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Niche subreddits tend to be of much better quality than the broad ones. The most popular great subreddit is probably askhistorians.
by Tuna-Fish 10y ago
Niche subreddits tend to be of much better quality than the broad ones.
The most popular great subreddit is probably askhistorians.
- freehunter 10y agoThe problem I have with AskHistorians, what keeps me from subscribing, is that Reddit's algorithm isn't designed for content that gets popular and then starts receiving replies, it's weighted towards content that gets popular because of the replies. When an AH post hits the front page, there's never any answers, and by the time there are answers it's gone. I don't subscribe, but I browse "best of last week" occasionally.
- jessriedel 10y agoYes, half a dozen people in this thread have praised niche subreddits in the abstract, but none have actually given particular examples. Yes, r/askHistorians isn't bad, but this isn't particularly niche. It's constantly on the reddit front page. I'd like to learn about something new. EDIT: Happily, in the last hour some people have made at least 3 specific recommendations. (Anime doesn't personally interest me, and I think /r/TrueReddit is highly overrated, but /r/syriancivilwar looks very interesting.)