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https://old.reddit.com https://old.reddit.com is still out there and everything seems to work

by harryf 6y ago

forgotmypw17 6y ago
Everything seems to work on the surface, until you actually start using it. Many newer features are half-implemented or not implemented at all. Some features which previously worked are broken. The setting for preference of the old.reddit interface is not stable, and gets reset sometimes. Even when the setting is preserved, there are nag messages to switch to the new one and/or the app. Also, I think just calling it "old." feels a bit condescending and patronizing to the user. It certainly communicates that its days are numbered, so why would I want to invest any more of my time into it?
- oldHN 6y ago
  Just use the old reddit extension for Firefox.
  - forgotmypw17 6y ago
    a) I don't use Firefox. I use a particular browser with accessibility accommodations which Firefox does not offer. b) I doubt that the extension you reference solves most of the issues I mentioned, in particular the broken features. c) I think beginning your advice with the word "Just" makes it sound condescending and dismissive. Please consider reading this article: http://archive.is/J2ODQ http://archive.is/J2ODQ
    - jcims 6y ago
      I'm guessing it was coming from a place of frustration, but as an impartial observer I found your response just as condescending. They should add 'a bullet-list of critiques' to the article.
      - forgotmypw17 6y ago
        Thank you for telling me, I'm going to review my post and try to improve my communication in the future. Yes, I am quite frustrated with frequently being told that I'm using the wrong browser or have it improperly configured.
        jcims 6y ago
        It's just a limitation of the medium, all I ask is that you call me out when I inevitably do the same. :)
- techer 6y ago
  I regard it as “Old Faithful”.
- gruez 6y ago
  >Some features which previously worked are broken. Examples? >Also, I think just calling it "old." feels a bit condescending and patronizing to the user. It certainly communicates that its days are numbered, so why would I want to invest any more of my time into it? I guess they could call it "classic", but that'd be longer to type in the address bar.
  - forgotmypw17 6y ago
    >Examples? Image galleries. Mod mail, rules list, and other mod features. A few others I can't remember and don't care enough to go digging for. Generally speaking, in the last couple of years, the more I use reddit, the less I want to use it. I've been pretty involved in it for 10+ years and used to love it. Reddit used to be a pretty important part of my life. It took a long time to de-train me from coming back to it, but they've done it. I hardly ever open it anymore, and I've routed www.reddit.com to localhost so that I wouldn't end up on the new design by accident. I've only done that for less than a dozen addresses.
    - gruez 6y ago
      >Image galleries. seems to work fine with RES
    - Diederich 6y ago
      I've been using old.reddit.com since it was introduced, and a large fraction of that use is on mobile. > Image galleries. I don't have any trouble with these. > Mod mail, rules list, and other mod features. I don't do any moderation on reddit, so I'll take your word for it here. The biggest, frequent pain point I have with using reddit is their v.reddit.com videos. That is a garbage experience, but from what I understand, that experience is across old and new.

https://old.reddit.com https://old.reddit.com is still out there and everything seems to work

by harryf 6y ago

https://old.reddit.com https://old.reddit.com is still out there and everything seems to work

Everything seems to work on the surface, until you actually start using it. Many newer features are half-implemented or not implemented at all. Some features which previously worked are broken. The setting for preference of the old.reddit interface is not stable, and gets reset sometimes. Even when the setting is preserved, there are nag messages to switch to the new one and/or the app. Also, I think just calling it "old." feels a bit condescending and patronizing to the user. It certainly communicates that its days are numbered, so why would I want to invest any more of my time into it?

oldHN 6y ago
Just use the old reddit extension for Firefox.
- forgotmypw17 6y ago
  a) I don't use Firefox. I use a particular browser with accessibility accommodations which Firefox does not offer. b) I doubt that the extension you reference solves most of the issues I mentioned, in particular the broken features. c) I think beginning your advice with the word "Just" makes it sound condescending and dismissive. Please consider reading this article: http://archive.is/J2ODQ http://archive.is/J2ODQ
  - jcims 6y ago
    I'm guessing it was coming from a place of frustration, but as an impartial observer I found your response just as condescending. They should add 'a bullet-list of critiques' to the article.
    - forgotmypw17 6y ago
      Thank you for telling me, I'm going to review my post and try to improve my communication in the future. Yes, I am quite frustrated with frequently being told that I'm using the wrong browser or have it improperly configured.
      - jcims 6y ago
        It's just a limitation of the medium, all I ask is that you call me out when I inevitably do the same. :)
techer 6y ago
I regard it as “Old Faithful”.
gruez 6y ago
>Some features which previously worked are broken. Examples? >Also, I think just calling it "old." feels a bit condescending and patronizing to the user. It certainly communicates that its days are numbered, so why would I want to invest any more of my time into it? I guess they could call it "classic", but that'd be longer to type in the address bar.
- forgotmypw17 6y ago
  >Examples? Image galleries. Mod mail, rules list, and other mod features. A few others I can't remember and don't care enough to go digging for. Generally speaking, in the last couple of years, the more I use reddit, the less I want to use it. I've been pretty involved in it for 10+ years and used to love it. Reddit used to be a pretty important part of my life. It took a long time to de-train me from coming back to it, but they've done it. I hardly ever open it anymore, and I've routed www.reddit.com to localhost so that I wouldn't end up on the new design by accident. I've only done that for less than a dozen addresses.
  - gruez 6y ago
    >Image galleries. seems to work fine with RES
  - Diederich 6y ago
    I've been using old.reddit.com since it was introduced, and a large fraction of that use is on mobile. > Image galleries. I don't have any trouble with these. > Mod mail, rules list, and other mod features. I don't do any moderation on reddit, so I'll take your word for it here. The biggest, frequent pain point I have with using reddit is their v.reddit.com videos. That is a garbage experience, but from what I understand, that experience is across old and new.