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Reddit could have done zero development in the past decade and the website would be more usable today, not less

some_random 3y ago
I don't agree, anecdotally there were a lot of people who bounced off the site because they didn't "get" the UX and even back then we had to fix the site using RIF. Now, was that difficulty a useful filter? Perhaps.
- flutas 3y ago
  I actually agree with the GP comment. The new UI brought in a bunch of people who turned the site into their personal little estate to lord over the serfs. Example: I just got banned for 3 days because I reported someone for saying "politicians should all be burned alive." ... followed up by a week later reddit telling me they took action on that account because of the comment... Example 2: I just got banned for 7 days because apparently "he's singing like he has a hand up his fa*ot ass" isn't homophobia and instead according to their message I'm > Using Reddit’s reporting tools to spam, harass, bully, intimidate, abuse, or create a hostile environment For context, the only way for these bans to be served is if the mod of the subreddit in which you reported that content reports you for "report abuse."
- broodbucket 3y ago
  I think having the core website be a blank canvas and letting users choose their preferred interface is completely fine, Reddit was thriving long before the official app and "new reddit" came along. Third party mobile apps did very well and power users (that are responsible for a lot of content and moderation) were happy with RES
memefrog 3y ago
Reddit used to constantly break under load. It would throw up 503s at busy times every single day. The user interface was much better but the underlying technology was awful.
- broodbucket 3y ago
  This is true, though it's still not perfect - I should have specified on the UI side I'm sure there's been a lot of valuable backend work

I don't agree, anecdotally there were a lot of people who bounced off the site because they didn't "get" the UX and even back then we had to fix the site using RIF. Now, was that difficulty a useful filter? Perhaps.

flutas 3y ago
I actually agree with the GP comment. The new UI brought in a bunch of people who turned the site into their personal little estate to lord over the serfs. Example: I just got banned for 3 days because I reported someone for saying "politicians should all be burned alive." ... followed up by a week later reddit telling me they took action on that account because of the comment... Example 2: I just got banned for 7 days because apparently "he's singing like he has a hand up his fa*ot ass" isn't homophobia and instead according to their message I'm > Using Reddit’s reporting tools to spam, harass, bully, intimidate, abuse, or create a hostile environment For context, the only way for these bans to be served is if the mod of the subreddit in which you reported that content reports you for "report abuse."
broodbucket 3y ago
I think having the core website be a blank canvas and letting users choose their preferred interface is completely fine, Reddit was thriving long before the official app and "new reddit" came along. Third party mobile apps did very well and power users (that are responsible for a lot of content and moderation) were happy with RES

memefrog 3y ago

Reddit used to constantly break under load. It would throw up 503s at busy times every single day. The user interface was much better but the underlying technology was awful.

broodbucket 3y ago
This is true, though it's still not perfect - I should have specified on the UI side I'm sure there's been a lot of valuable backend work