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Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by joconde »

cbozeman wrote: post #196
CamelCaseName wrote: post #164

Half the comments in here boil down to "I would stop using Reddit if they discontinued old.reddit.com" and it really rubs me the wrong way. It's like saying "Facebook will die if they start charging users to post to their wall". Like, okay, sure. But Reddit has repeatedly said that they will not depreciate old.reddit.com. They have zero reason to, as many of their powerusers rely on it. In fact, I don't think Reddit…

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I mean, if that’s your usual way of arguing about things, I’d be happy to see you banned from here too.

Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by maneesh »

gibbonsrcool wrote: post #231
IgorPartola wrote: post #217

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Aw yes, the system that facebook utilizes and everyone across the world loves /s

Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by metamet »

donio wrote: post #232
cyberge99 wrote: post #161

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

To this point, I would probably stop using the desktop version of the site if they nixed old.reddit.com.

Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by Shared404 »

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.

Which raises the question.

Where will people head from the reddit exodus?

Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by yjftsjthsd-h »

IgorPartola wrote: post #249
yjftsjthsd-h wrote: post #235

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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 .

I am a member of 4 closely related subreddits themed around 3D printing. Would those get split up? Would I need separate accounts for each? There are some subreddits that I found because they were cross referenced. I consider that to be a core feature.

You should still have a front page, but there's nothing but the subreddits you opt in to. All I want to kill is the site pushing content at you that you didn't explicitly ask for.

Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by dkdk8283 »

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…

Shut it down. It’s toxic and shouldn’t be fixed. It’s perpetuating a echo chamber, slippery slope. All echoed ideas are bad as they discourage critical independent thought.

Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by Shared404 »

the_duke wrote: post #163
yalogin wrote: post #79

This is not good. The only reason I am still using Reddit is because of the old.reddit.com interface. Feels like an IPO will make them retire it at some point.

There are a few alternative front ends tha uphold the spirit of the old UI. Both web based and mobile apps. But they might of course try to shut them down as well.

Part of the problem is that different front ends encourage different types and levels of discourse.

Being able to chose to use a different front end only solves part of the problem.

Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by anyfactor »

mightyquacks wrote: post #210

Reddit used to be amazing Now it's like a red flag in your resume if you worked for reddit Then they made a whole mess on the homepage. This is what happens when you hire mediocre engineers. Its like junior engineers who cant write code. Reddit mobile is not bad, but stop trying to make me install it. There are people who only wants to use web. But your web engineers are garbage their ads is incredibly bad. there are…

(highly opinionated)

I always find it useful to compare reddit to imgur. IMO the future of reddit is the present of imgur. The value proposition of imgur in large parts is the same as reddit IF we ignore the part where imgur was hit with a deadly blow when reddit launched in-platform media hosting.

Imgur's push for mobile app and the desparate attempt (I will say plea) to form a loyal community around the product really shows how internet platforms fails to innovate and think community is the only to tool growth and survival.

On the other hand we see another example of Tumblr where communities get in the way of operating a business.

After everything I say I find Facebook and YouTube is successful because community driven platforms work in niches but to scale up you must establish yourself as a monopoly and focus on running a business while juggling all the negativity.

Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by djrockstar1 »

anyfactor wrote: post #258
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.

My personal last strands of hope for Reddit are - their API which is still available to public without hoops to jump through. The downvote button. And the usabillity of old.reddit. Some communities that are still well moderated and strikes a good balance between open to questions and not open to stupid questions. Beyond that I stopped using mainstream reddit as a value source.

Yeah while all the big subreddits are nigh unusable, there's a lot of small/mid-sized communities that are an absolute delight to be a part of.
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