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Re: Reddit Status

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Post by dsfyu404ed » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 2:35 PM UTC

mrfusion wrote: post #31

I gave it some thought. I’ve distilled the reddit value proposition for me at least. Imagine having to manage a separate login for a different forum for every topic you’re interested in. And having to check 10+ forums a day for responses to your comments. With reddit it’s a common interface to every topic I’m interested in. I’m subscribed to about 60 subreddits now, from off grid cabins to deep learning to Spacex.

>Imagine having to manage a separate login for a different forum for every topic you’re interested in. And having to check 10+ forums a day for responses to your comments.

Bookmarks folder + Browser password manager + email notifications solves this for N forums where N is less than ~20.

Sure, it's harder to have a really shallow level of engagement in a community if it's not all algorithmicly curated on one page (you actually have to go to the forums and check what's up vs seeing just the popular stuff in front of you) but I think for most interests that's probably a good thing for the community around that interest.

Re: Reddit Status

#42

Post by michaelbrooks » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 2:37 PM UTC

jabroni_salad wrote: post #40

I really wish all the websites my company worked with had a status page as good as this.

This is the tool they're using and it can be used for any website.

https://www.statuspage.io/

Re: Reddit Status

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Post by luma » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 2:37 PM UTC

swarnie_ wrote: post #34

mrfusion wrote: post #31

I gave it some thought. I’ve distilled the reddit value proposition for me at least. Imagine having to manage a separate login for a different forum for every topic you’re interested in. And having to check 10+ forums a day for responses to your comments. With reddit it’s a common interface to every topic I’m interested in. I’m subscribed to about 60 subreddits now, from off grid cabins to deep learning to Spacex.

Lots of people still don't want a single account which crosses all topics. I personally maintain three - A professional one mainly used on technology forums, another for politics only and then a final one for... Other stuff. I know lots of people who do similar.

Sure, but reddit makes it easy to do that too, and it's still all in one place.

Re: Reddit Status

#44

Post by catalogia » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 2:37 PM UTC

TwoForOne wrote: post #38

xen0 wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Responsive" is not a word that comes to mind when thinking about reddit's new interface.

In my world (UX Designer) "responsive" means it responds to browser window size and accommodates all sizes from phone to desktop. Compare Old reddit and New reddit by shrinking your browser window in the x-axis on desktop.

Is that the way 'responsive' is being used in this particular context? What does reflowing a webpage when the browser's window changes size have to do with these timeouts and delays in the backend?

Re: Reddit Status

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Post by bluedino » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 2:38 PM UTC

mrfusion wrote: post #31

I gave it some thought. I’ve distilled the reddit value proposition for me at least. Imagine having to manage a separate login for a different forum for every topic you’re interested in. And having to check 10+ forums a day for responses to your comments. With reddit it’s a common interface to every topic I’m interested in. I’m subscribed to about 60 subreddits now, from off grid cabins to deep learning to Spacex.

You can get email updates to your forum posts

Re: Reddit Status

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Post by kazagistar » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 2:40 PM UTC

ipnon wrote: post #8

Anyone willing to put a price on 1 hour and 14 minutes of Reddit downtime? I would guess this cost less than a $1,000,000 USD but more than $100,000.

Certainly negative cost for society, given all the freed up time.

Re: Reddit Status

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Post by basch » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 3:07 PM UTC

catalogia wrote: post #44

TwoForOne wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In my world (UX Designer) "responsive" means it responds to browser window size and accommodates all sizes from phone to desktop. Compare Old reddit and New reddit by shrinking your browser window in the x-axis on desktop.

Is that the way 'responsive' is being used in this particular context? What does reflowing a webpage when the browser's window changes size have to do with these timeouts and delays in the backend?

theres some ironic use of the word in the post above. they are mocking that the new and improved "responsive web" site isnt responsive in a speed context.