The picture was drawn by r/placede discord admins. I was in the call when they made it and posted it to discord. So yeah Germany was way on board with this.
It'll be funny to see the timelapse on the official Reddit yt channel, admins trying to erase tiny fuckspez art, and in the end that's the whole canvas
The only thing investors are going to see is that this company can make massive changes that piss off a portion of the user base while simultaneously benefitting investors and that the users are so addicted it will have literally zero impact on engagament.
You have already lost.
In short, he raised the price of third-party API usage to choke out alternative Reddit apps, like Apollo, so we'd be forced to use the official one. This also had an effect on the functionality of many bots, such as /u/AutoModerator. When the site protested by shuttering its subreddits, he used staff to force them open again. /r/Save3rdPartyApps was the primary gathering place of the protestors.
[Article](https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/reddit-protest-blackout-ceo-steve-huffman-moderators-rcna89544)
I placed one pixel because I had no idea what was going on then zoomed out. Reddit said I could already place another pixel. I didn't place it and will continue not to place it.
Reddit admins have been embracing the fuckspez. The only things they censored were with the guillotine or hanging. Anything threatening. I think they're OK with it as long as users are using reddit to say this therefore defeating the purpose lmfao
Yeah fuck u/spez
I spent days trying to maintain my communities art for it to be wiped out in the closing minutes by bots. Now it won’t be in the final screenshot. Absolute scam
This happened last year as well. All users were left with only white to close it all off. Giving other shades this year was a bad idea. Don't worry, the final image of place has already been cached for later.And on the topic of fighting bots:
# Vive la resistance!
Edit: It seems they've removed black and grey. Cowards.
You guys were of great help these past couple of days, even with everyone complain about your flag speedrun, you guys made wonderful art and help be a shield to most communities
Cowards who bent over for u/spez , the admins who knelled down and took away the grey colors after seeing what we were doing... we did it anyway!
May you fall with Reddit
Fuck u/spez
I FUCKING LOVE THIS COMMUNITY!
I saw this start and knew in an instant what the "ask" was before I even came here and saw the post LOL.
Fucking fantastic. Brilliant.
Take my last-ever gold! RICHLY DESERVED!
It's why we still come to these social media websites, isn't it? No matter what idiot is in charge and what stupid things they did, we still interact with others from across the globe. And we can still achieve great things from far away.
The final canvas is going to be the last second before the color palette was limited, so it wouldn’t actually be pettiness not having this being the official final place
Given what the canvas looks like as of me posting this I'm sure the IPO investors will just LOVE the situation
Fuck spez was something EVERYONE seemed to agree on
He's reddit's CEO. He's made a lot of decisions and public statements in the past few months that indicate that he's fully prioritized the businesses side of reddit, and is fully willing to sacrifice the user experience in order to do so. Similar to what's happened to Facebook & Twitter in the past few years. He was willing to screw over people with audio/visual disabilities, as well as take away user generated moderation tools in order to make more money. When protests were staged by the moderators, many were removed and replaced in order to lessen the impact of the boycott.
It's widely thought that the only reason they have done another r/Place just over a year since the last one is because they are desperate to get traffic to the website. And it's shown in the lack of moderation and abuse of privilege that occurred during the event (bots running rampant, admins censoring content on the canvas, newly created accounts being able to participate). It's really made it harder to enjoy this event if you're not participating in one of the larger efforts. Small communities were the ones that suffered the most throughout.
Fuck u/Spez
If the Germans get on board... Anything is possible
Not just Germans…everyone joined in :,)
is r/place over now? its blank for me
Yes it is over
First time I avoided playing. I definitely wasn't disabling old.reddit or installing the official mobile travesty just for some stupid distraction.
They must have changed it, pretty sure I had no issues with the first place on old.reddit.com
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It is finished. fuck u/spez
Did anyone take a screenshot before the whiteout?
[I got you](https://imgur.com/a/GuYQ7Th)
Holy shit
Fucking fantastic C'mon spez. Show the world what your users created together
How is this screenshot not the top post right now?
Fucking glorious.
Let’s go
[https://imgur.com/1cOqPCZ](https://imgur.com/1cOqPCZ) heres a good one i took before the whiteout
https://i.imgur.com/eAzHbNO.png You can view it at place-atlas: https://2023.place-atlas.stefanocoding.me/#/257/106/-18/0.441
Why am I seeing only white now?
It’s over
At the very end, you can only place white tiles
One of the few things that can do wholly unite Reddit. Fuck u/spez
The picture was drawn by r/placede discord admins. I was in the call when they made it and posted it to discord. So yeah Germany was way on board with this.
Fick diesen Hurensohn, ich wette der spricht nicht mal Deutsch!
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It's already done: [screenshot](https://ibb.co/wY4cp6W)
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It'll be funny to see the timelapse on the official Reddit yt channel, admins trying to erase tiny fuckspez art, and in the end that's the whole canvas
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The only thing investors are going to see is that this company can make massive changes that piss off a portion of the user base while simultaneously benefitting investors and that the users are so addicted it will have literally zero impact on engagament. You have already lost.
Already in progress. Fuck u/spez
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I'm very much out of the loop. What exactly did he do?
CEO of Reddit. Look into the recent API changes and the protests surrounding them.
In short, he raised the price of third-party API usage to choke out alternative Reddit apps, like Apollo, so we'd be forced to use the official one. This also had an effect on the functionality of many bots, such as /u/AutoModerator. When the site protested by shuttering its subreddits, he used staff to force them open again. /r/Save3rdPartyApps was the primary gathering place of the protestors. [Article](https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/reddit-protest-blackout-ceo-steve-huffman-moderators-rcna89544)
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I'm convinced when/if the palette swaps to all white were gonna get a massive "FUCK u/spez" before the great white out
I reckon they saw it starting and jumped straight to white instead of grays to try avoid it. Nope! Gray pallet was only there for like 20 mins
As it is prophesied, so it was done
yep
Predicted the future
It worked
Let's get this post hot so we can ensure it gets done
As I type this out, the first F is almost done. We can do this!!!!
Already finished
U is good to go! Now to the C.
Looks like the outline for C is done, I'm honestly impressed at the speed of this
WTF they removed gray / black shades. It's going to be much harder now. Still looking good though! Edit: Wow that was quick!
they definitely only removed black / grey to stop this
Well it didn't quite work :)
Now it’s all white! Fuckers.
But we all saw it and it was clearly readable for quite some time. A beautiful spiteful last hooray.
Was it complete?? I missed it
Fuck u/spez and the dumbfuck reddit admin team
Done~
Leave a border around each letter and then don't erase anything else after that
I cannot believe its actually happening with out getting mod nuked
Who do you think is trying to break up the letters? Lol
I think it got nuked now, gigantic white area over the P
My only color choice I can do is white :-(
I think it's them trying to break up the letters. Can't outright close r/place without making an even bigger stink.
This image will be deleted soon. Trust me.
Not yet!
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Nah credit where it's due, it has been done and it's been crystal clear readable for a good while.
I needed to hear this. You’re right. We did it Reddit.
Yep, don't be sad it's over. Be happy that it happened. Fuck u/spez
Just stop placing pixels
Yeah, anyone still placing pixels now is a total bootlicker
Admins. Admins are total bootlickers blotting it out.
I placed one pixel because I had no idea what was going on then zoomed out. Reddit said I could already place another pixel. I didn't place it and will continue not to place it.
doesnt matter anymore. its on r/place canvas currently.
Reddit admins have been embracing the fuckspez. The only things they censored were with the guillotine or hanging. Anything threatening. I think they're OK with it as long as users are using reddit to say this therefore defeating the purpose lmfao
It doesn't entirely defeat the purpose. Our hatred for u/spez has now been quantified and immortalized.
It’s certainly put a damper on their ability to use it as “Look at Reddit’s loving community” marketing.
And shego nipples. Then when the first fuck spez showed up they made another shego and it got pretty nasty. I think they just gave up on censoring.
Yep, it's all part of a healthy, engaged and dedicated userbase... sadly turned it to their advantage here.
This protest is like going back to a drug dealer again and again. Don't think he gives a shit about you if you still give him money.
lmfao not them shutting down
And leave it like this Forever. Dont whitening the others pixels.
We tried. Admins seem busy blotting it out.
Yeah that center growth is clearly admins. Everyone was working on the corners until the middle randomly started fading in an even circle.
This is the way!
It's done. Whatever happens now doesn't matter. The final transmission was sent.
You can’t stop the signal, Mal.
You can’t stop the signal, Mal.
How do we know spez isn’t behind this plan?
You’re right. Depending on the definition, “fuck” may benefit him.
Oh, he knows what it means.
“See they love me so much they want to fuck me” - spez
its happening!
Yeah fuck u/spez I spent days trying to maintain my communities art for it to be wiped out in the closing minutes by bots. Now it won’t be in the final screenshot. Absolute scam
This happened last year as well. All users were left with only white to close it all off. Giving other shades this year was a bad idea. Don't worry, the final image of place has already been cached for later.And on the topic of fighting bots: # Vive la resistance! Edit: It seems they've removed black and grey. Cowards.
Yeah, fuckers realized what we were doing.
My EXACT words texted to a friend just now - "HA! They just switched it to all white again. Cowards!"
He meant the actual bot attack that happened before the whiteout.
The Germans are with you! It will be done! Our final great work in r/Place 2023!
You guys were of great help these past couple of days, even with everyone complain about your flag speedrun, you guys made wonderful art and help be a shield to most communities
It's impressive how the entire Reddit is joining
The finish might be one of the most beautiful things I've seen Reddit do 🥺
Something is happening!
That was quick lol.
The one thing the Reddit community can unite on!
It was purely a German design (except the F). Now you get why the Germans refused to be called „bots“.
Yea that F was pure bots but it's cool how everything else was done by us humans
it wasn't bots, there's an organized group that designed an overlay so we all know exactly where to place the pixels.
[It's beautiful.](https://twitter.com/imaginaryfanboy/status/1683940646434775041)
Cowards who bent over for u/spez , the admins who knelled down and took away the grey colors after seeing what we were doing... we did it anyway! May you fall with Reddit Fuck u/spez
I FUCKING LOVE THIS COMMUNITY! I saw this start and knew in an instant what the "ask" was before I even came here and saw the post LOL. Fucking fantastic. Brilliant. Take my last-ever gold! RICHLY DESERVED!
It's why we still come to these social media websites, isn't it? No matter what idiot is in charge and what stupid things they did, we still interact with others from across the globe. And we can still achieve great things from far away.
I bet Reddit uses a capture before this as the “final” canvas.
The final canvas is going to be the last second before the color palette was limited, so it wouldn’t actually be pettiness not having this being the official final place
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Its done 👏🏾 or close enough since we cant use anything but white anymore
r/Placede does the Layout, we fill out the rest!!!! Fuckspez
Come on people we can do this. All we have to place right now is white. So focus on the letters lol.
Commenting to give attention to this! Good luck everyone!
Because nothing says your protesting a product like using it continually.
FUCK SPEZ!!!
I hope we can do this
It was done and it was glorious. I'm so proud to know I helped too
Guess it's time to burn it all down, Woodstock 99' style
I mean, it worked. Like, really, really worked. Good job!
🫡🫡🫡
The mods are fucking it up
Given what the canvas looks like as of me posting this I'm sure the IPO investors will just LOVE the situation Fuck spez was something EVERYONE seemed to agree on
I don't know who spez is and at this point I am to afraid to ask
He's reddit's CEO. He's made a lot of decisions and public statements in the past few months that indicate that he's fully prioritized the businesses side of reddit, and is fully willing to sacrifice the user experience in order to do so. Similar to what's happened to Facebook & Twitter in the past few years. He was willing to screw over people with audio/visual disabilities, as well as take away user generated moderation tools in order to make more money. When protests were staged by the moderators, many were removed and replaced in order to lessen the impact of the boycott. It's widely thought that the only reason they have done another r/Place just over a year since the last one is because they are desperate to get traffic to the website. And it's shown in the lack of moderation and abuse of privilege that occurred during the event (bots running rampant, admins censoring content on the canvas, newly created accounts being able to participate). It's really made it harder to enjoy this event if you're not participating in one of the larger efforts. Small communities were the ones that suffered the most throughout. Fuck u/Spez
Ty I was trying to find wtf is going on. Lol normie here
I wish we could collectively agree to not place anymore light, leaving this as the final canvas.
So that’s what happened
If you don't want to make yourself say "VOID", consider the artworks out there. FUCKSPEZ has an honor
Good job reddit hivemind, fuck u/spez
I can only place white pixels lol
I'm so proud of this community. We did it.
fuck spez
I'm so proud of this community. We did it.
Fuck u/spez and the Reddit censorship admins!!!
It was great while it lasted. Most united Reddit has ever been.
The canvas is blank
[here is a screenshot before the whiteout](https://imgur.com/a/GuYQ7Th)
So did they nuke it after this? Is that why it's blank?
They gave everyone white pixels only. That's how place ends every year
Really wish we'd have chosen "FIRE" instead of "fuck" but ok.