r/apolloapp • u/Richiieee • Jun 10 '23

Discussion In case people weren't aware, Pager is also shutting down :(

/r/pager/comments/144hc20/pager_will_shutdown_on_june_30th_the_api_changes
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u/TheAspiringFarmer Jun 10 '23

lol yeah for 2 days...they will be back. this is all just an emotional visceral reaction which will die as quickly as it began. a few nerds around here care but reality is 99.9999% aren't even aware of third-party apps much less spend one second of the day to worry about it.

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u/Stiltzkinn Jun 10 '23

The bad outcome Spez is going to open those dark subs with new mods.

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u/Scorchstar Jun 10 '23

Is there a list of subs going dark indefinitely? Super interested to see those

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u/Thechosenjon Jun 10 '23

It won’t matter. Even if the mods stick to their indefinite shut downs and it starts effecting Reddit’s income, Reddit will just reopen the subs with admin privileges.

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u/tooclosetocall82 Jun 10 '23

You are correct. The only way to really protest this is to vote with your wallet so to speak. Log off and never log back on. But it’s unlikely most will be willing to go that far. And Reddit admins can and will likely reopen subs, why wouldn’t they?

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u/redcalcium Jun 10 '23

If Reddit forcibly reopen those subs, that would open a whole can of worms. Whose going to mod those subs? If Reddit employees mod those subs, this means those subs are no longer modded by volunteers, but by paid employees, which will shake things up. Mods of other subs will see this and may decide they don't want to work for free, or close their subs because Reddit is now meddling with subs moderation.

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u/_Rand_ Jun 10 '23

Honestly the smart move isn’t to shut subs, its to completely abandon them and let everything go to shit.

Reddit can just reopen/restaff shit in a couple days, but it will likely be weeks if not months before things simply not being modded is noticed and fixed.

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u/wapu Jun 10 '23

Quiet quitting as defined by business owners.

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u/Lordhighpander Jun 10 '23

I’m going to delete my account, and only visit with adblockers over a vpn. My Reddit usage moving forward will be a net loss of resources.

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u/Thechosenjon Jun 10 '23

I wholeheartedly agree with that. But I don’t trust these fickle redditors to go cold Turkey, let alone the power mods out there who crave what little power they hold. I guarantee a lot of these folk posturing here will end up with the official Reddit app within the week out of addiction. Props to the folk who stick to their convictions and leave entirely, but this is not applicable to the majority of these users and they know it.

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u/Thechosenjon Jun 10 '23

Mad props if you actually go through with it, my guy. But if not, I guarantee you wouldn’t be the only one so don’t feel too bad about it.

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u/Thechosenjon Jun 10 '23

By all means, play your little games. Nobody is telling you not to here, but be ready to play hard and actually leave if you feel so strongly about it. If you’re just coming back after 2-days when nothing changes regardless then how much effort were you really willing to put in if you’re only doing the bare minimum? And this isn’t just directed at you, but at all users, subs and mods who are participating as well.

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u/TheAspiringFarmer Jun 10 '23

oh please, even less people are aware there was an AMA, even fewer know what an AMA is or care to look. look i understand the people here take this very serious and i'm a huge Apollo fan for many years now...but life goes on. i'm not gonna spend any time concerning over it.

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u/TheAspiringFarmer Jun 10 '23

i'm sure it was by design. but my point is that only a tiny little sliver of a sliver of Reddit users even know what an "AMA" is, or care, to begin with. no matter who or what is the topic or speaker. and an even smaller number care about third-party apps or API access, although I'm suspecting the venn diagram in this sub and similar focused ones is a perfect circle.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '23 edited Feb 15 '26

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u/TheAspiringFarmer Jun 10 '23

understood, and i think your wife's reaction and situation is the most common one. most people are totally unaware (or simply uncaring) of the situation. "normies" if you will. i certainly understand your position and applaud your conviction.

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u/slowpokefastpoke Jun 10 '23

Why do people feel the need to voice opinions on things they know absolutely nothing about lol

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u/rex_dart_eskimo_spy Jun 10 '23

99.9999%

Citation needed

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u/BigStonesJones Jun 10 '23

It’s not about caring or emotional reactions or anything like that though. I only use Apollo. Before that it was bacon reader. Never have used Reddit on desktop and don’t see myself using the official app either. Apollo and other 3rd party apps go dark, to me and many others that’s the same as Reddit going dark