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Re: Show HN: Ieddit – A minimalist, Reddit-like site with anonymous posts/comments

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Post by jdc »

jlarocco wrote: post #10

I haven't used Reddit in a very long time, but does it not allow anonymous posts and comments any more? My account, at least, isn't tied to my real name or identity in any way, IIRC. Anyway, I'm not sure anonymity is a great feature. The lack of accountability is a good part of the reason why Reddit became such a cesspool.

You're mixing up anonymity and pseudonymity.

Re: Show HN: Ieddit – A minimalist, Reddit-like site with anonymous posts/comments

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Post by Smithalicious »

I think this "reddit-with-4chan-features" approach is more viable than 8chan's "4chan-with-reddit-features" approach, since I don't think the imageboard model is very compatible with the "community-run boards" feature. It's also a good thing that (it appears that) this website is "fresh" and apolitical rather than coming forth from a political rift in another community (e.g. 8chan, gab, voat).

I'll definitely be following this website with interest; I'm a huge fan of sites that allow anonymous posting as well as how Reddit can create active communities around very niche topics (which is a lot harder on e.g. 4chan).

EDIT: I do have some problems with this rule: "Nothing that violates US law, or anything that would be considered 'gray area'." What is a 'gray area' is, itself, a gray area. I don't think the rule itself needs changing, but it would be good if it was supported by some examples of things that people might want to do but you won't allow.

EDIT2: Another issue: in a lot of fonts, Ieddit (with capital i) looks very similar to leddit (with lowercase L), which is a derogatory term for Reddit on 4chan (and possibly elsewhere) (owing to the shitty rageface memes which use the word "le")

Re: Show HN: Ieddit – A minimalist, Reddit-like site with anonymous posts/comments

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Post by npo9 »

kspacewalk2 wrote: post #9
jonathankoren wrote: post #5

Hasn't the past 20 years shown that anonymous posts and comments are a perfect breeding ground for trolls?

You're on a site where at least half the commenters are anonymous, and evidently the discussion level here is good enough for you to stay. Conversely, Facebook is not any less cancerous because they have a real name policy. So no, I'd say the least N years have not shown that.

I think the most important aspect of a community is its members. Reddit, Facebook, etc have all tried hard to grow their communities and have reduced the quality of them as they increased the headcount.

The best communities don’t strive for the hockey stick growth.

Re: Show HN: Ieddit – A minimalist, Reddit-like site with anonymous posts/comments

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Post by icedchai »

jdc wrote: post #14
jlarocco wrote: post #10

I haven't used Reddit in a very long time, but does it not allow anonymous posts and comments any more? My account, at least, isn't tied to my real name or identity in any way, IIRC. Anyway, I'm not sure anonymity is a great feature. The lack of accountability is a good part of the reason why Reddit became such a cesspool.

You're mixing up anonymity and pseudonymity.

Just create a new throwaway account each time.

Re: Show HN: Ieddit – A minimalist, Reddit-like site with anonymous posts/comments

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Post by rolleiflex »

pippy wrote: post #12

Have you thought about making the data distributed and p2p? that way it's more resilient. Reddit at one stage was also minimalist and open source

I've made that, called Aether. https://getaether.net (Source at github.com/nehbit/aether)
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