So the three days came and went. The thing is that several events took place that changed the playing field.

Reddit actually went in and removed all Mods from several high traffic subs that had switched to NSFW. The mods were following the rules. They listened to the will of the users and removed posting rules. As such, they marked the subs NSFW because they knew what was going to happen. But Admins decided that the advertising clicks were more important. So they removed the mods, locked down the subs, and deleted posts that were critical to spez.

Then in a an announcement, they said that they don't mind certain levels of 'approved protest' but that marking a sub as NSFW when it was not before warrants their actions. 'Approved protest' is a conflict of terms. It reminds me of the term 'alternative facts'.

So an 'approved protest' such as the John Oliver posts actually help Reddit. Because they are funny. And funny means clicks and eyeballs on ads. Sure the user who joined the sub won't be getting the content they originally came for, but really who cares about that? It is the ad clicks that make a difference. THAT is why Admins went nuclear. Because several default subs went NSFW which means no ad revenue.

Right now, I am not sure what happens. I just didn't want to leave you guys in the dark any longer than I already have. And I cannot speak for the other mods. I invite them to share their thoughts in this post. And you guys as well. Please. Let's talk about it. Tell the mods what you think about BSTT in this thread. And we'll take what you say seriously.

We are back open. /u/spez and the Admins do not care. I have stopped modding most of the subs I used to but I love this place too much to leave.