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old.reddit.com with redditenhancementsuite.com extension is still the best way to browse. I'm impressed that they've kept the old UI for so many years. The usag

old.reddit.com with redditenhancementsuite.com extension is still the best way to browse. I'm impressed that they've kept the old UI for so many years. The usage must be significant to keep it around.

Morizero 5y ago
I'm still using .compact for mobile browsing
- beeskneecaps 5y ago
  What is .compact?
  - JonathanMerklin 5y ago
    https://www.reddit.com/.compact https://www.reddit.com/.compact There's also https://i.reddit.com https://i.reddit.com which is a similar but slightly different experience. EDIT: per commenters below correcting my mistake, this is "the same" experience AFAWCT
    - dredmorbius 5y ago
      Those are identical AFAIU. Often .compact and i.reddit.com will interchange in my experience. (I forget which switches to which.)
    - andreareina 5y ago
      They're the exact same for me. In fact links on i.reddit.com are for www.reddit.com/...[/].compact
      - JonathanMerklin 5y ago
        Oh, so they are! So what happened here, IYI: I did a paranoiac double-check that both domains resolved and showed content before commenting, but my (...)/.compact result was with smaller text/more "squeeze". I thought it odd but it made sense because, y'know, "compact." Turns out I had at some point set an 80% zoom while visiting there on this particular browser. Sorry for the confusion!
    - halfmatthalfcat 5y ago
      Holy shit, TIL
- giantrobot 5y ago
  Don't mention it! If you remind them it exists they'll destroy it.
  - clydethefrog 5y ago
    Let's hope they keep this promise of 3 years ago when someone mentioned it. https://old.reddit.com/r/beta/comments/8lv96l/feedback_please_dont_ever_remove_oldredditcom/dziwf1p/ https://old.reddit.com/r/beta/comments/8lv96l/feedback_pleas...
foolfoolz 5y ago
it’s 10-15%. if you moderate a sub you see where people come from
- user_7832 5y ago
  Honestly that is an order of magnitude higher than I expected. Is this statistic for a tech-focused sub if I may ask?
- ZephyrBlu 5y ago
  That's a lot lower than I expected. I can't stand the new UI. I guess most traffic is from people without accounts though.
  - dredmorbius 5y ago
    One of the most important lessons about mass-use computer tools is that overwhelmingly people use defaults. I first realised this back in the 1990s when shitty default monitor resolution and refresh rate would literally inflict pain (headaches and eyestrain). MS Windows 95 / 98 shipped with a default of 800x600@60Hz. This was on CRTs, many viewed under office flourescent lighting, which gave rise to a bloody awful flicker that people mistakenly attemtped to correct with "glare screens" and other useless crud. The solution was simply to crank up refresh rate slightly. Bumping up resolution also gave more useful area and clearer, easier-to-read fonts. (This was also before Cleartype / sub-pixel rendering.) And yet something like 90-95% of systems monitored ... somehow (possibly an early Web tool) revealed 800x600, and I believe 60 Hz refresh. This on systems which could easily be bumped to 1024x768 or better. And this was literally a click away off the desktop. Lesson Younger Me learned: users won't change any default. So: - Pick really good defaults. Autoconfigure for best experience if possible. - If you want to cram things down users' throats, you can just change the default experience, especially on a SAAS app.
    - acid__ 5y ago
      Yeah, 10-15% of users opting out of anything is incredibly high.
thrwy_918 5y ago
I honestly don't understand how people use reddit using the new UI, or even using the old UI with custom subreddit styles enabled.
- charcircuit 5y ago
  I think it's fine on desktop. On mobile while logged out reddit is cancer.
  - sva_ 5y ago
    https://i.reddit.com/ https://i.reddit.com/ isn't too bad
- senectus1 5y ago
  completely agree with both of you. old. and RES is my method as well
bmitc 5y ago
They keep it around, but I've noticed recently I just randomly get opted back into the new design. When I go to settings to opt back out, it shows that I'm already opted out. Then I just click it, which going by the button state would opt me in, but it opts me back out again. It's weird, and it seems clear that they're just auto opting me in on the back end and hoping I'll just deal with it, which I can't because the new design is impossible to navigate.
- ohCh6zos 5y ago
  If they decide to give you Reddit coins it does this behavior exactly. You can fix it for a time by claiming the coins.
- 1270018080 5y ago
  There are browser extensions that force all reddit pages to open with old.reddit

Morizero 5y ago

I'm still using .compact for mobile browsing

beeskneecaps 5y ago
What is .compact?
- JonathanMerklin 5y ago
  https://www.reddit.com/.compact https://www.reddit.com/.compact There's also https://i.reddit.com https://i.reddit.com which is a similar but slightly different experience. EDIT: per commenters below correcting my mistake, this is "the same" experience AFAWCT
  - dredmorbius 5y ago
    Those are identical AFAIU. Often .compact and i.reddit.com will interchange in my experience. (I forget which switches to which.)
  - andreareina 5y ago
    They're the exact same for me. In fact links on i.reddit.com are for www.reddit.com/...[/].compact
    - JonathanMerklin 5y ago
      Oh, so they are! So what happened here, IYI: I did a paranoiac double-check that both domains resolved and showed content before commenting, but my (...)/.compact result was with smaller text/more "squeeze". I thought it odd but it made sense because, y'know, "compact." Turns out I had at some point set an 80% zoom while visiting there on this particular browser. Sorry for the confusion!
  - halfmatthalfcat 5y ago
    Holy shit, TIL
giantrobot 5y ago
Don't mention it! If you remind them it exists they'll destroy it.
- clydethefrog 5y ago
  Let's hope they keep this promise of 3 years ago when someone mentioned it. https://old.reddit.com/r/beta/comments/8lv96l/feedback_please_dont_ever_remove_oldredditcom/dziwf1p/ https://old.reddit.com/r/beta/comments/8lv96l/feedback_pleas...

foolfoolz 5y ago

it’s 10-15%. if you moderate a sub you see where people come from

user_7832 5y ago
Honestly that is an order of magnitude higher than I expected. Is this statistic for a tech-focused sub if I may ask?
ZephyrBlu 5y ago
That's a lot lower than I expected. I can't stand the new UI. I guess most traffic is from people without accounts though.
- dredmorbius 5y ago
  One of the most important lessons about mass-use computer tools is that overwhelmingly people use defaults. I first realised this back in the 1990s when shitty default monitor resolution and refresh rate would literally inflict pain (headaches and eyestrain). MS Windows 95 / 98 shipped with a default of 800x600@60Hz. This was on CRTs, many viewed under office flourescent lighting, which gave rise to a bloody awful flicker that people mistakenly attemtped to correct with "glare screens" and other useless crud. The solution was simply to crank up refresh rate slightly. Bumping up resolution also gave more useful area and clearer, easier-to-read fonts. (This was also before Cleartype / sub-pixel rendering.) And yet something like 90-95% of systems monitored ... somehow (possibly an early Web tool) revealed 800x600, and I believe 60 Hz refresh. This on systems which could easily be bumped to 1024x768 or better. And this was literally a click away off the desktop. Lesson Younger Me learned: users won't change any default. So: - Pick really good defaults. Autoconfigure for best experience if possible. - If you want to cram things down users' throats, you can just change the default experience, especially on a SAAS app.
  - acid__ 5y ago
    Yeah, 10-15% of users opting out of anything is incredibly high.

thrwy_918 5y ago

I honestly don't understand how people use reddit using the new UI, or even using the old UI with custom subreddit styles enabled.

charcircuit 5y ago
I think it's fine on desktop. On mobile while logged out reddit is cancer.
- sva_ 5y ago
  https://i.reddit.com/ https://i.reddit.com/ isn't too bad
senectus1 5y ago
completely agree with both of you. old. and RES is my method as well

bmitc 5y ago

They keep it around, but I've noticed recently I just randomly get opted back into the new design. When I go to settings to opt back out, it shows that I'm already opted out. Then I just click it, which going by the button state would opt me in, but it opts me back out again. It's weird, and it seems clear that they're just auto opting me in on the back end and hoping I'll just deal with it, which I can't because the new design is impossible to navigate.

ohCh6zos 5y ago
If they decide to give you Reddit coins it does this behavior exactly. You can fix it for a time by claiming the coins.
1270018080 5y ago
There are browser extensions that force all reddit pages to open with old.reddit