Show HN: New interface for Reddit – What do you think?

Post by hunterist » Tue, Oct 06, 2015, 2:26 PM UTC

kagamine wrote: post #24

First off, the default landing page should not include NSFW, and when I changed to the SFW tab, because having "cumsluts" in red lettering on my screen isn't considered part of my job, I got NSFW subs in the SFW list, for example /r/WTF. And everything everyone else said. I hope this is a joke as the name suggests. Reddit actually has good UX, especially with RES added, as it provided content first and is easy to rea…

Post by hunterist » Tue, Oct 06, 2015, 2:35 PM UTC

elaus wrote: post #30

I think most people in the comments don't realize that this seems to be a joke hinting at the deep repulsion of 9gag on reddit (as it's accused of stealing reddit's content). The page looks like 9gag but with the content of reddit --> 9reddit. Therefore I guess design choices were not made on best usability or with the goal of improving the current reddit layout. That said I probably won't use it in the future, but i…

Post by hunterist » Tue, Oct 06, 2015, 2:41 PM UTC

BorisMelnik wrote: post #26

another note (not criticism) - its sad to say, but when you get a company like reddit that is YC backed and hard pressed to find new streams of revenue, UX really isn't the front runner when it comes to new design changes. take 9reddit.com for instance, one thing I just noticed was the lack of "share" button on the front page (under each post.) while this may seem like a minor setting to most, and probably an under-u…

Post by hunterist » Tue, Oct 06, 2015, 2:50 PM UTC

darkstar999 wrote: post #6

I'm not seeing any posts. Did you hit a throttle?

Post by hunterist » Tue, Oct 06, 2015, 2:53 PM UTC

Tinyyy wrote: post #23

techaddict009 wrote: post #22

You probably violate TOS of Adsense by using ads on content you dont own!

What about all those mobile Reddit apps? They run ads too!