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Redditisfun is the only thing that has kept me on there (and I'm still pissed somebody stole my username). I haven't accessed the desktop site in years, becaus

Redditisfun is the only thing that has kept me on there (and I'm still pissed somebody stole my username). I haven't accessed the desktop site in years, because it defaults to the new reddit. It smacks of when /. changed their layout; there was a huge to-do and users lost their mind. I haven't been back there in, what, 9 years? I guess, the moral of this story is, what is the reddit replacement? Because so far I have found nothing that compares.

Trasmatta 6y ago
> I haven't accessed the desktop site in years, because it defaults to the new reddit If you're logged in you can set it to always default to the old design. I do that, and disable all custom stylesheets, which is basically a necessity to make the site useable again.
georgiecasey 6y ago
I love RIF as well. It's so simple and straightforward but with all the features of the website. It seems be well down the list of Android app in popularity though, I don't know why.
- officeplant 6y ago
  People like overly fancy modern looking apps. RIF and other open source reddit apps like Diode (available on F-Droid) basically provide the same minimal and working experience old.reddit provides.
vorpalhex 6y ago
> what is the reddit replacement? I keep looking and monitoring promising replacements but haven't found one yet. I do think the ultimate way forward is going to be some kind of federated system where each "subreddit" is hosted individually and there are aggregators which glue them together, either as a hosted portal or as individual apps. One of the things that has been killing me is that small interesting subreddits keep getting either killed for not being actively moderated enough or invaded by people who have their own goals. It's very frustrating and it really hurts the longterm knowledge that gets generated in these subreddits. If anyone is working in this space, please drop me a line.
- SubGenius 6y ago
  I'm working on something that may interest you. It's still a work-in-progress, but we have communities (subreddits), publications/articles (medium), galleries, and normal user feeds. Emphasis on anonymity, custom domains, matrix integration, eventual federation. https://gurlic.com https://gurlic.com https://gurlic.com/programming https://gurlic.com/programming https://gurlic.com/classics https://gurlic.com/classics (https://classics.wtf https://classics.wtf) https://gurlic.com/art https://gurlic.com/art (https://gurlic.art https://gurlic.art)
  - Loughla 6y ago
    I like it, maybe because it's small and not full of garbage, but I also like the simple layout. That being said, your e-mail field doesn't generate an e-mail to sign up, from what I can tell.
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GloriousKoji 6y ago
There is no replacement, the tight-knit community is just gone. When slashdot made beta permanent some users tried to spin off the old design (soylentnews is the only one I remember now) but it never caught on. It's like when a favorite local family owned burger joint shuts down and is replaced by a McDonalds. It serves many more people but the core community and values are gone.
- wott 6y ago
  > (soylentnews is the only one I remember now) Pipedot was another. I think there was a third attempt, but I can't remember its name (or even be sure it existed).
Lorin 6y ago
Sync Pro for me, but I'm concerned for the upcoming major version that changes its UI

Trasmatta 6y ago

> I haven't accessed the desktop site in years, because it defaults to the new reddit If you're logged in you can set it to always default to the old design. I do that, and disable all custom stylesheets, which is basically a necessity to make the site useable again.

georgiecasey 6y ago

I love RIF as well. It's so simple and straightforward but with all the features of the website. It seems be well down the list of Android app in popularity though, I don't know why.

officeplant 6y ago
People like overly fancy modern looking apps. RIF and other open source reddit apps like Diode (available on F-Droid) basically provide the same minimal and working experience old.reddit provides.

vorpalhex 6y ago

> what is the reddit replacement? I keep looking and monitoring promising replacements but haven't found one yet. I do think the ultimate way forward is going to be some kind of federated system where each "subreddit" is hosted individually and there are aggregators which glue them together, either as a hosted portal or as individual apps. One of the things that has been killing me is that small interesting subreddits keep getting either killed for not being actively moderated enough or invaded by people who have their own goals. It's very frustrating and it really hurts the longterm knowledge that gets generated in these subreddits. If anyone is working in this space, please drop me a line.

SubGenius 6y ago
I'm working on something that may interest you. It's still a work-in-progress, but we have communities (subreddits), publications/articles (medium), galleries, and normal user feeds. Emphasis on anonymity, custom domains, matrix integration, eventual federation. https://gurlic.com https://gurlic.com https://gurlic.com/programming https://gurlic.com/programming https://gurlic.com/classics https://gurlic.com/classics (https://classics.wtf https://classics.wtf) https://gurlic.com/art https://gurlic.com/art (https://gurlic.art https://gurlic.art)
- Loughla 6y ago
  I like it, maybe because it's small and not full of garbage, but I also like the simple layout. That being said, your e-mail field doesn't generate an e-mail to sign up, from what I can tell.
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GloriousKoji 6y ago

There is no replacement, the tight-knit community is just gone. When slashdot made beta permanent some users tried to spin off the old design (soylentnews is the only one I remember now) but it never caught on. It's like when a favorite local family owned burger joint shuts down and is replaced by a McDonalds. It serves many more people but the core community and values are gone.

wott 6y ago
> (soylentnews is the only one I remember now) Pipedot was another. I think there was a third attempt, but I can't remember its name (or even be sure it existed).

Lorin 6y ago

Sync Pro for me, but I'm concerned for the upcoming major version that changes its UI