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Thank you. That really means a lot to me.
jedberg - Its sad to see you go, I remember when you came on at reddit. Whats next for you?
Then we'll see where the wind takes me. :) The last paragraph of the blog post has details.
IMHO, this is a major, major loss for reddit. Jedberg, I know you read HN -- you were a hugely important part of that community; any time there was about to be a user revolt, it seemed like a red-lettered Jedberg would pop up in the thread to calm everybody down. I don't think you were technically a community manager (were you?) but you did a damn good job at it anyway.
I'll second that. While it was certainly a loss when the other guys left, I definitely felt this one the most simply because jedberg was always popping up in the community, and seemed more visible than the other admins, though I'm sure the impact is also deepened because losing jedberg means the old guard have all moved on now. He made an excellent whipping boy, and played the role quite well. Jeremy, you have my sin…
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First I have to clarify that nothing I did was single handed. I couldn't possibly have done what I did without the support of the awesomeness that was the rest of team reddit. As for hipmunk, I think they already have too much talent, since they have the rest of reddit. :)
You should come swing by the foursquare offices sometime if your bored, I'll get you a fresh pack of bacon if you give me a heads up :)
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Someone sent me a cape once, but it didn't fit. To be honest, none of those things by themselves really bothered me. But I supposed the sum total of it always dragged on my subconscience.
>Someone sent me a cape once, but it didn't fit. How does a cape not fit??
Wow, I just watched him give a presentation on reddit architecture at Velocity yesterday. Shame to see him go.
And let me tell you how awkward that was knowing that I was going to post this today! And not being able to say anything.
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Maybe nothing has changed other than the obvious. People who work for small companies tend to do so because they like it. The same goes for those who work for big companies. Reddit is not a small company any more. The massive growth would have brought a lot of internal changes. It doesn't surprise me that people are out seeking what they like again.
Huh? The "massive growth" has been in traffic. I thought they had less than 10 employees.
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One of the problems with Reddit is that the vast majority of users are anti-ads and anti-corporation making any form of commercialism (even if it means more employees or a better site) nearly impossible.
And yet tons of them shell out $4 a month for Gold, so it's clearly not impossible to monetize.
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And let me tell you how awkward that was knowing that I was going to post this today! And not being able to say anything.
Well, the included cat and transformer pictures must have helped.