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Can you give some examples of good quality subreddits?

potatolicious 12y ago
I really enjoy /r/photography, the quality of discourse is high and there are very little nastiness. The mod team is also highly active and engages members - weekly discussions along directed topics, weekly writeups/discussions about famous works/photographers, etc. IMO subreddits like it are evidence that the Reddit macro model has been, and will continue to be a failure. The community is at its best when tone is actively directed by a dedicated mod team, and abusive behavior actively policed, in distinct contrast to the relative free-for-all that are the default subreddits. Reddit's admins make a lot of noise about believing in the hands-off approach ("every man is responsible for his own soul"), but ultimately the hands-on approach create higher-quality communities (even at scale: see /r/iama) and curbs the abuse that has made the default subreddits complete intellectual wastelands. Not only that, Reddit itself has not been consistent on being hands-off, what with the banning of subreddits and whatnot. Side shoutout to /r/movies - always good discussions. Things get more animated and sometimes less civil than /r/photography but the mod team does a good job keeping things from exploding.
jn1234 12y ago
Try looking for a subreddit directed at a very specific niche. I find that the local and sports subreddits tend to be pretty good. Some other quality subreddits are http://www.reddit.com/r/syriancivilwar/ http://www.reddit.com/r/syriancivilwar/ and http://www.reddit.com/r/ukrainianconflict http://www.reddit.com/r/ukrainianconflict.
cshenoy 12y ago
/r/AskHistorians is one of my favorites. Mods are insanely hawkish about the rules which slightly turned me off when I first subscribed. But after a few months it started to make sense and the quality of contributions is superbly high. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians
ehaughee 12y ago
These are some of my favorite subreddits: http://reddit.com/r/hiphopheads http://reddit.com/r/hiphopheads http://reddit.com/r/frugalmalefashion http://reddit.com/r/frugalmalefashion http://reddit.com/r/javascript/ http://reddit.com/r/javascript/ http://reddit.com/r/snowboarding/ http://reddit.com/r/snowboarding/ I find these subs to be on topic, relatively positive, often receptive to the new and uninitiated, providing a wealth of FAQ/just starting out information and have interesting weekly events. I especially enjoy the header with album release dates in hiphopheads, and there are a number of cool weekly events in frugalmalefashion (and its more expensive brother subreddit, http://reddit.com/r/malefashionadvice http://reddit.com/r/malefashionadvice). As with any sufficiently large group, you'll find groupthink. However, I've found that many smaller subreddits are more receptive of self-criticism when it gets too bad.
- companyhen 12y ago
  As the founder of r/hiphopheads, thanks fam. :)
  - onedev 12y ago
    Wow seriously? Dude I freakin' love r/hhh.
    - companyhen 12y ago
      Seriously. When I joined reddit there wasn't an active hip-hop board (which was the only major interest I had that reddit didn't have an active community for). So I thought I'd take it into my own hands. Started posting content, inviting users who I thought would be interested, and almost 5 years later, turned into what it is today.
  - photoGrant 12y ago
    One of the only subreddits I enjoy visiting. Thank you.
  - icpmacdo 12y ago
    Good job dude it's my favourite subreddit.
comrh 12y ago
Some of the communities around mental illness offer very caring communities. Obviously I think it is mostly because of very strict rules/admins. It is special to have an anonymous place to vent and have people understand you without trolling. /r/mmfb /r/leaves /r/trichsters & /r/calmhands /r/depression /r/SuicideWatch
thekingofspain 12y ago
Here's a plug for http://reddit.com/r/languagelearning http://reddit.com/r/languagelearning. Most of the language related subreddits tend to be pretty good. There are also a couple decent computer science subreddits, but you can explore those yourself. http://reddit.com/r/wicked_edge http://reddit.com/r/wicked_edge will help you learn to be a better shaver and actually enjoy it! Those are a couple I like.
noir_lord 12y ago
They'll be very person specific but sure I like these (some are less than perfect). /r/futuresynth (no one comments but the stuff is great, nearly perfect ;)) /r/ada /r/embedded /r/raspberry_pi /r/bicycling /r/programming /r/linux /r/nottheonion There are some subs I try to like /r/minimalism (which on any given day is either "I have nothing...but these apple products" or "Two arms..one too many?") and /r/zen which is mostly people arguing vehemently about what zen is (which is both ironic and often hilarious).
- pimlottc 12y ago
  I still subscribe but I definitely wish /r/bicycling weren't so clogged with image posts (new bike day, first century, weight loss, etc...).
  - TarpitCarnivore 12y ago
    Every time this comes people complain and whine that it would ruin the sub. I'm on the side that posting images should be banned. In subs I've seen this implemented it's helped content a lot.
jjsz 12y ago
http://www.reddit.com/user/jjshinobi/m/technology http://www.reddit.com/user/jjshinobi/m/technology
epmatsw 12y ago
Most of the sports subreddits are pretty awesome. /r/cfb is my favorite, but /r/baseball, /r/hockey, and /r/fantasyfootball are all quite good as well. /r/nfl is probably the flagship sports subreddit, but it has been a little rough lately with the community and mods having some conflicts about the direction of the subreddit.
- bkjelden 12y ago
  Lately I have had a sad feeling that r/nfl has reached an inflection point where it is quickly degrading into just another large subreddit. The firestorm surrounding the NFL's domestic violence issues this season seems to have had permanent effects on r/nfl.
- arfliw 12y ago
  /r/nba is also awesome, along with literally every individual NFL and NBA team sub I have ever visited. Most are quick to ban opposing team fans for anything resembling trolling though. Tread lightly.
anoncow 12y ago
I really like /r/badminton. Not really active but does get a new post every day or so. And people come back and reply. It works.
lobster_johnson 12y ago
http://www.reddit.com/r/linguists http://www.reddit.com/r/linguists and http://www.reddit.com/r/askhistorians http://www.reddit.com/r/askhistorians are very good.
VLM 12y ago
/r/boardgames /r/diy /r/mechanicalkeyboards /r/woodworking On the fence about categorizing /r/clojure and /r/ece as good. They're not awful, but they need more traffic to be "good". /r/ece is almost an informal 24x7 AMA for EE and CE and the rules are constantly being broken but not necessarily in a bad way (if that makes sense?) There are subreddits I find interesting to read but probably miss the categorization of "good" by being rather subjective based on your personal opinions of the subject matter.
mdellabitta 12y ago
http://www.reddit.com/r/foodforthought http://www.reddit.com/r/foodforthought
Semaphor 12y ago
/r/Fantasy (63,661 readers) is great. And sometimes it feels like half of it's users are (somewhat) well-known writers ;) Seems to need less moderation than other subs of this size. /r/Polandball (101,218 readers) is heavily moderated (important considering the jokes there easily invite real racism) /r/ASoIAF (166,200 readers) and /r/gallifrey (38,643 readers) are examples of very good TV/book subreddits (A Song of Ice and Fire aka. Game of Thrones and Dr. Who). the mods work hard to keep the quality up but have the advantage of the "mainstream" subs /r/gameofthrones and /r/doctorwho which both gather most low-effort posts.
barsonme 12y ago
If you're into sports, /r/cfb and /r/nba are two excellent subreddits. /r/nfl is pretty good, but there's always some fights with the mods over what posts get removed, merged, etc. Nothing too bad, but there's a little more drama than the former two subreddits. /r/motorcycles and /r/guns are good as well if you're into that sort of thing -- /r/guns is especially funny on the weekends ;)
pimlottc 12y ago
I really find the various city subreddits to be quite useful, such as /r/chicago and /r/sanfrancisco, for local news, discussions and events. I've learned about many interesting activities this way and it also helps you stay in touch with the local culture when you're away.

I really enjoy /r/photography, the quality of discourse is high and there are very little nastiness. The mod team is also highly active and engages members - weekly discussions along directed topics, weekly writeups/discussions about famous works/photographers, etc. IMO subreddits like it are evidence that the Reddit macro model has been, and will continue to be a failure. The community is at its best when tone is actively directed by a dedicated mod team, and abusive behavior actively policed, in distinct contrast to the relative free-for-all that are the default subreddits. Reddit's admins make a lot of noise about believing in the hands-off approach ("every man is responsible for his own soul"), but ultimately the hands-on approach create higher-quality communities (even at scale: see /r/iama) and curbs the abuse that has made the default subreddits complete intellectual wastelands. Not only that, Reddit itself has not been consistent on being hands-off, what with the banning of subreddits and whatnot. Side shoutout to /r/movies - always good discussions. Things get more animated and sometimes less civil than /r/photography but the mod team does a good job keeping things from exploding.

jn1234 12y ago

Try looking for a subreddit directed at a very specific niche. I find that the local and sports subreddits tend to be pretty good. Some other quality subreddits are http://www.reddit.com/r/syriancivilwar/ http://www.reddit.com/r/syriancivilwar/ and http://www.reddit.com/r/ukrainianconflict http://www.reddit.com/r/ukrainianconflict.

cshenoy 12y ago

/r/AskHistorians is one of my favorites. Mods are insanely hawkish about the rules which slightly turned me off when I first subscribed. But after a few months it started to make sense and the quality of contributions is superbly high. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians

ehaughee 12y ago

These are some of my favorite subreddits: http://reddit.com/r/hiphopheads http://reddit.com/r/hiphopheads http://reddit.com/r/frugalmalefashion http://reddit.com/r/frugalmalefashion http://reddit.com/r/javascript/ http://reddit.com/r/javascript/ http://reddit.com/r/snowboarding/ http://reddit.com/r/snowboarding/ I find these subs to be on topic, relatively positive, often receptive to the new and uninitiated, providing a wealth of FAQ/just starting out information and have interesting weekly events. I especially enjoy the header with album release dates in hiphopheads, and there are a number of cool weekly events in frugalmalefashion (and its more expensive brother subreddit, http://reddit.com/r/malefashionadvice http://reddit.com/r/malefashionadvice). As with any sufficiently large group, you'll find groupthink. However, I've found that many smaller subreddits are more receptive of self-criticism when it gets too bad.

companyhen 12y ago
As the founder of r/hiphopheads, thanks fam. :)
- onedev 12y ago
  Wow seriously? Dude I freakin' love r/hhh.
  - companyhen 12y ago
    Seriously. When I joined reddit there wasn't an active hip-hop board (which was the only major interest I had that reddit didn't have an active community for). So I thought I'd take it into my own hands. Started posting content, inviting users who I thought would be interested, and almost 5 years later, turned into what it is today.
- photoGrant 12y ago
  One of the only subreddits I enjoy visiting. Thank you.
- icpmacdo 12y ago
  Good job dude it's my favourite subreddit.

comrh 12y ago

Some of the communities around mental illness offer very caring communities. Obviously I think it is mostly because of very strict rules/admins. It is special to have an anonymous place to vent and have people understand you without trolling. /r/mmfb /r/leaves /r/trichsters & /r/calmhands /r/depression /r/SuicideWatch

thekingofspain 12y ago

Here's a plug for http://reddit.com/r/languagelearning http://reddit.com/r/languagelearning. Most of the language related subreddits tend to be pretty good. There are also a couple decent computer science subreddits, but you can explore those yourself. http://reddit.com/r/wicked_edge http://reddit.com/r/wicked_edge will help you learn to be a better shaver and actually enjoy it! Those are a couple I like.

noir_lord 12y ago

They'll be very person specific but sure I like these (some are less than perfect). /r/futuresynth (no one comments but the stuff is great, nearly perfect ;)) /r/ada /r/embedded /r/raspberry_pi /r/bicycling /r/programming /r/linux /r/nottheonion There are some subs I try to like /r/minimalism (which on any given day is either "I have nothing...but these apple products" or "Two arms..one too many?") and /r/zen which is mostly people arguing vehemently about what zen is (which is both ironic and often hilarious).

pimlottc 12y ago
I still subscribe but I definitely wish /r/bicycling weren't so clogged with image posts (new bike day, first century, weight loss, etc...).
- TarpitCarnivore 12y ago
  Every time this comes people complain and whine that it would ruin the sub. I'm on the side that posting images should be banned. In subs I've seen this implemented it's helped content a lot.

jjsz 12y ago

http://www.reddit.com/user/jjshinobi/m/technology http://www.reddit.com/user/jjshinobi/m/technology

epmatsw 12y ago

Most of the sports subreddits are pretty awesome. /r/cfb is my favorite, but /r/baseball, /r/hockey, and /r/fantasyfootball are all quite good as well. /r/nfl is probably the flagship sports subreddit, but it has been a little rough lately with the community and mods having some conflicts about the direction of the subreddit.

bkjelden 12y ago
Lately I have had a sad feeling that r/nfl has reached an inflection point where it is quickly degrading into just another large subreddit. The firestorm surrounding the NFL's domestic violence issues this season seems to have had permanent effects on r/nfl.
arfliw 12y ago
/r/nba is also awesome, along with literally every individual NFL and NBA team sub I have ever visited. Most are quick to ban opposing team fans for anything resembling trolling though. Tread lightly.

anoncow 12y ago

I really like /r/badminton. Not really active but does get a new post every day or so. And people come back and reply. It works.

lobster_johnson 12y ago

http://www.reddit.com/r/linguists http://www.reddit.com/r/linguists and http://www.reddit.com/r/askhistorians http://www.reddit.com/r/askhistorians are very good.

VLM 12y ago

/r/boardgames /r/diy /r/mechanicalkeyboards /r/woodworking On the fence about categorizing /r/clojure and /r/ece as good. They're not awful, but they need more traffic to be "good". /r/ece is almost an informal 24x7 AMA for EE and CE and the rules are constantly being broken but not necessarily in a bad way (if that makes sense?) There are subreddits I find interesting to read but probably miss the categorization of "good" by being rather subjective based on your personal opinions of the subject matter.

mdellabitta 12y ago

http://www.reddit.com/r/foodforthought http://www.reddit.com/r/foodforthought

Semaphor 12y ago

/r/Fantasy (63,661 readers) is great. And sometimes it feels like half of it's users are (somewhat) well-known writers ;) Seems to need less moderation than other subs of this size. /r/Polandball (101,218 readers) is heavily moderated (important considering the jokes there easily invite real racism) /r/ASoIAF (166,200 readers) and /r/gallifrey (38,643 readers) are examples of very good TV/book subreddits (A Song of Ice and Fire aka. Game of Thrones and Dr. Who). the mods work hard to keep the quality up but have the advantage of the "mainstream" subs /r/gameofthrones and /r/doctorwho which both gather most low-effort posts.

barsonme 12y ago

If you're into sports, /r/cfb and /r/nba are two excellent subreddits. /r/nfl is pretty good, but there's always some fights with the mods over what posts get removed, merged, etc. Nothing too bad, but there's a little more drama than the former two subreddits. /r/motorcycles and /r/guns are good as well if you're into that sort of thing -- /r/guns is especially funny on the weekends ;)

pimlottc 12y ago

I really find the various city subreddits to be quite useful, such as /r/chicago and /r/sanfrancisco, for local news, discussions and events. I've learned about many interesting activities this way and it also helps you stay in touch with the local culture when you're away.