Fark redesign is now live (2007)

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Post by MrThoughtful » Mon, Jun 12, 2023, 5:44 AM UTC

Fark redesign is now live (2007)
fark.com

Re: Fark redesign is now live (2007)

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Post by pharmakom » Mon, Jun 12, 2023, 6:52 AM UTC

It has a better mobile experience than Reddit

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Post by rahidz » Mon, Jun 12, 2023, 6:53 AM UTC

"You'll get over it."

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Post by Apocryphon » Mon, Jun 12, 2023, 6:54 AM UTC

Digg was also killed by a user-hostile redesign. Reddit was wise enough to keep its redesign indefinitely optional, at least.

Re: Fark redesign is now live (2007)

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Post by brokenkebaby » Mon, Jun 12, 2023, 6:55 AM UTC

And what exactly is user-hostile there? It doesn't look beautiful to my tastes, but functionally nothing is particularly complicated to understand.

Re: Fark redesign is now live (2007)

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Post by rurban » Mon, Jun 12, 2023, 6:55 AM UTC

I like that you could use swear words by paying for it.

> You can purchase FarkUnits for $10 for 100 FUs, or you can get a discount if you purchase in bulk.

> Using it is easy. If you type a word with "fuck" or "shit" in your comment, a new button will pop up that says "Add Comment using SwearJar - 20FUs." Just click or tap that and those words won't be filtered to the customary 'fark' or 'shiat.'

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Post by drumhead » Mon, Jun 12, 2023, 6:56 AM UTC

Apocryphon wrote: post #4

Digg was also killed by a user-hostile redesign. Reddit was wise enough to keep its redesign indefinitely optional, at least.

The API prices are a de facto redesign for many users because they'll have to use the less than adequate official product now.

Re: Fark redesign is now live (2007)

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Post by sunaurus » Mon, Jun 12, 2023, 6:56 AM UTC

One of the interesting thing about the open source federated alternatives (like Lemmy) is that each instance can run their own version of the UI. So even if the maintainers decide to completely redesign everything, nothing is stopping instances from staying on the old design forever.

Re: Fark redesign is now live (2007)

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Post by wvenable » Mon, Jun 12, 2023, 6:57 AM UTC

Apocryphon wrote: post #4

Digg was also killed by a user-hostile redesign. Reddit was wise enough to keep its redesign indefinitely optional, at least.

Their mobile app is the new user-hostile redesign. I had no idea before today that they had experimented with cutting off mobile web access in favour of the app[1].

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36287411

Re: Fark redesign is now live (2007)

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Post by kyriakos » Mon, Jun 12, 2023, 6:57 AM UTC

Apocryphon wrote: post #4

Digg was also killed by a user-hostile redesign. Reddit was wise enough to keep its redesign indefinitely optional, at least.

for reddit based on the current mobile behaviour on android which doesn't allow you to use mobile version and forces you to use the app it means its no longer optional