Brad, Again I want to applaud the phenomenal job the moderation staff does on /r/golang. The team really makes it a useful resource. It's become a daily part of my routine as well as countless others.
Seeing how this thread has blown up I would like to suggest we put this to some sort of vote if the move is to actually remove the sub. I would argue that it's a valuable resource for many people. As other have noted there's a substantial user base and I fear that if the sub is removed it will negatively impact the community. My opinion is that since this highly debated, polarizing topic, having some form of closure or an official discourse of some kind to make sure the decision is very intentional and clearly stated. You're also mentioning association with the official golang organization, so things get a bit muddy there (I think?) as far as how a vote would work. I appreciate you reaching out to a larger audience. Is there an official way to do this, or is one needed? I would be interested in hearing what your and others thoughts are on this. - Eric On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 9:28 PM, Brad Fitzpatrick <bradf...@golang.org> wrote: > To be clear, this is just my opinion. Nothing is happening immediately > here. I want to talk with all the existing moderators first. > > I also want to understand whether the Go project considers /r/golang an > official space. The fact that the sidebar says "If you encounter an issue, > please mail cond...@golang.org" suggests to me that it IS an official > space. > > If it's NOT an official space, and if all moderators want to leave, then > the decision is easy: give it to new moderators and let whatever happens > happen. > > But if Go DOES consider it an official space, then I would argue it > shouldn't be. I no longer think the platform is a good place to be > associated with. And in this case, we need to decide what to do with > /r/golang (make it private, delete it, pass on ownership and request that > it be labeled unofficial in the sidebar, etc). > > I understand there are many users there. I was one of them. There are many > things I like about the Reddit UI and voting system. I would love to see a > replacement available first before we decide on anything. > > I probably should've started this thread in private with the other > moderators so I had more information to share when I mailed golang-nuts@. > > > On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 3:53 PM, Brad Fitzpatrick <bradf...@golang.org> > wrote: > >> In light of the CEO of Reddit admitting to editing user comments (see >> dozen news stories today), I propose we delete the /r/golang subreddit. >> >> That is so beyond unethical and immature, I no longer want anything to do >> with that site. I will be deleting my account on Reddit after backing up my >> content, and I will no longer be a moderator of /r/golang. >> >> If other moderators of /r/golang feel strongly that it should remain, I >> suppose you're welcome to keep it going. >> >> But if the other moderators want to abandon it and focus our conversation >> elsewhere (or build a replacement), I'm happy to just delete /r/golang. >> >> Opinions? >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "golang-nuts" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
