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On the contrary, many redditors would disagree with you. Reddit's format works very well for consuming and focusing on content and comments. Redditors are consi

On the contrary, many redditors would disagree with you. Reddit's format works very well for consuming and focusing on content and comments. Redditors are considering whether to abandon Reddit based on the community aspects and the actions of the admins. Those require far more work than just a UI/UX improvement. Many redditors also browse from mobile apps such as a Reddit Sync or Alien Blue. Those redditors will gain little from UI/UX improvements to the desktop, but they stand a lot to gain or lose from changes to Reddit's content rules and community policies.

kelseydh 11y ago
Fair enough, but you know you are !@#$ing up your software development when you have absolutely no mobile presence you can control or make ad revenue off of. Reddit has been stuck in a development black hole for years. If they are pumping out new features, they certainly aren't features that user's can notice or appreciate. You can get away with this neglect for awhile, but too much of it and your platform will stagnant. Features like better content blocking at the user level are definitely more difficult than UI/UX, but they are also necessary for Reddit to reach the next level. Honestly, rather than pursue advertising, if they got their !@#$ together to find new content streams, they could easily bring in lots of cash. They are stuck in a mindset that only their existing feature sets should be the ones that exist. Contrast that with Facebook who made many bold additions to their platforms over the years (news feed, chat). There are ways of doing this without becoming Digg. (The answer is by not removing existing functionality, but by adding to it.)
- konradb 11y ago
  > when you have absolutely no mobile presence you can control or make ad revenue off of Reddit bought Alien Blue, why wouldn't that count?
- dangerlibrary 11y ago
  You're right. Craigslist needs an overhaul as well - it's hurting their bottom line. While we're at it, HN is pretty crap on mobile, they should fix that - I'm sure people will like the change. Stack Overflow has barely updated their layout for years - they are stuck in the past. Everyone loves it when gmail and facebook force them into a different UI - people rave about the new features and definitely don't leave/complain/get confused/lose trust. Why don't other people learn from their shining example?
- qu4z-2 11y ago
  In all fairness, there's a reason I'm on reddit but not Facebook. "new content streams" is definitely part of it.

kelseydh 11y ago

Fair enough, but you know you are !@#$ing up your software development when you have absolutely no mobile presence you can control or make ad revenue off of. Reddit has been stuck in a development black hole for years. If they are pumping out new features, they certainly aren't features that user's can notice or appreciate. You can get away with this neglect for awhile, but too much of it and your platform will stagnant. Features like better content blocking at the user level are definitely more difficult than UI/UX, but they are also necessary for Reddit to reach the next level. Honestly, rather than pursue advertising, if they got their !@#$ together to find new content streams, they could easily bring in lots of cash. They are stuck in a mindset that only their existing feature sets should be the ones that exist. Contrast that with Facebook who made many bold additions to their platforms over the years (news feed, chat). There are ways of doing this without becoming Digg. (The answer is by not removing existing functionality, but by adding to it.)

konradb 11y ago
> when you have absolutely no mobile presence you can control or make ad revenue off of Reddit bought Alien Blue, why wouldn't that count?
dangerlibrary 11y ago
You're right. Craigslist needs an overhaul as well - it's hurting their bottom line. While we're at it, HN is pretty crap on mobile, they should fix that - I'm sure people will like the change. Stack Overflow has barely updated their layout for years - they are stuck in the past. Everyone loves it when gmail and facebook force them into a different UI - people rave about the new features and definitely don't leave/complain/get confused/lose trust. Why don't other people learn from their shining example?
qu4z-2 11y ago
In all fairness, there's a reason I'm on reddit but not Facebook. "new content streams" is definitely part of it.