Polls and vote counts can no longer be used to measure subreddit sentiment on this issue. That window closed once the first blackout began, which thrust low-information members into a situation where it looks like the subreddit suddenly shut down. The majority of redditors have no idea where their subreddits disappeared to, why, or when they will be back. Therefore, they can't participate in any votes.

All sentiment measurements going forward will skew towards Very Online users following the drama closely, which GP is arguing will ignore a silent majority of the subreddit's actual MAU.

> which GP is arguing will ignore a silent majority of the subreddit's actual MAU.

...while also claiming they're clairvoyant and know about what silent majority wants.

Also arguably silent majority doesn't matter here because they are not the ones that *produce* any content to watch in the first place.

The whole point of blackouts is for them to put pressure on Reddit, whether actively (complaining) or passively (not giving traffic)