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…that’s going to be the next thing they get rid of

samstave 3y ago
They tried to a while ago - and the old.redditors (like me, 17 year account) complained - and they keep it around. I exclusively use old. -- Replying to below: ??? I use OLD+RES for MY consumption and data density - if you dont know how to configure these together to create a much faster, and more aesthetically pleasing (to me) UX - then that sucks. https://i.imgur.com/gdDawWz.png https://i.imgur.com/gdDawWz.png https://i.imgur.com/jlTJGaT.png https://i.imgur.com/jlTJGaT.png So much more pleasant and quicker - especially with hover - I dont even need to click links https://i.imgur.com/jDvjQwM.jpg https://i.imgur.com/jDvjQwM.jpg Which of the following do you find pleasing, its personal opinion, so choose what you like - I prefer old. These are the same page, the only diff is old. vs www. https://i.imgur.com/mnl5pCb.png https://i.imgur.com/mnl5pCb.png <-- www https://i.imgur.com/JfFZMQX.png https://i.imgur.com/JfFZMQX.png <-- old --- https://i.imgur.com/WxsmDkc.png https://i.imgur.com/WxsmDkc.png <-- www https://i.imgur.com/cKs3uVA.png https://i.imgur.com/cKs3uVA.png <-- old
- the_pwner224 3y ago
  Hate to break it to you, but nobody uses old anymore. As a subreddit mod you can see traffic breakdown stats, and old makes up around 5% of traffic. Up to 10% on some subs. I'm a moderator of a highly technical niche sub and it's about 5-10% for me. Other mods of various subs have commented with their stats and it's always in that 5-10 range. Old users may create more content than normal users, I don't know about that. The niche subs might take a hit, but the main website and big subs will continue on without disruption if they kill old. (Assuming mods continue to mod - and Reddit can replace/hire mods as needed)
  - ineedasername 3y ago
    I use old. I’m sure it’s a minority, but either volume or quality of those users is, for now, enough value for Reddit to support it. As much as I’d like them to keep old indefinitely, I’m sure they’re just waiting for the value equation to tip negative before they kill old.
  - kibibu 3y ago
    Can you see traffic through apps/API?
    - the_pwner224 3y ago
      For my sub it's about: 5% old.reddit.com >10% "iOS" >10% "mobile web" 20% "Android" 50% new.reddit.com (non-mobile, presumably) Most subs should have a pretty similar distribution, the numbers don't vary much. Reddit doesn't specify how it tracks 3rd party apps and APIs in these stats.
- ineedasername 3y ago
  Yeah, if they kill old.reddit I’ll use it significantly less. Not only is it more annoying with more friction, even if I was still willing to use it for a rough avg(minutes per day) pushing through the annoyance, I wouldn’t be able to consume as much in the same period of time
  - samstave 3y ago
    Precisely - information density on old is what users want - sparseness of information with plenty of space for ads and shiny-objects is what the suits want.

They tried to a while ago - and the old.redditors (like me, 17 year account) complained - and they keep it around. I exclusively use old. -- Replying to below: ??? I use OLD+RES for MY consumption and data density - if you dont know how to configure these together to create a much faster, and more aesthetically pleasing (to me) UX - then that sucks. https://i.imgur.com/gdDawWz.png https://i.imgur.com/gdDawWz.png https://i.imgur.com/jlTJGaT.png https://i.imgur.com/jlTJGaT.png So much more pleasant and quicker - especially with hover - I dont even need to click links https://i.imgur.com/jDvjQwM.jpg https://i.imgur.com/jDvjQwM.jpg Which of the following do you find pleasing, its personal opinion, so choose what you like - I prefer old. These are the same page, the only diff is old. vs www. https://i.imgur.com/mnl5pCb.png https://i.imgur.com/mnl5pCb.png <-- www https://i.imgur.com/JfFZMQX.png https://i.imgur.com/JfFZMQX.png <-- old --- https://i.imgur.com/WxsmDkc.png https://i.imgur.com/WxsmDkc.png <-- www https://i.imgur.com/cKs3uVA.png https://i.imgur.com/cKs3uVA.png <-- old

the_pwner224 3y ago
Hate to break it to you, but nobody uses old anymore. As a subreddit mod you can see traffic breakdown stats, and old makes up around 5% of traffic. Up to 10% on some subs. I'm a moderator of a highly technical niche sub and it's about 5-10% for me. Other mods of various subs have commented with their stats and it's always in that 5-10 range. Old users may create more content than normal users, I don't know about that. The niche subs might take a hit, but the main website and big subs will continue on without disruption if they kill old. (Assuming mods continue to mod - and Reddit can replace/hire mods as needed)
- ineedasername 3y ago
  I use old. I’m sure it’s a minority, but either volume or quality of those users is, for now, enough value for Reddit to support it. As much as I’d like them to keep old indefinitely, I’m sure they’re just waiting for the value equation to tip negative before they kill old.
- kibibu 3y ago
  Can you see traffic through apps/API?
  - the_pwner224 3y ago
    For my sub it's about: 5% old.reddit.com >10% "iOS" >10% "mobile web" 20% "Android" 50% new.reddit.com (non-mobile, presumably) Most subs should have a pretty similar distribution, the numbers don't vary much. Reddit doesn't specify how it tracks 3rd party apps and APIs in these stats.
ineedasername 3y ago
Yeah, if they kill old.reddit I’ll use it significantly less. Not only is it more annoying with more friction, even if I was still willing to use it for a rough avg(minutes per day) pushing through the annoyance, I wouldn’t be able to consume as much in the same period of time
- samstave 3y ago
  Precisely - information density on old is what users want - sparseness of information with plenty of space for ads and shiny-objects is what the suits want.