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What is Tildes?

by blaket 8y ago

What is Tildes?

galonk 8y ago
Oh, you mean you didn't see the last sub-clause of the last paragraph of the third section of the announcement page linked to from the page above? /s "a new link-aggregator-style community site that's starting its invite-only alpha today" Seriously, site creators and submitters, you need to do a better job of explaining what you're talking about!
- deleted 8y ago
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- jsight 8y ago
  Oh, reddit without all of the annoying users. Also, without all of the not-annoying users. Hmmm.
allenu 8y ago
Tildes.net says it's invite-only and leads to a blog post about the announcement of Tildes, but you have to parse the language to understand what it is. I honestly can't stand sites that assume you know what they are all about. Just a couple of sentences describing what it is and why you should care on the main page would be nice.
- phyzome 8y ago
  "a non-profit community site driven by its users' interests" Right in the header of the page it links to. Not sure what's confusing about that. If you're asking "is it going to look more like reddit or more like Imzy", well... it's too early for that, isn't it? Ain't wrote yet.
jsight 8y ago
I read the linked blog post about what it is, and I still don't know what it is. I guess it isn't for me.
Deimorz 8y ago
It's in large bold text at the very top of the post: If this is the first that you've heard of Tildes, you should start by reading the announcement blog post (https://blog.tildes.net/announcing-tildes https://blog.tildes.net/announcing-tildes) for general information about the project and its goals.
- RussianCow 8y ago
  To be fair, even that page does a terrible job explaining what it actually is (as opposed to what problem it's solving).
- plorkyeran 8y ago
  That page doesn't actually say what it is either.
corobo 8y ago
Had the same problem. Got wisps of information about it being like reddit, like HN, like etc Most useful information I've seen so far is the previous discussion here on HN [1] A quick summary: Ex-Reddit employee creates own version of Reddit. Upvotes intact but downvotes replaced with what looks similar to Slashdot's moderation (tag it Joke, Noise, Offtopic, Troll, Flame) in more of a downvote with a reason Screenshots: https://imgur.com/a/qit6zPk https://imgur.com/a/qit6zPk [1] Previous discussion https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17103093 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17103093

What is Tildes?

by blaket 8y ago

What is Tildes?

Oh, you mean you didn't see the last sub-clause of the last paragraph of the third section of the announcement page linked to from the page above? /s "a new link-aggregator-style community site that's starting its invite-only alpha today" Seriously, site creators and submitters, you need to do a better job of explaining what you're talking about!

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jsight 8y ago
Oh, reddit without all of the annoying users. Also, without all of the not-annoying users. Hmmm.

allenu 8y ago

Tildes.net says it's invite-only and leads to a blog post about the announcement of Tildes, but you have to parse the language to understand what it is. I honestly can't stand sites that assume you know what they are all about. Just a couple of sentences describing what it is and why you should care on the main page would be nice.

phyzome 8y ago
"a non-profit community site driven by its users' interests" Right in the header of the page it links to. Not sure what's confusing about that. If you're asking "is it going to look more like reddit or more like Imzy", well... it's too early for that, isn't it? Ain't wrote yet.

jsight 8y ago

I read the linked blog post about what it is, and I still don't know what it is. I guess it isn't for me.

Deimorz 8y ago

It's in large bold text at the very top of the post: If this is the first that you've heard of Tildes, you should start by reading the announcement blog post (https://blog.tildes.net/announcing-tildes https://blog.tildes.net/announcing-tildes) for general information about the project and its goals.

RussianCow 8y ago
To be fair, even that page does a terrible job explaining what it actually is (as opposed to what problem it's solving).
plorkyeran 8y ago
That page doesn't actually say what it is either.

corobo 8y ago

Had the same problem. Got wisps of information about it being like reddit, like HN, like etc Most useful information I've seen so far is the previous discussion here on HN [1] A quick summary: Ex-Reddit employee creates own version of Reddit. Upvotes intact but downvotes replaced with what looks similar to Slashdot's moderation (tag it Joke, Noise, Offtopic, Troll, Flame) in more of a downvote with a reason Screenshots: https://imgur.com/a/qit6zPk https://imgur.com/a/qit6zPk [1] Previous discussion https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17103093 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17103093