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Several of the subreddits I mod make extensive use of CSS decorations. It's simply impossible to construct anything similar with the redesign. There are also

Several of the subreddits I mod make extensive use of CSS decorations. It's simply impossible to construct anything similar with the redesign. There are also so many missing or broken features that are in a state of flux it's hardly worthwhile to put forth a lot of effort attempting to do so. Moreover watching the traffic stats it's clear that the majority of users access Reddit in the communities I care for do so through mobile apps where not only is it impossible to do nearly any form of differentiation, it's difficult to communicate community standards or other info, like FAQs to casual users. So currently the most functional user interface that can effectively communicate all features available to communities is the old desktop one, which by design is now the least used. It's a farcical disaster.

j605 8y ago
Everything is going mobile so you can't fault people for using a mobile app. FWIW I think there is some variety in reddit mobile apps.
- Quequau 8y ago
  Oh... I'm not faulting users for terrible and woefully incomplete UI design.
- dorfsmay 8y ago
  A lot of people, myself included, won't install an apps unless it brings value over the website. When you look at it that way, very few apps make sense for the user, most of them are built to capture information about you.
- Eire_Banshee 8y ago
  Access is going mobile. I would make (the uneducated) argument that most people dont want to install your app, they just want to access your site from a mobile browser. I hate getting 5000 worthless push notifications and cluttering my phone with a bunch of apps.
  - mercer 8y ago
    While that might be true in general, I don't think it's the case with reddit. Most apps offer significant advantages over any browser-based approach. It's possible that a browser-based reddit client could offer many of the same features, but so far, AFAIK, that's not the case. For HN I use a web app, and it's good enough, but sometimes I wish I had a client that offered as many features as the reddit apps I use.
- ddingus 8y ago
  I just use desktop on mobile.
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j605 8y ago

Everything is going mobile so you can't fault people for using a mobile app. FWIW I think there is some variety in reddit mobile apps.

Quequau 8y ago
Oh... I'm not faulting users for terrible and woefully incomplete UI design.
dorfsmay 8y ago
A lot of people, myself included, won't install an apps unless it brings value over the website. When you look at it that way, very few apps make sense for the user, most of them are built to capture information about you.
Eire_Banshee 8y ago
Access is going mobile. I would make (the uneducated) argument that most people dont want to install your app, they just want to access your site from a mobile browser. I hate getting 5000 worthless push notifications and cluttering my phone with a bunch of apps.
- mercer 8y ago
  While that might be true in general, I don't think it's the case with reddit. Most apps offer significant advantages over any browser-based approach. It's possible that a browser-based reddit client could offer many of the same features, but so far, AFAIK, that's not the case. For HN I use a web app, and it's good enough, but sometimes I wish I had a client that offered as many features as the reddit apps I use.
ddingus 8y ago
I just use desktop on mobile.

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