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I was just thinking about this. Reddit is usenet without the files. That blew my mind a bit.
by lowglow 14y ago
I was just thinking about this. Reddit is usenet without the files. That blew my mind a bit.
- brudgers 14y agoMost of Usenet had nothing to do with files. It was a forum for discussion primarily, until it was overrun by spam. That and concerns over content in some "alt" groups led ISP's to drop the service.
- omgsean 14y agoReddit is a former link aggregator that people have repurposed into really, really crappy forums software. It's nearly impossible to have a long, coherent discussion with multiple participants because of how much effort is involved in keeping up with new comments (unless they're direct replies to you). Reddit really sucks for discussion and it's one of the (many) reasons I don't go there anymore.
- drivebyacct2 14y ago... sounds like a personal problem.
- SageRaven 14y agoI disagree. With most discussion sites (the likes of slashcode, phpBB3, vBulletin, etc.), daily re-visiting of the site and trying to pick up where you left off the previous visit is a maddening experience. With reddit, it's easy to see at a glance (particularly with the enhancement suite) just what comments/posts you have made have been responded to. Granted, there simply is no web-based discussion format that rivals firing up "trn" and using 2 keys to flip through several hundred threads in just a few minutes. That, and you can sync the posts offline, read and respond to them offline, and post your replies in a single batch once you regain connectivity. Pure ASCII was such a great medium for discussion.
- skeletonjelly 14y agoObligatory comment about removing default subreddits and finding niche ones.
- drivebyacct2 14y agoHow? It's not architecturally even similar. That's like saying phpbb is just like reddit or usenet.