As As we reported, Reddit is not doing well at the moment as the site owners are currently in a constant battle with readers and moderators. Users are so upset with attempts to monetize the site that they’re rolling out various protests, but one of the larger gaming subreddits – r/steam, which has 1.9 million subscribers – is now my favorite.
We’ve seen power outageswe have seen websites Switch their settings to NSFW (thus cutting ad revenue), but r/steam — whose mods have been threatened with removal if they don’t reopen the subreddit after an initial blackout — have decided as a community that if they have to reopen, they’ll do it again would open an intention.
And this purpose as PC gamer Clues, would become the web’s top destination for all things steam. And by that I don’t mean the PC’s favorite shopfront and launcher, but steam engines. steam clouds. Steam tractors, steam cars and scientific books on steam.
For example, here’s a classic “Rate my setup” post focusing on classic:
In this post, a user has an important technical question that he hopes the community can answer:
Just because there’s a protest doesn’t mean there’s nothing to celebrate:
Like most gaming subreddits, users are sometimes overcome by nostalgia and fond memories of the good old days:
Here’s a reminder that Reddit only exists today because it’s a place where users can teach, learn, and hang out with other people for free:
Although this might not be the best Effective Form of protest – as users are still generating content, anyone viewing R/Steam on the company’s official mobile app will continue to see ads. This is why they try to crowd out third-party applications in the first place– If you want to engage in a long-term protest, you might as well have fun with it.
