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Reddit Traffic has Exploded in 12 Months

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Re: Reddit Traffic has Exploded in 12 Months

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Post by jedberg »

esrauch wrote: post #38
jedberg wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The default is best, but if you've ever sorted by "top", it will remain "top" until you change it back. It's a long standing bug. :)

Sounds like a long standing feature to me; sticky settings. Anyone who prefers setting X over the default shouldn't be forced to change it every time they view a page.

The bug was that a GET request was causing an update, which shouldn't happen because then you end up updating your settings just by clicking on a link, usually inadvertently.

Re: Reddit Traffic has Exploded in 12 Months

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Post by 4ad »

myhf wrote: post #39
blhack wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Reddit still has a fantastic set of communities on it. Think of it more as a service , not one singular website. Like usenet. (These are some of the subs that I like, they might not be your thing, but they're examples of solid communities) http://reddit.com/r/truereddit http://reddit.com/r/longtext http://reddit.com/r/depthhub http://reddit.com/r/askscience http://reddit.com/r/neuro http://reddit.com/r/burningman htt…

TIL you can use + to combine subreddits

Sort them alphabetically as when one reddit dies, the URL won't work and you need to debug which reddit is at fault. If you sort them alphabetically you can easily do binary sorting.

Re: Reddit Traffic has Exploded in 12 Months

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Post by dpcan »

I have just ONE thing to say: Do not change anything Reddit.

Seriously, it's working, it's great to have, and I would be completely bummed if they pulled their own "Digg v4" at broke a perfectly working system.

Sure, infrastructure can get better, or maybe small improvements as you see happen on HN like with voting, points, etc, but otherwise, just let it ride.

Re: Reddit Traffic has Exploded in 12 Months

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Post by jedberg »

dpcan wrote: post #53

I have just ONE thing to say: Do not change anything Reddit. Seriously, it's working, it's great to have, and I would be completely bummed if they pulled their own "Digg v4" at broke a perfectly working system. Sure, infrastructure can get better, or maybe small improvements as you see happen on HN like with voting, points, etc, but otherwise, just let it ride.

> or maybe small improvements as you see happen on HN like with voting, points, etc,

Hey, that reminds me. I use HN every day, but I still don't have an handle on when the arrows appear and don't and when I can edit and can't.

Is there some page somewhere that actually outlines the rules, or do I have to read the code?

Re: Reddit Traffic has Exploded in 12 Months

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Post by thaumaturgy »

jedberg wrote: post #54
dpcan wrote: post #53

I have just ONE thing to say: Do not change anything Reddit. Seriously, it's working, it's great to have, and I would be completely bummed if they pulled their own "Digg v4" at broke a perfectly working system. Sure, infrastructure can get better, or maybe small improvements as you see happen on HN like with voting, points, etc, but otherwise, just let it ride.

> or maybe small improvements as you see happen on HN like with voting, points, etc, Hey, that reminds me. I use HN every day, but I still don't have an handle on when the arrows appear and don't and when I can edit and can't. Is there some page somewhere that actually outlines the rules, or do I have to read the code?

You have to read the code. What do you think this is, Reddit? ;-)

(with tongue firmly in cheek, etc. etc.)

Re: Reddit Traffic has Exploded in 12 Months

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Post by kbd »

jedberg wrote: post #54
dpcan wrote: post #53

I have just ONE thing to say: Do not change anything Reddit. Seriously, it's working, it's great to have, and I would be completely bummed if they pulled their own "Digg v4" at broke a perfectly working system. Sure, infrastructure can get better, or maybe small improvements as you see happen on HN like with voting, points, etc, but otherwise, just let it ride.

> or maybe small improvements as you see happen on HN like with voting, points, etc, Hey, that reminds me. I use HN every day, but I still don't have an handle on when the arrows appear and don't and when I can edit and can't. Is there some page somewhere that actually outlines the rules, or do I have to read the code?

I keep waiting to get the ability to downvote. Every 50 karma I get I think, "maybe I can downvote now", but it never happens.

Re: Reddit Traffic has Exploded in 12 Months

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Post by sc00ter »

tomerico wrote: post #43
raldi wrote: post #24

Speaking as a former reddit admin who had direct access to the server logs (and "wc -l"): Quantcast (and Alexa, and Comscore, and all the others) are terrible at estimating traffic. They make wildly inaccurate guesses using low-quality source data and all the ad execs just gobble up their results as if they're fresh off God's own LaserJet. It's very frustrating to watch. The most accurate results are visible at Googl…

Thanks for this site, I never knew Google publish analytic traffic and their estimated traffic. Something interesting I have noticed, if you are looking at Hacker News' traffic data, there seems to be a steep decline somewhere around April [1]. I wonder what whether it is correct, and whether there was a fundamental change in this site / ycombinator around that time. [1] https://www.google.com/adplanner/planning/site…

(Sarcasm noted :-) For the uninitiated, this was around the time comment scores were hidden. Only PG knows whether this had any real effect on traffic; and even if so, whether that's a good or bad thing is subjective (less poor quality traffic / comments is good, and since HN is not directly commercial, lower traffic is not necessarily a bad thing).

Loss of value to everyone else from lack of comment scores is another question entirely...

Re: Reddit Traffic has Exploded in 12 Months

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Post by raldi »

kbd wrote: post #56
jedberg wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> or maybe small improvements as you see happen on HN like with voting, points, etc, Hey, that reminds me. I use HN every day, but I still don't have an handle on when the arrows appear and don't and when I can edit and can't. Is there some page somewhere that actually outlines the rules, or do I have to read the code?

I keep waiting to get the ability to downvote. Every 50 karma I get I think, "maybe I can downvote now", but it never happens.

>= 251, last time I checked.

Re: Reddit Traffic has Exploded in 12 Months

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Post by Macha »

raldi wrote: post #58
kbd wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I keep waiting to get the ability to downvote. Every 50 karma I get I think, "maybe I can downvote now", but it never happens.

>= 251, last time I checked.

500 actually. I got it a little while ago. That's comments only.

Re: Reddit Traffic has Exploded in 12 Months

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Post by tokenadult »

I searched this thread to see if monetization has been mentioned. I see that it has been. Monetization was mentioned as a reason that Digg failed. What way does Reddit have to make money? Does it make any difference to Reddit, if Reddit has no way to make money, how much traffic Reddit has?
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