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Voten.co, a Real-Time Reddit Alternative Launches Public Beta
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Re: Voten.co, a Real-Time Reddit Alternative Launches Public Beta
#182Best of luck. Reddit needs a good kick in the arse. Since shortly before Steve Huffman's (Spez) return, Reddit has adopted a policy of top-down content curation - banning controversial subreddits, changing the voting algorithm to dis-favor /r/the_donald, and most recently introducing /r/popular which is basically /r/all without that pesky /r/the_donald subreddit (ffs just man up and ban the group rather than pretendi…
T_D is a cesspool. It's like /r/conspiracy went full Saiyan. Nobody wants to see that shit.
Re: Voten.co, a Real-Time Reddit Alternative Launches Public Beta
#183Best of luck. Reddit needs a good kick in the arse. Since shortly before Steve Huffman's (Spez) return, Reddit has adopted a policy of top-down content curation - banning controversial subreddits, changing the voting algorithm to dis-favor /r/the_donald, and most recently introducing /r/popular which is basically /r/all without that pesky /r/the_donald subreddit (ffs just man up and ban the group rather than pretendi…
Removing T_D would result in an insane amount of backlash that I'm sure they don't want to put up with.
If you have to have a cancer, better to know where it is and keep tabs on it that risk spreading it out.
Re: Voten.co, a Real-Time Reddit Alternative Launches Public Beta
#184Earlier quoted context omitted.
I agree it's not perfect but we seriously need a reddit alternative. The community there is simply too toxic and I've had to quit it. If there were a HN like community centered around regular news aggregation I would be sooo happy. As is, it's impossible to find a news feed I trust anymore. Google news is infiltrated with fake clickbait nonsense, and I wont even get started on Facebook.
> The community there is simply too toxic and I've had to quit it. Which community? There are thousands of subreddits. Are you talking about the people who use the default front-page subreddits?
There are thousands of subreddits, sure, but still you end up with an identifiable overarching "reddit" culture. There are subreddits that don't share this, due to strong moderation, small size, or niche/polarizing subject matter. But in most subreddits, mentioning a broken limb, for example, will inevitably generate a low-effort allusion to a certain gross story that is prominent in the collective memory of the site. A positive reference to feminism will likely spur someone to try to start a flame war. Even if you unsubscribe from the defaults, the site-wide zeitgeist stills filter down and influences conversations across individual sub-communities.
Re: Voten.co, a Real-Time Reddit Alternative Launches Public Beta
#185So this makes me wonder: HN what would you want in a reddit alternative that HN doesn't provide?
Re: Voten.co, a Real-Time Reddit Alternative Launches Public Beta
#186Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have an account, and am unsubscribed from subreddits I do not like. There's no way to visit /r/all without seeing all the political hate, creepypasta, and violence.
I've been a frequent Reddit user for 7+ years. I honestly don't remember the last time I've ever been to r/all except when some massive drama hits and I want to see what the fuss is about. I'm subscribed to dozens of subreddits so my default homepage is never wanting for interesting content. Because I've unsubscribed from r/news, r/worldnews, r/politics, I never see Reddit discussions on the news of the day. On the o…
you seek drama and you don't mention r/drama?
Re: Voten.co, a Real-Time Reddit Alternative Launches Public Beta
#187They maybe you suck?
Please don't. We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14349672 and marked it off-topic.
Re: Voten.co, a Real-Time Reddit Alternative Launches Public Beta
#188What do you mean? I for one not only had a chuckle over morning coffee, but, learned a few things about what I would do and not do for my own startup. That's my opinion on the original comment. My opinion on you is that your feelings are too sensitive and are muddying your rationale here. "What new platforms need, is less of this." I disagree, brutal honesty goes a long way.
Please leave out the personal pokes from comments here. We detached this flagged subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14349596.
Re: Voten.co, a Real-Time Reddit Alternative Launches Public Beta
#189Signed up, wandered around, here are my impression. * Nothing fancy, nothing new, nothing impressive. I wouldn't spend time on this site. * The graphical design wasters most of my screen estate. * The side panel overlaps with the content when the window is not in full-screen. * If you register without an email, it is impossible to add one. * Did I mention that 60% of my screen estate is wasted ? * Reddit is open sour…
Too many graphics. Too much wasted real estate. Sorry Voten.co, no thanks.
Re: Voten.co, a Real-Time Reddit Alternative Launches Public Beta
#190Earlier quoted context omitted.
> The community there is simply too toxic and I've had to quit it. Which community? There are thousands of subreddits. Are you talking about the people who use the default front-page subreddits?
There are thousands of subreddits, sure, but still you end up with an identifiable overarching "reddit" culture. There are subreddits that don't share this, due to strong moderation, small size, or niche/polarizing subject matter. But in most subreddits, mentioning a broken limb, for example, will inevitably generate a low-effort allusion to a certain gross story that is prominent in the collective memory of the site…
Maybe, but isn't that more generally culture's fault and not Reddit's fault?