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I think that new banner is so much better than the old one, though. https://i.imgur.com/PF3Zc8R.jpg https://i.imgur.com/PF3Zc8R.jpg

bduerst 8y ago
It's still bad. They should cookie the choice so it doesn't always pop up every time.
- 0xJRS 8y ago
  That wouldn't fit the business model of "push them to the native app as hard as possible"
- saagarjha 8y ago
  This doesn't work for people who browse Reddit without cookies or signing in, such as for those who use Private Browsing.
  - bduerst 8y ago
    So what? That demographic self-selects to be hard to track, so there isn't any good way to track their decision on the pop-up regardless.
    - prepend 8y ago
      Allow me to send a request parameter “?stfu=Y”
      - bduerst 8y ago
        Which breaks on search result and referral traffic, forcing users to install third party extensions to maintain, thus creating new security vectors. Why not just load your own css and set the div to "display:none;" then?
        saagarjha 8y ago
        Honestly, that's a good idea. I should block the XPromoPopup class with a content blocker.
        prepend 8y ago
        This is what I do on browsers that have greasemonkey. The downside is that I have to be aware of their div and other things they make to try to make me switch to mobile. Specifying a parameter of reddit’s specification allows me to work with them as a user to follow their parameter. If their users don’t like certain features (like nag popups) then it helps them to proactively solve this problem before their users leave.
        bduerst 8y ago
        Sure, but as a PM at reddit, you're not going to release new features like blanket URL parameters that push behavior that leads to security issues. Just to cater to a self-selecting demographic that doesn't directly contribute to your P&Ls.
- vmednis 8y ago
  You can do that, it's just a bit hidden away. https://i.imgur.com/qIDu7q3.jpg https://i.imgur.com/qIDu7q3.jpg
  - bduerst 8y ago
    Of course. Looks like it's stored server side? I couldn't see where they are storing it. Good find.
EdiX 8y ago
The sad part is that it's not better in the app. I tried it.

bduerst 8y ago

It's still bad. They should cookie the choice so it doesn't always pop up every time.

0xJRS 8y ago
That wouldn't fit the business model of "push them to the native app as hard as possible"
saagarjha 8y ago
This doesn't work for people who browse Reddit without cookies or signing in, such as for those who use Private Browsing.
- bduerst 8y ago
  So what? That demographic self-selects to be hard to track, so there isn't any good way to track their decision on the pop-up regardless.
  - prepend 8y ago
    Allow me to send a request parameter “?stfu=Y”
    - bduerst 8y ago
      Which breaks on search result and referral traffic, forcing users to install third party extensions to maintain, thus creating new security vectors. Why not just load your own css and set the div to "display:none;" then?
      - saagarjha 8y ago
        Honestly, that's a good idea. I should block the XPromoPopup class with a content blocker.
      - prepend 8y ago
        This is what I do on browsers that have greasemonkey. The downside is that I have to be aware of their div and other things they make to try to make me switch to mobile. Specifying a parameter of reddit’s specification allows me to work with them as a user to follow their parameter. If their users don’t like certain features (like nag popups) then it helps them to proactively solve this problem before their users leave.
        bduerst 8y ago
        Sure, but as a PM at reddit, you're not going to release new features like blanket URL parameters that push behavior that leads to security issues. Just to cater to a self-selecting demographic that doesn't directly contribute to your P&Ls.
vmednis 8y ago
You can do that, it's just a bit hidden away. https://i.imgur.com/qIDu7q3.jpg https://i.imgur.com/qIDu7q3.jpg
- bduerst 8y ago
  Of course. Looks like it's stored server side? I couldn't see where they are storing it. Good find.

EdiX 8y ago

The sad part is that it's not better in the app. I tried it.