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True. Reddit has several sort options, and none of them remotely facilitate the "necro bump" that a single forum post can achieve. But when you're searching fo
by hunter2_ 6y ago
True. Reddit has several sort options, and none of them remotely facilitate the "necro bump" that a single forum post can achieve.
But when you're searching for a quick answer (rather than browsing/debating) there's nothing better than upvote sort (see also: stack exchange) which far exceeds any chronological sort forums have.
- Trasmatta 6y agoYeah, I frequently find myself doing "site:reddit.com" when searching for answers to random things.
- tayo42 6y agoI do this too, it's like wikipedia for general sentiment on a topic, good to get a starting of idea. There are some gem posts out there. I think its also a symptom of google searches just not being that great and dominated by people that play the seo game well instead of actual good sources. But thats a rant for another time...
- piva00 6y agoI'm the same! Or to search for reviews of some obscure gear of one of my hobbies, find recommendations on specific tastes in literature/movies, discover similar art to some artist. Whatever needs some human knowledge and thought I add a `site:reddit.com` to my search and try to gauge from there. Product reviews are also much more trustworthy (and sometimes more in-depth) from a collection of reddit posts than anywhere else on the internet.
- hunter2_ 6y agoThat certainly seems true now, and hopefully it will be for a good while. r/HailCorporate is good at spotting ads/shills but it's not a perfect science. Given the way AI-authored blog posts are getting incrementally more convincing, this could become a serious issue.
- temeritatis 6y agoSame! The web is full of auto generated crap and copy-pasted reviews and whatnot. Reddit is the new google in this regard. We'll see how long it lasts.