It's not a terrible strategy. Reddit can remove mods and reopen a subreddit but if you turn off automod, any extra moderation bots and let shit run wild then reddit has a problem.
Weaponize the assholes that mods usually have to deal with by giving them full reign.
Didn't he open source the server backend? Not the app
The stats assume all users contribute the same amount to the community.
Like you've said, if a large number of the people who submit content are the ones using the third party apps then the loss of those users has a large larger impact.
The same thing applies to moderators who use third party apps (among other tools that may not be affected) because their mod tools are better than the official app.
Weaponizing the community can be pretty powerful.
I love that Christsin had recordings. Can't wait to see how spez's AMA goes.
The C suite who are looking at the expensive leases they're paying for buildings that aren't being used, or their friends who own those buildings.
I don't need that while I'm on the train
All the more reason to not use their shitty website.
The problem with that is duplicate threads about every popular thing.
I haven't found the firmware on the high seas and I'm not keen at the idea of dumping it myself
Even with that price tag?
The problem with scale is going to be the database rather than the language / framework it's written in.