The end of Reddit? (1 Viewer)

[culdeus]

I use Reddit to get information about high profile murder cases, I enjoy reading the online detectives try and piece things together.
I don't post, just read the more controversial posts and replies.

Some of those murder true crime stuff feels like the criminal and cops are both posting in it.

Just like they know just a bit too much sometimes.

This is true but that's what makes it so crazy.
The Mother Bleeper who murdered all those college students in Idaho apparently was posting on Reddit

The one that never seems to be solved is Missy Bevers from several years back. The same time her murder popped up in the media, you had the Ohio Family Massacre-Rhodens and there was a prolific murder in the State of Washington where the suspect fled to Mexico with help from his brother and parents, dispute with neighbor and how they ever thought they would get away with it is anyone's guess. But the Missy Bevers murder remains unsolved even with video of the killer just moments before the murder

Bevers was the one with the fat person in tac gear that was on video and looked like the husband (but wasn't). Yeah that one is still so confusing.

 

[hagmania]

Discord's the one I don't get as a suggested "alternative". I use it here and there, but it very much seems like a chat room to me, not a message board. The two seem like completely different things to me. Reddit is much closer to what we have here. A mostly searchable message board with different topics. Discord is a chat room.

I use discord every day, in voice chat with friends for a couple hours an evening after mrs. hags goes to sleep.

discord is fantastic, but it is not a reddit alternative unless you have extremely organized administrators and hundreds of threads. Their pinned message + search function is far superior though.

 

[Orange&Blue]

i like reddit /worldnews, individual sports teams, my state page, etc.

guess I'll have to figure something else out

 

[Jaysus]

ive never been there. sounds like a **** show.

Don't do it.

 

[urbanhack]

... I've just learned that API means "Application Programming Interface", but I still can't follow the discussion.

Is an API necessary to use Reddit? Since any browser can go to a Reddit page and allow you to post and read ... what roles do the APIs have in the use of Reddit?

(Is Tapatalk an API? Some people used to [maybe still] use it for one of my other message boards. EDIT: Looks like it is. But why not access and interface via your usual browser?)

i use reddit

login through using my chromebook. apparently there are a decent number of people that think the "old"/"original" browser interface with reddit isn't sufficient. they want more control over their feed, the appearance of pages, etc. so people created third-party apps to..... translate?... reddit to a customizable experience.

it would be like if hundreds of users created customized apps to browse FBGs from phones, tablets, etc. after Ol Yeller changed instead of just migrating to the new site with 97% of the rest of the user base.

reddit is losing money if people use these 3rd party apps to view their site because of ad blockers, etc. so they want to prevent people from using 3rd party apps. people who use these 3rd party apps don't want to lose their customized experience and the developers don't want to lose whatever money they make from people using their apps.


that's how i understand it anyways

Are you still blogging there??

under my EZLuver96 alias

RE-BIREGULATOR, no?

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Discord's the one I don't get as a suggested "alternative". I use it here and there, but it very much seems like a chat room to me, not a message board. The two seem like completely different things to me. Reddit is much closer to what we have here. A mostly searchable message board with different topics. Discord is a chat room.

Correct. They are two completely different things.

And for anyone hoping Discord will come up with a solution to move in and take on Reddit's functionality, Discord is probably eyeing an IPO relatively soon as well, so we're just going to do this all over again at that point.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

I'm old

I've tried to get into Reddit, but it's just not taking. I don't understand any of this.

Yeah to me Reddit is just a message board of randoms and without any order. I also have a hard time finding topics that are current/relevant.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

I'm old

I've tried to get into Reddit, but it's just not taking. I don't understand any of this.

Yeah to me Reddit is just a message board of randoms and without any order. I also have a hard time finding topics that are current/relevant.

Once you go into the subreddit the default sort is "hot" which uses a combination of upvotes + newness. But you can also right at the top click on "new" and then it will show them in timeline order.

 

[Juxtatarot]

I notice r/FBGFFA didn’t go dark. Moderators must not care.

 

[massraider]

The established Reddits usually have really great wikis that are usually helpful. I can spend a ton of time on those, and not really engage the current threads

 

[Grace Under Pressure]

Reddit, wait!

 

[ILUVBEER99]

How long is this blackout gonna last? Reddit has sucked since all the good subreddits aren’t there anymore.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

I'm old

I've tried to get into Reddit, but it's just not taking. I don't understand any of this.

It's a pretty good model.

Implementing it here for instance, political threads would get downvoted to oblivion. Which is good. A good Friday thread would almost certainly be at the top.

You wouldn't necessarily be able to bump old threads, but that's a good thing. Who wants to go through a 500 page thread looking for info? Just make a new post if it's discussion worthy in it own right.

I need a Reddit sherpa who can guide me through a better experience.

If you were a fan of the old who’s hottest contests at :e: there’s a pretty good sub, or pretty much anything else you can think of in that regard

I only follow r/SWGalaxyOfHeroes and then will browse whatever the algorithm comes up on the home page

A few others I like

r/seasonalfabricbirds to check out the newest target birds is another go to

r/oneorangebraincell for dumb orange cats

r/starterpacks

Usually any specific TV show threads are good

I’ve got a pretty short attention span though so I don’t usually get too far into the comments, they’re generally full of good shtick though

 

[Dan Lambskin]

r/tragedeigh is good too

 

[mr. furley]

... I've just learned that API means "Application Programming Interface", but I still can't follow the discussion.

Is an API necessary to use Reddit? Since any browser can go to a Reddit page and allow you to post and read ... what roles do the APIs have in the use of Reddit?

(Is Tapatalk an API? Some people used to [maybe still] use it for one of my other message boards. EDIT: Looks like it is. But why not access and interface via your usual browser?)

i use reddit

login through using my chromebook. apparently there are a decent number of people that think the "old"/"original" browser interface with reddit isn't sufficient. they want more control over their feed, the appearance of pages, etc. so people created third-party apps to..... translate?... reddit to a customizable experience.

it would be like if hundreds of users created customized apps to browse FBGs from phones, tablets, etc. after Ol Yeller changed instead of just migrating to the new site with 97% of the rest of the user base.

reddit is losing money if people use these 3rd party apps to view their site because of ad blockers, etc. so they want to prevent people from using 3rd party apps. people who use these 3rd party apps don't want to lose their customized experience and the developers don't want to lose whatever money they make from people using their apps.


that's how i understand it anyways

Are you still blogging there??

under my EZLuver96 alias

RE-BIREGULATOR, no?

working with my fellas to bring it back up but running in to some legal entanglements

 

[pollardsvision]

I'm old

I've tried to get into Reddit, but it's just not taking. I don't understand any of this.

It's a pretty good model.

Implementing it here for instance, political threads would get downvoted to oblivion. Which is good. A good Friday thread would almost certainly be at the top.

You wouldn't necessarily be able to bump old threads, but that's a good thing. Who wants to go through a 500 page thread looking for info? Just make a new post if it's discussion worthy in it own right.

I need a Reddit sherpa who can guide me through a better experience.

If you were a fan of the old who’s hottest contests at :e: there’s a pretty good sub, or pretty much anything else you can think of in that regard

I only follow r/SWGalaxyOfHeroes and then will browse whatever the algorithm comes up on the home page

A few others I like

r/seasonalfabricbirds to check out the newest target birds is another go to

r/oneorangebraincell for dumb orange cats

r/starterpacks

Usually any specific TV show threads are good

I’ve got a pretty short attention span though so I don’t usually get too far into the comments, they’re generally full of good shtick though

Holy crap, I have a dumb orange cat!
(Not dumb, but oh man, orange tabby dudes do some strange stuff).

Of course, reddit would have a sub for that.

 

[Capella]

I like the tv show subreddits. Usually a lot of great info in there. The individual team ones are usually ok too. I don’t deal with much more than that, way too big for me.

 

[eoMMan]

WTF
Funny
Bulldogs

All great reddits.

 

[Kiddnets]

Big fan of reddit but Im an old guy who didnt even realize there were 3rd party apps to make the experience better. Now I dont know how I used reddit without the 3rd party interface!

 

[Runkle]

I hear the larger subreddits that were closed in protest are re-opening by force, the moderators who'd shut them down are being replaced by Reddit employees who are putting them back online.

 

[Scoresman]

I hear the larger subreddits that were closed in protest are re-opening by force, the moderators who'd shut them down are being replaced by Reddit employees who are putting them back online.

Sounds like this blackout was a resounding success.

 

[beer 30]

I hear the larger subreddits that were closed in protest are re-opening by force, the moderators who'd shut them down are being replaced by Reddit employees who are putting them back online.

Sounds like this blackout was a resounding success.

So yesterday things were kind of back to normal but I noticed a bunch of them had polls asking whether they should continue the blackout or go back to normal? I marked them all back to normal and congratulated them on standing strong against the man. The whole two day protest thing did nothing.

 

[leftcoastguy7]

I see that r/mildlyinfuriating is now out of blackout.

I bet they are going to get some new members.

 

[Don Quixote]

I did not know about the 3rd party apps, but will need to check out.

I just opened up the Reddit app and the top post in my home feed was about how today would be Wade Boggs’ 65th birthday if he was still alive, which, uh, reminded me why I don’t visit Reddit too often.

 

[Runkle]

I did not know about the 3rd party apps, but will need to check out.

I just opened up the Reddit app and the top post in my home feed was about how today would be Wade Boggs’ 65th birthday if he was still alive, which, uh, reminded me why I don’t visit Reddit too often.

Betting it was an Always Sunny joke

 

[Desert_Power]

Still missing a few big ones I read

 

[Capella]

My Orlando Magic sub with 12 active users is back up and running after their blackout. Way to change the world guys.

 

[Joe Bryant]

No idea if accurate, but this seemed like a lot was dark. https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeau..._how_much_reddit_content_likely_went_dark_on/

 

[culdeus]

Idk how much changed. Relay is thinking they might be ok but no nsfw. Will see.

 

[BobbyLayne]

I hear the larger subreddits that were closed in protest are re-opening by force, the moderators who'd shut them down are being replaced by Reddit employees who are putting them back online.

Reddit CEO says the mods leading a punishing blackout are too powerful and he will change the site's rules to weaken them

Well, that should placate the masses.

I only use the basic app. Most of the (mostly sports related) subs I frequent have been like "what was that about? anyway..."

 

[culdeus]

I hear the larger subreddits that were closed in protest are re-opening by force, the moderators who'd shut them down are being replaced by Reddit employees who are putting them back online.

Reddit CEO says the mods leading a punishing blackout are too powerful and he will change the site's rules to weaken them

Well, that should placate the masses.

I only use the basic app. Most of the (mostly sports related) subs I frequent have been like "what was that about? anyway..."

I mean he's not wrong. Some subs which could serve a much better purpose (fitness) because the moderation queue got so large that basically you can't post anything

 

[massraider]

I hear the larger subreddits that were closed in protest are re-opening by force, the moderators who'd shut them down are being replaced by Reddit employees who are putting them back online.

Reddit CEO says the mods leading a punishing blackout are too powerful and he will change the site's rules to weaken them

Well, that should placate the masses.

I only use the basic app. Most of the (mostly sports related) subs I frequent have been like "what was that about? anyway..."

You know what, this is really going to anger the power users, people on Reddit a lot.

The terminally online are upset. Are they the bulk of Reddit users? I doubt it.

Tough to be angry for a company losing money to try and get profitable.

 

[BobbyLayne]

I hear the larger subreddits that were closed in protest are re-opening by force, the moderators who'd shut them down are being replaced by Reddit employees who are putting them back online.

Reddit CEO says the mods leading a punishing blackout are too powerful and he will change the site's rules to weaken them

Well, that should placate the masses.

I only use the basic app. Most of the (mostly sports related) subs I frequent have been like "what was that about? anyway..."

You know what, this is really going to anger the power users, people on Reddit a lot.

The terminally online are upset. Are they the bulk of Reddit users? I doubt it.

Tough to be angry for a company losing money to try and get profitable.

Hey man, we just want a place to troll the other NFC North fans.

If it disappeared over the weekend it would be like taking a boulder out of the river, would just fill in without anyone noticing. But I might have a few less annoying articles in my feed (how summarizing a Reddit topic ever became a thing to write about is beyond me.)

 

[moleculo]

Reddit is now threatening to replace mods who turned off their subs - claiming it's moderators acting against the wishes of the users. In response, the guys at r/pics are reopening but with a caveat - they put it to a vote:

(A) resume business as usual
(B) reopen per demands of Reddit admin but only allow sexy pics of John Oliver.

Obviously (B) won, and by a lot.

 

[Murph]

The terminally online are upset. Are they the bulk of Reddit users? I doubt it.

Definitely not the bulk of users. But probably a disproportionate share of the users who post popular content.

 

[Juxtatarot]

Reddit is now threatening to replace mods who turned off their subs - claiming it's moderators acting against the wishes of the users. In response, the guys at r/pics are reopening but with a caveat - they put it to a vote:

(A) resume business as usual
(B) reopen per demands of Reddit admin but only allow sexy pics of John Oliver.

Obviously (B) won, and by a lot.

It’s a clever strategy because John Oliver can’t resist talking about it and providing additional content.

 

[massraider]

The terminally online are upset. Are they the bulk of Reddit users? I doubt it.

Definitely not the bulk of users. But probably a disproportionate share of the users who post popular content.

And you know what, that might be bad for the experience. A small group of power users dominating the conversation sucks.

I get why the hardcore people are upset, but this feels like 5% of the crowd driving 95% of the conversation/narrative.

 

[moleculo]

The terminally online are upset. Are they the bulk of Reddit users? I doubt it.

Definitely not the bulk of users. But probably a disproportionate share of the users who post popular content.

And you know what, that might be bad for the experience. A small group of power users dominating the conversation sucks.

I get why the hardcore people are upset, but this feels like 5% of the crowd driving 95% of the conversation/narrative.

The problem, as I see it, is that a lot of the heavy lifting of moderation is done by bots - subroutines that enforce rules. Things like repeated posting & low-value posts (spam), filtering for content, enforcing minimum account age, and things like that. The routines live in 3rd party applications and won't be available. That means, a hell of a lot more work for the mods.

Which is another problem. Moderation is done on a volunteer basis only. Here is a multi-million (billion?) dollar company existing on the backs of volunteer labor, and it's this free labor that Reddit is pissing off.

Feels like a pretty big unforced error.

 

[moleculo]

Latest in the drama - some mods have decided without the tools available, they will do the bare minimum required of them - aka not police for porn.

What that means is they mark the subreddit as NSFW, which means it no longer shows up in search, and ads aren't displayed - I.e. no revinue to Reddit.

 

[massraider]

The terminally online are upset. Are they the bulk of Reddit users? I doubt it.

Definitely not the bulk of users. But probably a disproportionate share of the users who post popular content.

And you know what, that might be bad for the experience. A small group of power users dominating the conversation sucks.

I get why the hardcore people are upset, but this feels like 5% of the crowd driving 95% of the conversation/narrative.

The problem, as I see it, is that a lot of the heavy lifting of moderation is done by bots - subroutines that enforce rules. Things like repeated posting & low-value posts (spam), filtering for content, enforcing minimum account age, and things like that. The routines live in 3rd party applications and won't be available. That means, a hell of a lot more work for the mods.

Which is another problem. Moderation is done on a volunteer basis only. Here is a multi-million (billion?) dollar company existing on the backs of volunteer labor, and it's this free labor that Reddit is pissing off.

Feels like a pretty big unforced error.

If they solved this issue, but eliminated every other 3rd party app, this would not be settled tho, would it?

 

[thecatch]

The terminally online are upset. Are they the bulk of Reddit users? I doubt it.

Definitely not the bulk of users. But probably a disproportionate share of the users who post popular content.

And you know what, that might be bad for the experience. A small group of power users dominating the conversation sucks.

I get why the hardcore people are upset, but this feels like 5% of the crowd driving 95% of the conversation/narrative.

The problem, as I see it, is that a lot of the heavy lifting of moderation is done by bots - subroutines that enforce rules. Things like repeated posting & low-value posts (spam), filtering for content, enforcing minimum account age, and things like that. The routines live in 3rd party applications and won't be available. That means, a hell of a lot more work for the mods.

Which is another problem. Moderation is done on a volunteer basis only. Here is a multi-million (billion?) dollar company existing on the backs of volunteer labor, and it's this free labor that Reddit is pissing off.

Feels like a pretty big unforced error.

Maybe just quit being a mod then? I don’t get this at all.

 

[moleculo]

The terminally online are upset. Are they the bulk of Reddit users? I doubt it.

Definitely not the bulk of users. But probably a disproportionate share of the users who post popular content.

And you know what, that might be bad for the experience. A small group of power users dominating the conversation sucks.

I get why the hardcore people are upset, but this feels like 5% of the crowd driving 95% of the conversation/narrative.

The problem, as I see it, is that a lot of the heavy lifting of moderation is done by bots - subroutines that enforce rules. Things like repeated posting & low-value posts (spam), filtering for content, enforcing minimum account age, and things like that. The routines live in 3rd party applications and won't be available. That means, a hell of a lot more work for the mods.

Which is another problem. Moderation is done on a volunteer basis only. Here is a multi-million (billion?) dollar company existing on the backs of volunteer labor, and it's this free labor that Reddit is pissing off.

Feels like a pretty big unforced error.

If they solved this issue, but eliminated every other 3rd party app, this would not be settled tho, would it?

No, I don't think so... But it would be a very vocal monority of people who are having a temper tantrum about losing their preferred ap.

 

[moleculo]

The terminally online are upset. Are they the bulk of Reddit users? I doubt it.

Definitely not the bulk of users. But probably a disproportionate share of the users who post popular content.

And you know what, that might be bad for the experience. A small group of power users dominating the conversation sucks.

I get why the hardcore people are upset, but this feels like 5% of the crowd driving 95% of the conversation/narrative.

The problem, as I see it, is that a lot of the heavy lifting of moderation is done by bots - subroutines that enforce rules. Things like repeated posting & low-value posts (spam), filtering for content, enforcing minimum account age, and things like that. The routines live in 3rd party applications and won't be available. That means, a hell of a lot more work for the mods.

Which is another problem. Moderation is done on a volunteer basis only. Here is a multi-million (billion?) dollar company existing on the backs of volunteer labor, and it's this free labor that Reddit is pissing off.

Feels like a pretty big unforced error.

Maybe just quit being a mod then? I don’t get this at all.

People do it for free as a passion project - that's it. Also, there is a lot of power-tripping going on here to be clear.

 

[thecatch]

The terminally online are upset. Are they the bulk of Reddit users? I doubt it.

Definitely not the bulk of users. But probably a disproportionate share of the users who post popular content.

And you know what, that might be bad for the experience. A small group of power users dominating the conversation sucks.

I get why the hardcore people are upset, but this feels like 5% of the crowd driving 95% of the conversation/narrative.

The problem, as I see it, is that a lot of the heavy lifting of moderation is done by bots - subroutines that enforce rules. Things like repeated posting & low-value posts (spam), filtering for content, enforcing minimum account age, and things like that. The routines live in 3rd party applications and won't be available. That means, a hell of a lot more work for the mods.

Which is another problem. Moderation is done on a volunteer basis only. Here is a multi-million (billion?) dollar company existing on the backs of volunteer labor, and it's this free labor that Reddit is pissing off.

Feels like a pretty big unforced error.

Maybe just quit being a mod then? I don’t get this at all.

Also, there is a lot of power-tripping going on here to be clear.

That’s the real issue here, it seems

 

[[icon]]

I basically left here for Reddit. Far bigger pool of topics / users / information. A big factor in my choice was terrible moderation here, like many others.

I use the Reddit app so No dog in the fight, but hopefully it'll be back to business as usual. Looks like most subs I use are coming back online.

 

[massraider]

Reddit CEO defiant as moderator strike shutters thousands of forums: 'We made a business decision that we’re not negotiating on'

"Protest and dissent is important,” Reddit CEO Steve Huffman told the AP. “The problem with this one is it’s not going to change anything."

fortune.com

 

[culdeus]

I basically left here for Reddit. Far bigger pool of topics / users / information. A big factor in my choice was terrible moderation here, like many others.

I use the Reddit app so No dog in the fight, but hopefully it'll be back to business as usual. Looks like most subs I use are coming back online.

Same here, something hollow about the experience though. I mean it's been a decade now since I saw anyone on here IRL, but I can't think of a single user name I even would recognize on reddit despite being on there consistently for 4+ years.

It's a little strange, it could all be chat gpt interactions and wouldn't really know.

 

[mr. furley]

I basically left here for Reddit. Far bigger pool of topics / users / information. A big factor in my choice was terrible moderation here, like many others.

I use the Reddit app so No dog in the fight, but hopefully it'll be back to business as usual. Looks like most subs I use are coming back online.

Same here, something hollow about the experience though. I mean it's been a decade now since I saw anyone on here IRL, but I can't think of a single user name I even would recognize on reddit despite being on there consistently for 4+ years.

It's a little strange, it could all be chat gpt interactions and wouldn't really know.

that's the biggest difference for me. the total lack of familiarity and sense of community.

no way i'd go to a reddit meetup, but i'd go to a FBGs meetup.

 

[Runkle]

Maybe just quit being a mod then? I don’t get this at all.

The thing is, if these losers don't mod, then no one else will. They're nearly the bottom of the barrel, and the company is fully reliant on their free labor. Shooting themselves in the foot.

 

[beer 30]

Reddit is now threatening to replace mods who turned off their subs - claiming it's moderators acting against the wishes of the users. In response, the guys at r/pics are reopening but with a caveat - they put it to a vote:

(A) resume business as usual
(B) reopen per demands of Reddit admin but only allow sexy pics of John Oliver.

Obviously (B) won, and by a lot.

Yea I ended up unfollowing that one. Most all of the subs I follow are back, some are doing stuff like this, most are back to business as usual. seems like little has changed for the casual user such as myself but from what you're posting it's not over yet.