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Old 07-03-2015, 09:07 AM  
crockett
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Originally Posted by Babaganoosh View Post
People are going to have to learn to build websites again. You don't own a subreddit or Facebook group. You're subject to whatever the parent site wants to do. Subreddits that go private to protest just look foolish. Build something you own and leave the drama and stupidity behind.
It's about the traffic... Sure you build your own stuff, but it's stupid to leave that kind of traffic on the table, specially for very niche things. Not even talking porn.

Social media is the way of the web today.. Forums for example don't bring the member bases they once did.
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