Reddit: open /r/pics or else. Mods: OK but you didn't say how

I honestly don't know if this is allowed here but I thought this is malicious compliance at its finest.

If you don't want to drive traffic there I'll repost what the mods posted below:

POLL: Decide on the future of /r/Pics!

Hello, /r/Pics subscribers!

Boy, what a whacky time we've all had lately, huh? Reddit decided to kill off third-party applications, a protest got planned (and possibly exploited by bad actors), the site showed up in the news, various communities started opening back up, others decided to stay inaccessible, and then the CEO of Reddit implied that a bunch of moderators would be removed from their positions!

Crazy, right?

Anyway, we – the so-called "landed gentry" – definitely want to comply with the wishes of the "royal court," and they've told us that we need to run the subreddit in the way that its members want. To that end, we figured that the only reasonable thing to do was directly ask how you'd like things to progress from here.

Which of the following should we do?

  1. Return to normal operations
  2. Only allow images of John Oliver looking sexy To be clear, if people choose the second option, screen-grabs from videos will be allowed (provided that there aren't any visible logos, inserted graphics, or other digital elements present). You could – if you wanted to – look through episodes of Last Week Tonight on YouTube, find moments featuring John Oliver at his sexiest, then post images of those moments here.

It's entirely up to you! Whatever the /r/Pics community decides is best, we'll respect!

Vote, friends! Vote now!

(You can vote by upvoting either of the comments in the thread below.)

Voting has now closed.

Our final tally is as follows:

Return to normal operations: -2,329 votes

Only allow images of John Oliver looking sexy: 37,331 votes

It would seem that the community has spoken!

Henceforth, /r/Pics will only allow images of John Oliver looking sexy.

(Said images must adhere to all of the community's other rules, including those mandated by Reddit.)

Happy posting!

smuuthbrane,
@smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works avatar

Dammit, I do NOT need any more temptations to go back to Reddit!! DAMN YOU SEXY JOHN OLIVER!!

LenticularTorsion,

John Oliver, the savior of reddit?

smuuthbrane,
@smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works avatar

Just waiting for the inevitable AI generated NSFW John Oliver influx.

LightDelaBlue,
@LightDelaBlue@lemmy.world avatar

also the case on r/piracy

harbo,

I can’t see what they did, my browser says it can’t establish connection to the server. Sounds like reddit admins took whatever it was down?

darkstar,

Just did my part and posted a sexy John Oliver image

AnonStoleMyPants,

God dammit I guess I'll make an exception for /r/pics.

Senseibu,
@Senseibu@feddit.uk avatar

Is Reddit having issues again right now? I can’t load the site properly in the last 5 mins

EcstaticHumility,
@EcstaticHumility@lemmy.one avatar

Well, the people have spoken 😂

LenticularTorsion,

The mods are just doing what people want, innit? This is perfect!

xc2215x,

Love this from the mods.

Aaron-Davis363,
@Aaron-Davis363@kbin.social avatar

As a fan of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, I love this idea.

seeCseas,

I do wanna hear what John Oliver has to say about this.

Steak,

hahaha that's brilliant

redballooon,

I gotta go back to Reddit now. Haven’t been on /r/pics for years.

eee,

This is just hilariously amazing

sin_free_for_00_days,

Haha, love it.

npastaSyn,

Fair and honest poll. Good on them.

Ashlexa,

This is amazing!

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