took a little while before MS approved teams started showing up.
Wow, a bit of a surprised, but happy to see folks recognizing other platforms.
Don't worry, will get minecraft update through notifications on the Windows 11 interface /s
I hope more companies pull out of reddit. It will scare out the investors.
This is just wonderful news. Hope they would come here to the fediverse
When I think about opening up the software and letting users decide their experience, Microsoft's Minecraft is of course the first product that comes to mind.
Your joke is noted, but Java Minecraft is still a thing.
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Surely can’t be good for a potential IPO
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