Yeah, I recall some subs I’m in explicitly said they’d blackout for two days, then reopen and ask users what they want to do, which is an extremely reasonable approach.

I plan to check in tomorrow for exactly that reason and everyone else here should, too. If the people who agree with the blackout don’t go back tomorrow to announce their support for an indefinite blackout, it shifts the ratio of remaining people in favour of ending the blackout.

And even for those who don’t intend to return to reddit, the blackout is a good thing because it will drive further people to sites like this. We need content creators. I don’t think we’ve hit critical mass yet. And the front page feels very dominated by news about reddit, which does not have long term potential. This site cannot be just a place to complain about reddit.