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Reddit is anonymous, one of the fastest growing sites on the Internet, and Bill Gates is doing a QA on it as we speak. Seems like a site's culture/ranking algor
by mcantelon 13y ago
Reddit is anonymous, one of the fastest growing sites on the Internet, and Bill Gates is doing a QA on it as we speak. Seems like a site's culture/ranking algorithms determine quality rather than whether or not a site's anonymous.
- aidenn0 13y agoReddit is pseudonymous; the difference is important, as if it were truly anonymous Gates would not be able to do an AMA
- argumentum 13y agoIt's more correct to say that Reddit (like HN) is a hybrid of anonymity and identity. It can be truly anonymous (you can quickly create a throwaway account) or you can "prove" to the admins that you are who you say you are (like Bill Gates).
- aidenn0 13y agoThat sounds like a definition of "pseudonymous" to me. Particularly since moot has claimed for a while that part of what makes 4chan works is that you can't maintain an identity.
- blah32497 13y agoarguably reddit has also "decayed" quite a bit The quality of the conversation has gotten worse and worse, things are targeted towards the lowest common denominator. You need to go to specific subreddits or really dig around in the shit to find the gems. The flip side is that it generates a ton of content. To the signal to noise is horrible, but in aggregate there is more interesting stuff going on then on slashdot or wherever