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Half the comments in here boil down to "I would stop using Reddit if they discontinued old.reddit.com" and it really rubs me the wrong way. It's like saying "F

Half the comments in here boil down to "I would stop using Reddit if they discontinued old.reddit.com" and it really rubs me the wrong way. It's like saying "Facebook will die if they start charging users to post to their wall". Like, okay, sure. But Reddit has repeatedly said that they will not depreciate old.reddit.com. They have zero reason to, as many of their powerusers rely on it. In fact, I don't think Reddit has a history of deprecating anything! Freaking. .compact is still around from god knows when! https://www.reddit.com/r/all.compact https://www.reddit.com/r/all.compact

forgotmyoldname 5y ago
> But Reddit has repeatedly said that they will not depreciate old.reddit.com. They have zero reason to, as many of their powerusers rely on it. Let’s be honest. Every company says this. Some actually try to stand by their statement. Public companies very often wipe those statements from existence because some MBA found a way to increase profits 27% this quarter (who cares if it the company borders on bankrupt in 2 years) or some intern found a way to double clicks. If someone demonstrates that old Reddit results in fewer ad views, shutting it down is a matter of when and not if.
Rebelgecko 5y ago
Reddit also used to say "We won't use your email address for anything except password resets", and we all know how that went. They've basically stopped adding new features to the old UI, so a lot of account settings require you to go to the new UI if you want to change them (and of course the most annoying settings typically default to "on" when the toggle is added). The markdown handling has also changed. That's why on old Reddit you'll sometimes see broken URLs with superfluous escape characters.
cbozeman 5y ago
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- halfmatthalfcat 5y ago
  > every subreddit are rabid radical liberals who won't tolerate the slightest dissent from the party line. > I'm glad he's dead - he'd probably kill himself again if he could see what's been done to the site. Woof, there's one echo chamber and then there's this...
- rozap 5y ago
  you should delete this. i know for a fact at least one of his family members reads this site, and that is an awfully hurtful thing to say.
  - johnisgood 5y ago
    I view it as a compliment, but that "I'm glad he's dead" bit was really unnecessary.
  - cbozeman 5y ago
    I never delete anything I post, and I always stand behind what I say. You can't unsay something in a face-to-face interaction, so I don't "unsay" things on the Internet either. > i know for a fact at least one of his family members reads this site, and that is an awfully hurtful thing to say. You interpreted it that way. Period. Offense can never be given, only taken. Aaron was so adamant about the need for free speech that was driven to his death over it. What's going on Reddit is what's "awfully hurtful".
    - wglb 5y ago
      Inappropriate
- unclekev 5y ago
  >I'm glad he's dead - he'd probably kill himself again if he could see what's been done to the site. Not cool. Even as a joke (or whatever that was meant to be)
  - cbozeman 5y ago
    I don't think it's a joke at all. What's happening - what's been happening there - is an insult to Aaron's memory.
    - wglb 5y ago
      Inappropriate
- joconde 5y ago
  I mean, if that’s your usual way of arguing about things, I’d be happy to see you banned from here too.
the_doctah 5y ago
Reddit used to support free speech on it's platform too...

forgotmyoldname 5y ago

> But Reddit has repeatedly said that they will not depreciate old.reddit.com. They have zero reason to, as many of their powerusers rely on it. Let’s be honest. Every company says this. Some actually try to stand by their statement. Public companies very often wipe those statements from existence because some MBA found a way to increase profits 27% this quarter (who cares if it the company borders on bankrupt in 2 years) or some intern found a way to double clicks. If someone demonstrates that old Reddit results in fewer ad views, shutting it down is a matter of when and not if.

Rebelgecko 5y ago

Reddit also used to say "We won't use your email address for anything except password resets", and we all know how that went. They've basically stopped adding new features to the old UI, so a lot of account settings require you to go to the new UI if you want to change them (and of course the most annoying settings typically default to "on" when the toggle is added). The markdown handling has also changed. That's why on old Reddit you'll sometimes see broken URLs with superfluous escape characters.

cbozeman 5y ago

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halfmatthalfcat 5y ago
> every subreddit are rabid radical liberals who won't tolerate the slightest dissent from the party line. > I'm glad he's dead - he'd probably kill himself again if he could see what's been done to the site. Woof, there's one echo chamber and then there's this...
rozap 5y ago
you should delete this. i know for a fact at least one of his family members reads this site, and that is an awfully hurtful thing to say.
- johnisgood 5y ago
  I view it as a compliment, but that "I'm glad he's dead" bit was really unnecessary.
- cbozeman 5y ago
  I never delete anything I post, and I always stand behind what I say. You can't unsay something in a face-to-face interaction, so I don't "unsay" things on the Internet either. > i know for a fact at least one of his family members reads this site, and that is an awfully hurtful thing to say. You interpreted it that way. Period. Offense can never be given, only taken. Aaron was so adamant about the need for free speech that was driven to his death over it. What's going on Reddit is what's "awfully hurtful".
  - wglb 5y ago
    Inappropriate
unclekev 5y ago
>I'm glad he's dead - he'd probably kill himself again if he could see what's been done to the site. Not cool. Even as a joke (or whatever that was meant to be)
- cbozeman 5y ago
  I don't think it's a joke at all. What's happening - what's been happening there - is an insult to Aaron's memory.
  - wglb 5y ago
    Inappropriate
joconde 5y ago
I mean, if that’s your usual way of arguing about things, I’d be happy to see you banned from here too.

the_doctah 5y ago

Reddit used to support free speech on it's platform too...