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Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by gibbonsrcool »

IgorPartola wrote: post #217
henning wrote: post #200

The Reddit of 2006 where tutorials on generating HTML in Lisp rocket to the top of the homepage is long gone. I can't imagine investing in an ad company that is fueled by clickbait and outrage the way Reddit is. Plus, some percentage of the userbase will always run aggressive ad blockers and be impossible to effectvely monetize. However, my brain works very differently from other people's, so I could be wrong.

Ok I’ll bite. How would you fix Reddit? I have been using online forums for the past 20+ years and I know what you mean about communities like Reddit going from nerd heavy topics to primarily being the free advertising platform for onlyfans accounts and political hacks. But how would Reddit at this point stuff the genie back into the bottle? For that matter, if you don’t believe in Reddit’s long term success, there a…

Get rid of the current moderators and pay professionals. Automate the universal rules and use these folks to steer content back to when it was most meaningful. Also dedicate as many resources as possible to identify and prevent astroturfing and shills.

Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by donio »

cyberge99 wrote: post #161
eljimmy wrote: post #160

I can’t help but think this is the end for that site. It started off with a very old school minimalist designed forum vibe and has been devolving into dark patterns and advertisements as of late. I guess good things can’t stay free forever and the bills need to be paid somehow. Wish they went to a donation model like Wikipedia instead.

I found reddit from the great digg.com exodus. They didn’t learn.

The fact that old.reddit.com continues to be available suggests that they did.

Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by disconcision »

dmart wrote: post #126
halfmatthalfcat wrote: post #76

It's sad what Reddit has become and I only believe IPO-ing will accelerate that demise.

Yes, despite how Reddit has gotten worse over the years, it will be a huge loss for the web once it finally fully jumps the shark. Already it’s pretty much the last place to find real human opinions in a sea of content marketing garbage.

yes, i only visit reddit directly a 1-2 times a day now as opposed to 100+ from maybe 2010-2017, but i still often append 'reddit' to certain searches with great effect.

Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by yjftsjthsd-h »

IgorPartola wrote: post #217
henning wrote: post #200

The Reddit of 2006 where tutorials on generating HTML in Lisp rocket to the top of the homepage is long gone. I can't imagine investing in an ad company that is fueled by clickbait and outrage the way Reddit is. Plus, some percentage of the userbase will always run aggressive ad blockers and be impossible to effectvely monetize. However, my brain works very differently from other people's, so I could be wrong.

Ok I’ll bite. How would you fix Reddit? I have been using online forums for the past 20+ years and I know what you mean about communities like Reddit going from nerd heavy topics to primarily being the free advertising platform for onlyfans accounts and political hacks. But how would Reddit at this point stuff the genie back into the bottle? For that matter, if you don’t believe in Reddit’s long term success, there a…

I personally think the fix is to let it be separate communities; kill/deemphasize the "all" feed, emphasize separate subreddits, and make it easy for users to curate what they see. The problem, of course, it that this runs counter to maximizing engagement.

Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by briga »

henning wrote: post #200

The Reddit of 2006 where tutorials on generating HTML in Lisp rocket to the top of the homepage is long gone. I can't imagine investing in an ad company that is fueled by clickbait and outrage the way Reddit is. Plus, some percentage of the userbase will always run aggressive ad blockers and be impossible to effectvely monetize. However, my brain works very differently from other people's, so I could be wrong.

> some percentage of the userbase will always run aggressive ad blockers and be impossible to effectvely monetize

Can’t block ads when they’re disguised as user content. Viral marketers have had a heyday hawking their products on Reddit

Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by seattle_spring »

TylerE wrote: post #194
seattle_spring wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What are some examples of rug pulls? All of the ones I can think of are ICOs, not IPOs. I can, however, think of dozens of IPOs that have gone gangbusters.

It never actually IPOed, but Theranos?

> Rug pulls are happening on a regular basis

Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by GhettoComputers »

IgorPartola wrote: post #217
henning wrote: post #200

The Reddit of 2006 where tutorials on generating HTML in Lisp rocket to the top of the homepage is long gone. I can't imagine investing in an ad company that is fueled by clickbait and outrage the way Reddit is. Plus, some percentage of the userbase will always run aggressive ad blockers and be impossible to effectvely monetize. However, my brain works very differently from other people's, so I could be wrong.

Ok I’ll bite. How would you fix Reddit? I have been using online forums for the past 20+ years and I know what you mean about communities like Reddit going from nerd heavy topics to primarily being the free advertising platform for onlyfans accounts and political hacks. But how would Reddit at this point stuff the genie back into the bottle? For that matter, if you don’t believe in Reddit’s long term success, there a…

Split the site. Forums were good because they had culture. Reddit’s subreddits leak into other ones. They will split it to one that is NSFW and SFW soon for advertising reasons.

Make a minimum requirement of 1000 characters, all spammers evaders are banned.

Make blocking hide the person you blocked’s posts.

Bring back visible downvotes.

Ban politics. It will not actually work and they’ll do it covertly but it would significantly improve the site.

Ban abusive mods. If some no life power tripper is being an asshole or bans you for posting in another sub, fuck them.

Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by GhettoComputers »

paxys wrote: post #209
henning wrote: post #200

The Reddit of 2006 where tutorials on generating HTML in Lisp rocket to the top of the homepage is long gone. I can't imagine investing in an ad company that is fueled by clickbait and outrage the way Reddit is. Plus, some percentage of the userbase will always run aggressive ad blockers and be impossible to effectvely monetize. However, my brain works very differently from other people's, so I could be wrong.

You are forgetting this other ad company fueled by clickbait and outrage that has a trillion dollar market cap. It is a winning business model.

All the reason to give the people who don’t want that another place instead of being a crappier version of that site.

Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by tayo42 »

ZephyrBlu wrote: post #28
foolfoolz wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

it’s 10-15%. if you moderate a sub you see where people come from

That's a lot lower than I expected. I can't stand the new UI. I guess most traffic is from people without accounts though.

Or the app. They push it hard. Or apps on general? I still use rif
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