my interpretation- they were WAITING for an outside party to speak up about it, ...

evan_ on Feb 13, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Reddit takes a new direction

my interpretation- they were WAITING for an outside party to speak up about it, so they could say "well, x party forced our hand" to shift the blame. Reddit (the company) is terrified of upsetting its userbase, lest it go the way of Digg.