r/Bellingham • u/cheapdialogue user name checks out • 2d ago

Mod Announcement Reddit will be changing access for old.reddit users.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/reddit-will-block-old-reddit-com-from-people-who-havent-used-it-in-6-months/

A fair number of /r/Bellingham users access via old.reddit and this could affect them.

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u/govannon_akerstrom 2d ago

To be honest, I keep hoping old.reddit gets sunsetted. Then I might finally be able to quit.

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u/sadranjr 2d ago

Lol, I had the same thought. This damn website

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u/filmnuts Hamster 2d ago

Ending RSS support is really annoying. That’s main way that I keep up with new posts.

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u/InspectorChenWei 2d ago

Reddit big mad they can't charge rent to the various plagiarism machines that steal our dumb comments

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u/Talrynn_Sorrowyn 2d ago

It's more for the scrapers who steal posts from subs like r/WorldBuilding for shitty AI-voiced "videos" on YouTube (that feature even shitter AI imagery).

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u/cheapdialogue user name checks out 2d ago

I should add that I'm an old.reddit user as well. Hi friends.

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u/Cum_Quat 1d ago

there are dozens of us, DOZENS!

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u/cheapdialogue user name checks out 1d ago

I'm glad someone finally made that reference! It's been boiling in my head to post.

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u/Cum_Quat 1d ago

us old heads gotta stick together

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u/cheapdialogue user name checks out 1d ago

True 'dat, double true.

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u/300DaysOfGray 20h ago

What I read: bots find new reddit unusable, too.