Big spike in comments/posts this AM :/

https://blackout.photon-reddit.com/

Interesting write up, thanks for sharing !

The answer is just building strong communities that give a shit about building good internet spaces

Like I said in my post, interests fade. Most open source projects I’ve seen fail. What keeps a core team around over the years, most of the time, isn’t giving a shit.

I’m not sure if anything could at this point. The large amount of users has resulted in a lot lower quality of posts.

I’m presently working on changing the url schema to more match reddit’s,

Eg:

/post/{title}-{title_id}

/post/{title}-{title_id}/comments

Etc.

I have all the code changes locally but waiting for a new PSU fot my home server to come in tomorrow for my dev server as i dont feel like setting up postgres etc on my laptop

NOTE: Taken from reddit.

As explained in an earlier post, deleting your user footprint on Reddit completely requires overwriting all your posts and comments with a boilerplate or randomized message, then deleting them all, and finally deleting the account itself.

I have found two tools that do this well, one using the Reddit API, and one not. The one using the Reddit API has more features and fewer bugs, but it may stop working beyond July 1, 2023. Both tools require a Windows, macOS, Linux, etc. computer.

My advice is to wait as close to July 1, 2023 as you can, if not beyond it, in case Reddit changes course at the last second. You may also want to request all your data from Reddit before deleting anything. Or use Reddit Manager to backup selectively.

Power Delete Suite

• https://github.com/j0be/PowerDeleteSuite
• Requires a Windows, macOS, Linux, etc. computer.
• Requires a major web browser.
• Uses the Reddit API. May stop working beyond July 1, 2023.
• Follow the instructions on the GitHub readme.
• The UI should be self-explanatory.
• Configure it to overwrite your posts and comments first, then delete them.

Better Reddit Delete

• https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/370530-better-reddit-delete
• Requires a Windows, macOS, Linux, etc. computer.
• Requires a major web browser.
• Requires Greasemonkey, Tampermonkey, or Violentmonkey to be installed on the web browser.
• Does not use the Reddit API. Will continue to work beyond July 1, 2023.
• Follow the instructions on the Greasy Fork readme.

404 wouldn’t be the right status code, 403 would be more suitable.

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Status#client_error_responses

Ehm, it is hard to make social platforms work. I work in technology, as a software engineer and am paid to keep our core services running. It is a full time job with some of the best minds around me.

Luckily, I work in a sector that mainly sees traffic 9-5 m-f, but social platforms need hands on deck 24/7/365.

Eh, i’ve been on it for probably around 15 years. Not going to miss it, but still will append site:reddit.com to all of my search queries as its impossible to get a good answer anywhere else on the internet

it could have been done much better.

Care to expand on this point?