42 points
/r/videos and /r/music, both huge subreddits, have said they’re doing it indefinitely.
48 points
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Reddit controls the platform and will no doubt just reassign mods at some point.
15 points
31 points
Possibly, but they’d either have to find new volunteers to manage some of the largest subreddits completely unpaid, or start hiring moderators.
42 points
It won’t be hard for them to find some mods (who didn’t participate) who would jump at the opportunity at the perceived clout and authority they’d get from running a high profile sub.