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> go start your own reddit. This is actually what makes reddit great, that anyone can start their own subreddit, mod it however they want, and compete with all

> go start your own reddit. This is actually what makes reddit great, that anyone can start their own subreddit, mod it however they want, and compete with all the others based on the merits of its own content, community and moderation style.

pageandrew 5y ago
Untrue... reddit pushes some subreddits to the front page and bans other subreddits on the basis of spreading "disinformation".
Blikkentrekker 5y ago
However the platform lacks namespaces. It is impossible to compete with the first one that claims the obvious name for the subject, such as, say r/startrek The competing ones also censor heavily, so all it does is that one can now choose what particular opinions one can't express. Competing on the merits of moderation style is insignificant compared to having the most straightforward name that everyone will try first; the subreddit with such name will always be the largest.
mytailorisrich 5y ago
Yes and no. That's great for niches but not for general, high profile topics, a country subreddit for instance.
- whimsicalism 5y ago
  Disagree - most city subreddits are pretty hands off and they get overrun by people coming from alt-right subs who don't even live in the city talking about crime. Moderation often improves quality. It can also be bad, but is not universally so.
SilverRed 5y ago
I think the worst part is how things are silently removed. On many sites you get a message saying 'your content has been removed for violating rule x'. On reddit you almost always get nothing. Often you don't even get a ban message and will just be added to a shadow ban list so you end up wasting your time commenting but no one can see it. There is a site that shows you your deleted comments[1] and its pretty shocking. I found out every single one of my comments in one sub had been auto deleted with the reason being I did not have any link karma (because I only comment). What a waste of time and it turns me off from the platform. [1] www.reveddit.com

pageandrew 5y ago

Untrue... reddit pushes some subreddits to the front page and bans other subreddits on the basis of spreading "disinformation".

Blikkentrekker 5y ago

However the platform lacks namespaces. It is impossible to compete with the first one that claims the obvious name for the subject, such as, say r/startrek The competing ones also censor heavily, so all it does is that one can now choose what particular opinions one can't express. Competing on the merits of moderation style is insignificant compared to having the most straightforward name that everyone will try first; the subreddit with such name will always be the largest.

mytailorisrich 5y ago

Yes and no. That's great for niches but not for general, high profile topics, a country subreddit for instance.

whimsicalism 5y ago
Disagree - most city subreddits are pretty hands off and they get overrun by people coming from alt-right subs who don't even live in the city talking about crime. Moderation often improves quality. It can also be bad, but is not universally so.

SilverRed 5y ago

I think the worst part is how things are silently removed. On many sites you get a message saying 'your content has been removed for violating rule x'. On reddit you almost always get nothing. Often you don't even get a ban message and will just be added to a shadow ban list so you end up wasting your time commenting but no one can see it. There is a site that shows you your deleted comments[1] and its pretty shocking. I found out every single one of my comments in one sub had been auto deleted with the reason being I did not have any link karma (because I only comment). What a waste of time and it turns me off from the platform. [1] www.reveddit.com