A new team at Reddit

Post by dang » Thu, Nov 13, 2014, 9:52 PM UTC

pavel_lishin wrote: post #89

brianpgordon wrote: post #26

Does this mean that Reddit will start evolving again? It's been stagnating for years with few user-facing changes. The UI is a complete mess. From the outside at least, it looks like they've stopped investing in it and are just milking it until it dies.

> The UI is a complete mess. Isn't that kind of subjective? And as long as we're being subjective: It's got my favorite comment UI of any given news site - built in comment collapsing, ability to link to specific comments with parent context, flexibility in URLs, etc. HN could stand to borrow some of these improvements.

Post by kansface » Thu, Nov 13, 2014, 9:52 PM UTC

skizm wrote: post #59

billmalarky wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

5x growth is great, but Reddit definitely has a "if it isn't broke don't fix it" mentality (probably a fear of "digging"). I struggle to attribute that growth to one CEO's decisions, when it really seems more like inevitable growth due to the success of the product and community that was defined long before he took the helm. Arguably, by Alexis (community) & Steve (product).

> if it isn't broke don't fix it This is the kind of mentality more companies need. It is why craigslist is still running a site that looks like it is from 1999. The opposite thinking is why digg when down in flames.

Post by orbitur » Thu, Nov 13, 2014, 9:53 PM UTC

optimusclimb wrote: post #88

debacle wrote: post #70

I logged out of reddit about a month ago. I changed my password to something incomprehensible. To me, reddit has become a link aggregator over being a social place. I still visit about a half dozen subreddits daily, but only insomuch as to get my news. I think that will be its demise. Reddit's volunteer moderation and vote gaming makes it a poor non-biased link aggregator unless you want an echo chamber. Some people…

The trend that finally sent me out was when good subreddits focused on specific topics started turning into show and tell for adults - and usually just amounted to, "Hey I bought that expensive thing that all of the group says is THE one to get, here is a picture of it in my house, it probably looks similar to the one you have". I suppose in a way, the recent investment might match that consumerist focus.

Post by bibinou » Thu, Nov 13, 2014, 9:54 PM UTC

jc4p wrote: post #25

Understandably there's very little details here, but I'm curious to know if Alexis is moving to SF, he's played a big role in the NYC tech start-up world recently.

  Splitting time! There's a small reddit office in NY.
   
  edit: The team is moving to SF and I'll get a cot in the office.

Post by billmalarky » Thu, Nov 13, 2014, 9:54 PM UTC

skizm wrote: post #59

billmalarky wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

5x growth is great, but Reddit definitely has a "if it isn't broke don't fix it" mentality (probably a fear of "digging"). I struggle to attribute that growth to one CEO's decisions, when it really seems more like inevitable growth due to the success of the product and community that was defined long before he took the helm. Arguably, by Alexis (community) & Steve (product).

> if it isn't broke don't fix it This is the kind of mentality more companies need. It is why craigslist is still running a site that looks like it is from 1999. The opposite thinking is why digg when down in flames.