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Well, subreddits were initially a way to move content off the main page, not necessarily to indulge it. So the first subreddit was r/nsfw followed by r/programm

Well, subreddits were initially a way to move content off the main page, not necessarily to indulge it. So the first subreddit was r/nsfw followed by r/programming and r/politics. I can't find anything that says r/obama was an early Reddit-created subreddit, but if it was, then they would have done it to have less Obama content on the homepage rather than to celebrate Obama. Source: https://www.quora.com/What-were-the-first-subreddits-and-how-were-they-introduced https://www.quora.com/What-were-the-first-subreddits-and-how...

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- gkoberger 5y ago
  Oh so you're just a jerk. Sorry I engaged.
  - stimpson_j_cat 5y ago
    Sorry if I came off that way, make sure to flag me. A big draw of the site was that it was so focused on politics, science and programming; if you'd been a regular user you just wouldn't debate that, I don't know how else to put it. It's like saying "I miss the early days when Truth Social wasn't so partisan." You don't seem to know much about the site's history, and just called me a "jerk," I guess that passes for "engagement."
    - gkoberger 5y ago
      I've been on Reddit from the beginning, and absolutely nothing I said contradicts me believing it was very politics/programming heavy from the start. Like I said, Reddit at the time believed there was too much politics/programming, and that's why they created subreddits. You're putting words in my mouth and then being condescending. That's why you got downvoted and flagged (not by me, for the record). You can look me up on Reddit; I use the same name (which happens to be my real name) on both. I created the r/sanfrancisco subreddit (among others) and my cake day is within the first year of Reddit's launch.
      - stimpson_j_cat 5y ago
        Erp, sorry, you already dismissed me as "just a jerk" when I gave you a chance to reply. I'd read what you wrote, but I don't want you to regret "engaging" again.

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gkoberger 5y ago
Oh so you're just a jerk. Sorry I engaged.
- stimpson_j_cat 5y ago
  Sorry if I came off that way, make sure to flag me. A big draw of the site was that it was so focused on politics, science and programming; if you'd been a regular user you just wouldn't debate that, I don't know how else to put it. It's like saying "I miss the early days when Truth Social wasn't so partisan." You don't seem to know much about the site's history, and just called me a "jerk," I guess that passes for "engagement."
  - gkoberger 5y ago
    I've been on Reddit from the beginning, and absolutely nothing I said contradicts me believing it was very politics/programming heavy from the start. Like I said, Reddit at the time believed there was too much politics/programming, and that's why they created subreddits. You're putting words in my mouth and then being condescending. That's why you got downvoted and flagged (not by me, for the record). You can look me up on Reddit; I use the same name (which happens to be my real name) on both. I created the r/sanfrancisco subreddit (among others) and my cake day is within the first year of Reddit's launch.
    - stimpson_j_cat 5y ago
      Erp, sorry, you already dismissed me as "just a jerk" when I gave you a chance to reply. I'd read what you wrote, but I don't want you to regret "engaging" again.