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Re: Did Reddit just destroy mobile browser access?

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Post by chaosjevil »

alwayslikethis wrote: post #7
_zzaw wrote: post #3

There is only one appropriate, effective response to disrespect, and that is to not reward the offending party. I made it a matter of principle to not use the Reddit app. Even if they removed all ads and made it an acceptable user experience, I'll never use the app as long as they are harassing me about it. It's simple. Don't reward bad behavior. Sometimes, denying obnoxious people something they want means denying y…

The issue is for every person like you and me, there are 10 or 100 others who put up with this crap, and reddit attracts people, centralizing communities, giving you little option for alternatives. It drains activities from forums, etc, toward itself as it is presented as a more convenient solution. I for one will try to undo my past contributions to accelerate its decline. The blackout is unlikely to work, but I hop…

That's another reason to poison the well - people are attracted to content, not to gibberish.

Re: Did Reddit just destroy mobile browser access?

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Post by Eisenstein »

lannisterstark wrote: post #116
x3874 wrote: post #102

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are / were they really 'friends' though if doing so obliterated your connections? Most people tend to misclassify being friends with being open & friendly with another.

Yes. Putting people through hoops and then going "were we really friends if you didn't do it for me, huh, HUUUUH?" is a "I'm the main character" mindset. A friend recently deleted all his apps and he asks me I just email him if I want to talk. I'm just not gonna do that. I barely remember to email my work people.

> Yes. Putting people through hoops and then going "were we really friends if you didn't do it for me, huh, HUUUUH?" is a "I'm the main character" mindset.

Interesting point.

> A friend recently deleted all his apps and he asks me I just email him if I want to talk. I'm just not gonna do that. I barely remember to email my work people.

Oh. You have zero self-awareness. Got it.

Since you can't figure it out yourself -- you are doing that first thing in that second thing. Your poor friend.

Re: Did Reddit just destroy mobile browser access?

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Post by myhf »

baby wrote: post #41
john-n wrote: post #8

I was part of this test - I've refused to install the app for years (I prefer websites and the option to open tabs for later browsing). It was extremely annoying for a site I've used for 12+ years to treat me like that. It did massively cut my usage of Reddit (which I would consider to be quite high), I primarily access it from my phone and I all but stopped using it for the week or so I was in the "experiment".

> I prefer websites and the option to open tabs for later browsing The number of times I lost a post because when I switched app or didn’t use my phone for a while reddit would just reset to the home page… I think they really didn’t realize how much the shitty UX would enrage people against them.

Enragement is engagement!

Re: Did Reddit just destroy mobile browser access?

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Post by chuchana »

zo1 wrote: post #162
edgyquant wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Or I accidentally bump the top of screen while trying to upvote and it brings me to the top of the thread

For all this UX design, responsiveness, mobile-friendly talk and SAAS products for conversion funnels and what not, does no one in management ever use their own app or website on mobile? Seriously, open practically any random website on a stock chrome or Firefox on mobile and just see how horrible it is. Scrolling loses position, you randomly click stuff and shit happens, half the page is filled with a sign-up newsle…

"Never get high on your own supply"

Re: Did Reddit just destroy mobile browser access?

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Post by rampant_ai »

weard_beard wrote: post #53
john-n wrote: post #8

I was part of this test - I've refused to install the app for years (I prefer websites and the option to open tabs for later browsing). It was extremely annoying for a site I've used for 12+ years to treat me like that. It did massively cut my usage of Reddit (which I would consider to be quite high), I primarily access it from my phone and I all but stopped using it for the week or so I was in the "experiment".

This is how I discovered old.reddit.com still works. And it has none of the broken javascript or A/B app pushing code in it.

Old Reddit with a Stylus theme is how I've been using it for years. I'd occasionally switch to the new site just to check it's progress and while it has gotten a bit better in the last year or so, little nitpicks eventually drive me back to old.

Re: Did Reddit just destroy mobile browser access?

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Post by inferiorhuman »

bredren wrote: post #149
riku_iki wrote: post #128

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I am absolutely blown away by the number of subs that have gone private My understanding is that moderators are the most upset category by API changes, because they are losing some unique mod features from 3rd party apps.

I use Apollo to read Reddit, but mod using desktop web. Definitely the Apollo and handling of the API changes is annoying. But this was much more a straw that broke the camel’s back thing from a mod perspective. I’ve mentioned this before but I am on the mod team for r/portland and the Reddit admin has been terrible at providing tools and support for serious content mod problems and straight up platform abuse. There…

I wouldn't say unique, r/bayarea has been a dumpster fire for a long time now. r/sanfrancisco followed suit a few years after that. I won't miss the toxicity they bring to Bay Area discourse at all.

Re: Did Reddit just destroy mobile browser access?

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Post by awestroke »

data-ottawa wrote: post #38
nkrisc wrote: post #22

I stopped using Reddit for a few weeks because of this. I use Reddit almost exclusively on my phone and I don’t need nor want to download a separate web browser just for one site. But then one day I checked out of habit and I was back in. But if they want to “ban” me from the site because I visit with my phone’s browser, so be it. Honestly they’d probably be doing me a favor. But I’m not downloading the stupid app.

I've set a screen time limit of 1 minute per day. It's enough to be annoying unless I end up there from a Google search. For the time being I'm just going to reallocate my Reddit time to reading about my hobbies.

1 minute? Is that a typo?

Re: Did Reddit just destroy mobile browser access?

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Post by WilTimSon »

predictabl3 wrote: post #60

I am absolutely blown away by the number of subs that have gone private and shocked at some napkin math of how many total subscribers are affected. Further, the Discord is well, finally getting a bit too riled up to hear coherently, but is easily the largest live, wholesome gathering of people I've participated in a live event with. And on top of that, numerous people are signing up for Matrix and joining the bridged…

I'm mostly worried about how long this can last and whether it will have the intended effect. It's a huge community rallying point but Reddit has clearly shown it does not care about the community's opinion.

Re: Did Reddit just destroy mobile browser access?

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Post by chaosjevil »

tomohelix wrote: post #15

It was my experience that Reddit stopped caring about its users a long time ago. I am convinced that Reddit unofficial motto is: "Moderators own the place they operate and are free to do whatever they want with it". So it isn't a surprise that the admins think they can do whatever they want with the entire site. For a less popular opinion, I don't sympathize at all with the reddit moderators who are up in arms about…

The problem with this approach is human nature.

If you save the world and then fart once in public, nobody will remember you as "the hero that saved the world". You'll be forever remembered as Mr. Fartman. And the same applies to any group of people.

Being a mod doesn't make you a good mod, not even a good person; you're bound to have a few piece of shit moderators, like awkwardtheturtle, godofatheism, millionsofcats, bardfinn and the likes. And when you remember "the mods" you'll remember those farts, and end blaming the rather decent big majority, who silently does their mod duties for the best of their communities. I sympathise with _those_ moderators.

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