r/ProCSS • u/LordZarasophos • Apr 23 '17

Discussion I'm just a normal redditor, wat do?

Hello! You probably just read a post or a comment on how the admins want to get rid of CSS and how that is a bad thing. You followed the link someone posted to /r/proCSSthis sub and now you're here. This post will hopefully be your guide on what to do if you are convinced that getting rid of CSS would be a bad idea and want to support us in hopefully making sure it stays.

(If you aren't really sure what any of this is about, check out the admin announcement as well as this explanation by /u/reseph of why this will probably be a bad thing.)

Sadly, there isn't one big button we can push to make sure everything stays as it is. The only thing we can do is raise awareness and hope that we get enough people together to protest against this change that the admins see reason. Therefore, a three-step exercise in hopefully getting heard:

1. Subscribe to /r/proCSS

The easiest way to show your support for /r/proCSS is by subscribing to it. This is also the most reliable way we have of showing how many redditors support us.

2. Make a meme

Now, we've already done a lot of things to raise awareness. But you know what gets awareness - and upvotes - like nothing else? That's right. It's memes. OC memes, especially. Gentlemen/women - we will utilise meme magic. Please stay civil, though.

3. Spread the word

And lastly, just do whatever you can to get the word out. The only limit is your fantasy~~

So a few media outlets have picked up on the story. I'll try to put links to the articles here.

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u/twilexis Apr 24 '17

Can you please add the discord to this post? It's in the sidebar :)

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u/LordZarasophos Apr 24 '17

did that, thanks for the suggestion

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u/markevens Apr 25 '17

Where has reddit removed CSS, and have they given an explanation why?

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u/LordZarasophos Apr 25 '17

CSS will be removed "over the coming months". See this announcement thread for more information.

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u/ShadowCammy Apr 25 '17

Would "hey spez, the fuck you doing my dude?" be appropriate to show I'm dissatisfied with Reddit's decision to remove CSS?

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u/LordZarasophos Apr 25 '17

No, since it wouldnt be constructive criticism. Admins are humans too - they just made a design decision that we don't agree with.

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u/xereeto Apr 27 '17

PETITION to save CSS. It's worked in the past, it can work again.

OP pls add this to post thx

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u/flameoguy Apr 23 '17

Mods, if you are reading this: Sticky this.

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u/Hexatomb Apr 24 '17

FYI, your message to the admins has some typos. Here it is updated:

Hello!

I want to protest against the recently announced impending removal of individual subreddit CSS. This is a change that I feel will severely curtail the potential of subreddit communities to express themselves, killing one of the largest motivations to come to reddit: The highly interesting and intricate subcultures and communities. Removing custom CSS in favor of a widget system will lead to some subreddits completely and many losing parts of their purpose, limiting or outright killing them. Therefore, please reconsider your policy; subreddits are the thing that make reddit worth visiting.

Thank you for your time!