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You can continue using the old design, where avatars don't show. Check under your account preferences[0] where it's either "Opt out of the redesign" or "Use ne

You can continue using the old design, where avatars don't show. Check under your account preferences[0] where it's either "Opt out of the redesign" or "Use new Reddit as my default experience" (I remember seeing the first, but checking just now on the old design it shows the second) I prefer it, even though they regularly "forget" that you've opted-out of the redesign, on desktop, and "forget" that you don't want the Mobile version of their site on phone. [0] https://www.reddit.com/prefs/ https://www.reddit.com/prefs/

bitexploder 6y ago
Or just go to old.reddit.com
- zamadatix 6y ago
  Breaks some subdomain certs (wildcard doesn't cover *.old.reddit.com), causes links you send to others to not honor their preference, and causes links you follow to default to new Reddit (unless you also run a redirection extension).
  - qmarchi 6y ago
    I've even found that the apartment building that my friend lives in has an elevator that the button _does_ actually work.
- paranoidrobot 6y ago
  But then you have to keep diverting over to old.reddit.com, when a bunch of links go to either www.reddit.com or np.reddit.com or whatever.
  - Lammy 6y ago
    Boom. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/old-reddit-redirect/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/old-reddit-re... https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/old-reddit-redirect/dneaehbmnbhcippjikoajpoabadpodje https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/old-reddit-redirec...
    - olyjohn 6y ago
      The fact that you need a browser add-on is very telling about the quality of the website.
  - astronautjones 6y ago
    it's definitely worth the inconvenience
jjoonathan 6y ago
> they regularly "forget" that you've opted-out That's putting it mildly -- I think the "door close" button in elevators is more reliable than the reddit opt-out.
- vinniejames 6y ago
  Why is it that the door close button never works? Any elevator engineers out here?
  - sdmike1 6y ago
    Largely it's up to building choice. It's a tradeoff of throughput (more people in a single car) and rider privacy. If it frustrates you, grab a UTA key [0] and that will let you put many elevators into independant service mode where the buttons should do exactly what they say. [0] https://www.ultimatesecuritydevices.com/Original-OTIS-UTA-key-for-OTIS-elevator-light-fan-independent-service-inspection-enable-and-more_p_91.html https://www.ultimatesecuritydevices.com/Original-OTIS-UTA-ke...
  - NathanielLovin 6y ago
    The ADA requires elevator doors to be open for >3 seconds, it's easier to just disable the door close button in general than time it
  - jjoonathan 6y ago
    I've heard it justified as forcing you to politely wait for people rather than letting you close the door on them, but that has always seemed implausible because usually there is either nobody nearby or there is someone close enough to trigger the photo-eye. Shrug.
  - reaperducer 6y ago
    Why is it that the door close button never works? The Door Close button is not for you. It's for when the elevator is in an override mode, like when there's a fire, or when someone is moving something large in the elevator. If you have the right key, you can turn the switch to a mode like "Fire" or "Independent," during which the doors do not automatically open and close. This is so the elevator can be moved to a particular floor, ignoring all of the other elevator requests, and the door only opened and closed when the keyholder wants it. There are some building owners who configure the Door Close button to respond to pushes. But they're not common. /I briefly worked for a large apartment complex, and had to assist people moving in and out of the buildings.
retsibsi 6y ago
> even though they regularly "forget" that you've opted-out of the redesign, on desktop Has this been fixed? I was relying on a workaround, but forgot to set it up again when I reinstalled Windows a few months ago. I only realised that just now, when I went to check the details in order to recommend it. (I'm being vague because I'm unsure what it was; I think it was a Firefox extension.) I wouldn't have lasted this long if I was still frequently being sent back to new reddit.
- livre 6y ago
  Try the Old Reddit Redirect extension, I've been using for over a year and I haven't seen the new reddit since then. For Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/old-reddit-redirect/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/old-reddit-re... For Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/old-reddit-redirect/dneaehbmnbhcippjikoajpoabadpodje https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/old-reddit-redirec...
  - stormdennis 6y ago
    After reading recently, here I think, that any addon can be a security risk, it feels a bit risky installing ones for just one site.
    - ajot 6y ago
      I use Redirector [0] to perform this and other sites redirections for me (Twitter --> Nitter instance; Instagram --> Bibliogram instance, Zoom calls --> zoom web calls). So, at least it's not for just one site. [0] https://addons.mozilla.org/en/firefox/addon/redirector/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en/firefox/addon/redirector/
- duffmancd 6y ago
  I had to edit the expiry date on the "redesign_optout" cookie that gets placed when you tick the optout. But an add-on (see sibling comment) is probably more reliable long-term.
BolexNOLA 6y ago
You can also use the URL “old.reddit.com” For a quick fix (and for all you lurkers out there)
AdamJacobMuller 6y ago
How long do you think before the old reddit goes away?
adrianN 6y ago
It says a lot about the redesign that reddit keeps supporting old.reddit.com for years afterwards.
- bserge 6y ago
  They probably didn't want to repeat the Digg failure (new design led a lot of power users to abandon the platform and move to Reddit). I'm sure they'll force it on everyone once the new design is tweaked and/or becomes more popular (I see new users don't care or don't know about the old design).
mikro2nd 6y ago
Really? I've been on old.reddit since they first started messing with the design. Not once has that been "forgotten" by reddit.
nullifidian 6y ago
The old design is broken. For example it refuses to "load more comments" in large threads.
lopis 6y ago
Heck, you don't need to use the reddit website at all. There's no lack of reddit clients, even several open source ones.
thih9 6y ago
> You can continue using the old design, where avatars don't show. If I go to the old design and hover over somebody's username, a popover with their avatar appears. Tested on desktop safari. I find it very annoying.

bitexploder 6y ago

Or just go to old.reddit.com

zamadatix 6y ago
Breaks some subdomain certs (wildcard doesn't cover *.old.reddit.com), causes links you send to others to not honor their preference, and causes links you follow to default to new Reddit (unless you also run a redirection extension).
- qmarchi 6y ago
  I've even found that the apartment building that my friend lives in has an elevator that the button _does_ actually work.
paranoidrobot 6y ago
But then you have to keep diverting over to old.reddit.com, when a bunch of links go to either www.reddit.com or np.reddit.com or whatever.
- Lammy 6y ago
  Boom. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/old-reddit-redirect/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/old-reddit-re... https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/old-reddit-redirect/dneaehbmnbhcippjikoajpoabadpodje https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/old-reddit-redirec...
  - olyjohn 6y ago
    The fact that you need a browser add-on is very telling about the quality of the website.
- astronautjones 6y ago
  it's definitely worth the inconvenience

jjoonathan 6y ago

> they regularly "forget" that you've opted-out That's putting it mildly -- I think the "door close" button in elevators is more reliable than the reddit opt-out.

vinniejames 6y ago
Why is it that the door close button never works? Any elevator engineers out here?
- sdmike1 6y ago
  Largely it's up to building choice. It's a tradeoff of throughput (more people in a single car) and rider privacy. If it frustrates you, grab a UTA key [0] and that will let you put many elevators into independant service mode where the buttons should do exactly what they say. [0] https://www.ultimatesecuritydevices.com/Original-OTIS-UTA-key-for-OTIS-elevator-light-fan-independent-service-inspection-enable-and-more_p_91.html https://www.ultimatesecuritydevices.com/Original-OTIS-UTA-ke...
- NathanielLovin 6y ago
  The ADA requires elevator doors to be open for >3 seconds, it's easier to just disable the door close button in general than time it
- jjoonathan 6y ago
  I've heard it justified as forcing you to politely wait for people rather than letting you close the door on them, but that has always seemed implausible because usually there is either nobody nearby or there is someone close enough to trigger the photo-eye. Shrug.
- reaperducer 6y ago
  Why is it that the door close button never works? The Door Close button is not for you. It's for when the elevator is in an override mode, like when there's a fire, or when someone is moving something large in the elevator. If you have the right key, you can turn the switch to a mode like "Fire" or "Independent," during which the doors do not automatically open and close. This is so the elevator can be moved to a particular floor, ignoring all of the other elevator requests, and the door only opened and closed when the keyholder wants it. There are some building owners who configure the Door Close button to respond to pushes. But they're not common. /I briefly worked for a large apartment complex, and had to assist people moving in and out of the buildings.

retsibsi 6y ago

> even though they regularly "forget" that you've opted-out of the redesign, on desktop Has this been fixed? I was relying on a workaround, but forgot to set it up again when I reinstalled Windows a few months ago. I only realised that just now, when I went to check the details in order to recommend it. (I'm being vague because I'm unsure what it was; I think it was a Firefox extension.) I wouldn't have lasted this long if I was still frequently being sent back to new reddit.

livre 6y ago
Try the Old Reddit Redirect extension, I've been using for over a year and I haven't seen the new reddit since then. For Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/old-reddit-redirect/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/old-reddit-re... For Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/old-reddit-redirect/dneaehbmnbhcippjikoajpoabadpodje https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/old-reddit-redirec...
- stormdennis 6y ago
  After reading recently, here I think, that any addon can be a security risk, it feels a bit risky installing ones for just one site.
  - ajot 6y ago
    I use Redirector [0] to perform this and other sites redirections for me (Twitter --> Nitter instance; Instagram --> Bibliogram instance, Zoom calls --> zoom web calls). So, at least it's not for just one site. [0] https://addons.mozilla.org/en/firefox/addon/redirector/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en/firefox/addon/redirector/
duffmancd 6y ago
I had to edit the expiry date on the "redesign_optout" cookie that gets placed when you tick the optout. But an add-on (see sibling comment) is probably more reliable long-term.

BolexNOLA 6y ago

You can also use the URL “old.reddit.com” For a quick fix (and for all you lurkers out there)

AdamJacobMuller 6y ago

How long do you think before the old reddit goes away?

adrianN 6y ago

It says a lot about the redesign that reddit keeps supporting old.reddit.com for years afterwards.

bserge 6y ago
They probably didn't want to repeat the Digg failure (new design led a lot of power users to abandon the platform and move to Reddit). I'm sure they'll force it on everyone once the new design is tweaked and/or becomes more popular (I see new users don't care or don't know about the old design).

mikro2nd 6y ago

Really? I've been on old.reddit since they first started messing with the design. Not once has that been "forgotten" by reddit.

nullifidian 6y ago

The old design is broken. For example it refuses to "load more comments" in large threads.

lopis 6y ago

Heck, you don't need to use the reddit website at all. There's no lack of reddit clients, even several open source ones.

thih9 6y ago

> You can continue using the old design, where avatars don't show. If I go to the old design and hover over somebody's username, a popover with their avatar appears. Tested on desktop safari. I find it very annoying.