Would be lovely if you have some source or something to read about.
Consider my interest piqued. I gave the Wikipedia page a skim and it seems like a good starting point
JayGray91
joined 2 months ago
IMO it's gatekeeping. I got the feeling there's a group in the threadiverse that don't want reddit refugees.
To them, it's a feature, not a bug
From my 10 year reddit experience, hardly anyone reads the sidebar until shoved down the throat.
I'm expecting the same from recent reddit refugees.
Although one could argue having a DM pop in right after sign up and they would ignore it as well. Projection from me, but that's what I did when I subbed to a subreddit that has a welcoming DM. I don't doubt others do to.
To the defense of the me turned instances, there's only so much admins can do. Leading a horse to the water and all, as the saying goes