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I actually enjoy the community at Imgur. To me it seems Imgur has 2 uses: 1) Image hosting 2) Viral image community One doesn't have to go with the othe
by LukeB_UK 12y ago
I actually enjoy the community at Imgur.
To me it seems Imgur has 2 uses:
1) Image hosting
2) Viral image community
One doesn't have to go with the other, but also they can work together.
As for their redirect behaviour? I don't think that's an issue at all. If you don't want to get that page, host it yourself.
- meowface 12y ago>I actually enjoy the community at Imgur. I couldn't disagree more. Comments in the reddit default subs are bad enough when compared to the kind of discussion you see on HN, but comments on imgur are a mixture of the kinds of things you'll see on 9gag or funnyjunk fused with some of the worst of reddit's default subs' communities. They're absolute drivel, and they're only going to get worse because Imgur is specifically trying to attract these kind of people now.
- LukeB_UK 12y agoComparing Imgur to HN is comparing apples to oranges in my opinion, they have different purposes and target audiences. Target audiences: Imgur - General public. HN - Technical people, hackers, business people, founders. Purposes: Imgur - People submit funny/touching/stupid/whatever images and people post comments HN - People post interesting/thought-provoking articles/sites and discuss them.
- DanBC 12y agoImgur used to have a great community. Even though it was a large community it was still good fun. Now? Not so much. I'm not sure how the community collapsed so fast or if it can be rescued.