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It's hard not to get a bit pessimistic about where this is all going, no? It's incredibly frustrating already, that many topics are almost impossible to search

It's hard not to get a bit pessimistic about where this is all going, no? It's incredibly frustrating already, that many topics are almost impossible to search for nowadays (just on your favorite search engine). Adding `site:reddit.com` or whatever is the crutch many of us use, but in the end the fundamental problem is of course that less and less content is even available in places anymore that can be properly indexed. Only so much discussion happens on reddit or whatever. :( I much prefer the old times of searching for some topic on google and if nothing came up, it was really because there likely wasn't significant discussion happening about said topic.

nannal 4y ago
Reddits new format has made it remarkably difficult to have the content you're looking for get picked up the by the indexer. That site has had a detrimental shift in terms of quality, indexability, accessibility and countless other "ilities" from that single "redesign".
- quadrifoliate 4y ago
  There is no new format [1]. Just stop referring to reddit.com when you think about the site. Go to https://old.reddit.com https://old.reddit.com, and redirect everyone you know to it. Use an extension to redirect when you're not logged in [2]. Also change your site preferences to keep the old version when you are logged in. Everything works as expected. Side note: If anyone in your life says "I like New Reddit", you have now identified a fundamental point of difference in taste with that person. Use this information wisely. Reddit needs to realize the asinine mistakes that they have made in this "redesign" that no one asked for. The moment they remove or screw with the old site in any way, I'm gone and never coming back. ---------------------------------------- [1] Just in case it isn't clear; this comment contains hyperbole for the sake of a little humor [2] https://github.com/tom-james-watson/old-reddit-redirect https://github.com/tom-james-watson/old-reddit-redirect
  - mjhay 4y ago
    The redesign does the important job of making the app look better in comparison, as you are reminded every time you load a page (if it loads properly).

nannal 4y ago

Reddits new format has made it remarkably difficult to have the content you're looking for get picked up the by the indexer. That site has had a detrimental shift in terms of quality, indexability, accessibility and countless other "ilities" from that single "redesign".

quadrifoliate 4y ago
There is no new format [1]. Just stop referring to reddit.com when you think about the site. Go to https://old.reddit.com https://old.reddit.com, and redirect everyone you know to it. Use an extension to redirect when you're not logged in [2]. Also change your site preferences to keep the old version when you are logged in. Everything works as expected. Side note: If anyone in your life says "I like New Reddit", you have now identified a fundamental point of difference in taste with that person. Use this information wisely. Reddit needs to realize the asinine mistakes that they have made in this "redesign" that no one asked for. The moment they remove or screw with the old site in any way, I'm gone and never coming back. ---------------------------------------- [1] Just in case it isn't clear; this comment contains hyperbole for the sake of a little humor [2] https://github.com/tom-james-watson/old-reddit-redirect https://github.com/tom-james-watson/old-reddit-redirect
- mjhay 4y ago
  The redesign does the important job of making the app look better in comparison, as you are reminded every time you load a page (if it loads properly).