Exactly! I think that the solution to this issue is to ask more questions on Lemmy. If more people ask, we may be able to get more information without having to type "reddit" after our questions X)
Since I left Reddit, I've had a few searches yield very helpful Reddit results. I read them and move on. I'm running an adblocker and I'm not providing value by commenting. I see no problem with this.
I know it's a meme, but the way I see it is, giving Reddit a click or two won't really move the needle much.
Really it's about the long-term. If you're on the Fediverse creating content and not on Reddit, eventually those search results will stop pointing at Reddit. That's the real win I think.
Give it time. Reddit has only been the “go-to” for a few years. Before that it was random forums. As the fediverse picks up, it will become the go to. Especially considering a lot of the tech enthusiasts are moving here.
It's this actually true though? I always had to add Reddit at the end of the search query as it always gave me some shit websites as sources otherwise.
@sharan@Lemmyin if you need the info you could always use a cached version of the site on internet archive or the Google search cache, that way you’re not directing any traffic to Reddit and you still get all the info
It's been so difficult lately with all the subreddits going private. Makes me sad that I can't get help through Reddit anymore. Years and years of QnA down the drain.
True this, I had an issue using the duckstation emulator and then googled and the whole first page of search hits were reddit posts to a blacked out sub. Grrr.
You should post your Beau opinion on [email protected], I think since the movie sub is trying to keep its users on reddit it's been slow to get movie discussion going here lol
but does the link work? it might not. might be private, might have got deleted. i know mine did.
I've seen posts saying is the right thing to just modify your posts so people can still find the content. i suspect those ideas are well liked by Reddit admins. f that. nuke it from orbit. it's the only way.
For my part I'm trying not to generate traffic at all on the site. I feel quite powerless in this mess, and my clicks are all the little power I have. Maybe I'm paranoid but if Reddit leadership continues seeing traffic coming in on the site without people accessing the content and, more importantly, their ads, I fear they'll start to "demod" the current mods and install moderators more aligned with their "policies".