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Reddit is slowly killing the old interface? native image galleries are invisible

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Re: Reddit is slowly killing the old interface? native image galleries are invisible

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Post by jmclnx »

SheinhardtWigCo wrote: post #2

When old.reddit.com dies, it’s over.

Same for me, and for people using mobile, not for me. Screen to small, and I will not get into spywhere on smart phones.

So, if I cannot get to old.reddit, I stop going there, very simple.

I am glad hackernews/ycombinator still has what I consider the best WEB/Comment setup I have ever seen.

Re: Reddit is slowly killing the old interface? native image galleries are invisible

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Post by coldcode »

LeoPanthera wrote: post #7

Their mistake was keeping the old interface around at all. If they had just killed it off we would have complained about it for a while and then just moved on.

IF the old interface is replaced by the horrific one that shows like 5 articles I will never visit again.

Re: Reddit is slowly killing the old interface? native image galleries are invisible

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Post by bilegeek »

CincinnatiMan wrote: post #4

Are we sure this is intentional and not a recent bug? I feel like I've seen gallery sets before on the old UI.

It's worked on and off for me in the past. Most likely, it's a bug; however, they also have a history of A/B testing, so that can't be ruled out.

Re: Reddit is slowly killing the old interface? native image galleries are invisible

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Post by tootie »

SheinhardtWigCo wrote: post #2

When old.reddit.com dies, it’s over.

https://i.reddit.com has been around for a very long time and hasn't changed at all. It can't play video but you can browse threads and it's lightning fast. Especially without thumbnails.

Re: Reddit is slowly killing the old interface? native image galleries are invisible

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Post by zests »

__jem wrote: post #3

Mobile is just the name of the game. I don't get it -- I can't stand browsing the web on mobile versus a laptop -- but when you look at the metrics, it's hard to argue against optimizing for that channel.

I like using web on mobile, I just want to use the desktop website though. No apps, no mobile version. Just give me the website.

Re: Reddit is slowly killing the old interface? native image galleries are invisible

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Post by tmpz22 »

someperson wrote: post #25

Very good opportunity for a Reddit alternative to come in and dominate. Getting rid of old Reddit would be Digg v4 all over again.

Not really. Reddit infrastructure and product development has been subsidized by hundreds of millions in VC funding for almost a decade. At this point they don't even need a good product to stay at the table. Meanwhile to compete you need moderation tools, highly performant and reliable caching infrastructure for media rich content, enough of an ad network the investors believe you can eventually build an ad network, and to sell you soul to investors to buy marketing to keep people around long enough to gain critical mass.

Social Media isn't about innovation anymore. It's about buying a stake and rent seeking. And guess what nobody is going to sell you an acre to get started just because you feel like giving it the college try.

Re: Reddit is slowly killing the old interface? native image galleries are invisible

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Post by worldmerge »

They have also made many of the subreddits not viewable via a mobile browser pushing you to the app, it seems though the blocks go in and out of effect. At some point metrics of a sites app downloads don't mean anything when they make their primary site unusable.
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