Poll of the Day > How is Reddit, for all its size and market share, still allowed to be this crap?

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ItsKaljinyuTime 07/05/21 1:05:24 PM #1:	It's a broken website. Constantly going down, constantly malfunctioning, but it's more or less the go-to website for long form discussion. I think this is reflective of a larger issue with today's Internet. Malfunctions & downtime are way more par for the course now than they used to be. GameFAQs went down when Sonic was announced for Brawl, and that was exceptional. Reddit goes down once a month and we're like "Well, that's just Reddit, one of the biggest websites on the Internet, that's just acceptable functionality for Reddit." What site in 2008 was as big as Reddit is today? We wouldn't have put up with that site being that bad back then. But we put up with it today because tech is now so big, there's nowhere to go. What're you gonna do? Go to Ruqqus? That's what they said about Voat. And now look at what's become of Voat. --- Kaljinyu <cite>ItsKaljinyuTime posted [p:955767438] in How is Red... [t:79549502]...</cite> <quote>It's a broken website. Constantly going down, constantly malfunctioning, but it's more or less the go-to website for long form discussion. I think this is reflective of a larger issue with today's Internet. Malfunctions & downtime are way more par for the course now than they used to be. GameFAQs went down when Sonic was announced for Brawl, and that was exceptional. Reddit goes down once a month and we're like "Well, that's just Reddit, one of the biggest websites on the Internet, that's just acceptable functionality for Reddit." What site in 2008 was as big as Reddit is today? We wouldn't have put up with that site being that bad back then. But we put up with it today because tech is now so big, there's nowhere to go. What're you gonna do? Go to Ruqqus? That's what they said about Voat. And now look at what's become of Voat. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Reigning_King 07/05/21 1:06:24 PM #2:	Your real problem is that you're on reddit at all. <cite>Reigning_King posted [p:955767461] in How is Red... [t:79549502]...</cite> <quote>Your real problem is that you're on reddit at all. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mead 07/05/21 1:09:59 PM #3:	If its bothering you this much then youre spending too much time there --- my resting temp can easily be in the 90's -Krazy_Kirby <cite>Mead posted [p:955767559] in How is Red... [t:79549502]...</cite> <quote>If its bothering you this much then youre spending too much time there </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ItsKaljinyuTime 07/05/21 1:20:12 PM #4:	Reigning_King posted... Your real problem is that you're on reddit at all. Mead posted... If its bothering you this much then youre spending too much time there I don't want to be on Reddit, but there's nowhere else to go. --- Kaljinyu <cite>ItsKaljinyuTime posted [p:955767896] in How is Red... [t:79549502]...</cite> <quote>Reigning_King posted... </cite> <quote>Your real problem is that you're on reddit at all.</quote> Mead posted... </cite> <quote>If its bothering you this much then youre spending too much time there</quote> I don't want to be on Reddit, but there's nowhere else to go. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mead 07/05/21 1:21:27 PM #5:	ItsKaljinyuTime posted... I don't want to be on Reddit, but there's nowhere else to go. There is an entire internet of other places to go Plus you could always go out and explore the actual meatspace if you wanted to --- my resting temp can easily be in the 90's -Krazy_Kirby <cite>Mead posted [p:955767939] in How is Red... [t:79549502]...</cite> <quote>ItsKaljinyuTime posted... </cite> <quote>I don't want to be on Reddit, but there's nowhere else to go.</quote> There is an entire internet of other places to go Plus you could always go out and explore the actual meatspace if you wanted to </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
adjl 07/05/21 1:23:15 PM #6:	ItsKaljinyuTime posted... What site in 2008 was as big as Reddit is today? Pretty much nothing. The Internet was starting to condense into larger, more monopolistic social media sites around that point (Facebook, Youtube, Reddit), but traffic to those sites has grown massively since then, such that virtually all of the modern monoliths see far more use now than they did at that point. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:955767976] in How is Red... [t:79549502]...</cite> <quote>ItsKaljinyuTime posted... </cite> <quote>What site in 2008 was as big as Reddit is today?</quote> Pretty much nothing. The Internet was starting to condense into larger, more monopolistic social media sites around that point (Facebook, Youtube, Reddit), but traffic to those sites has grown massively since then, such that virtually all of the modern monoliths see far more use now than they did at that point. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Muscles 07/05/21 1:24:48 PM #7:	I don't go there much but I wish they would fix that awful layout, can't they just make the posts in the order they were written and in a straight line instead of that pyramid looking shit. Also it seems like sometimes people don't want to have any actual discussions, they just want to post their opinion and disregard every other post, which seems extremely pointless --- Muscles Chicago Bears \| Chicago Blackhawks \| Chicago Bulls \| Chicago Cubs \| NIU Huskies <cite>Muscles posted [p:955768027] in How is Red... [t:79549502]...</cite> <quote>I don't go there much but I wish they would fix that awful layout, can't they just make the posts in the order they were written and in a straight line instead of that pyramid looking shit. Also it seems like sometimes people don't want to have any actual discussions, they just want to post their opinion and disregard every other post, which seems extremely pointless </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ItsKaljinyuTime 07/05/21 1:26:08 PM #8:	Mead posted... There is an entire internet of other places to go Plus you could always go out and explore the actual meatspace if you wanted to Not if I actually want to reach the community at large. --- Kaljinyu <cite>ItsKaljinyuTime posted [p:955768067] in How is Red... [t:79549502]...</cite> <quote>Mead posted... </cite> <quote>There is an entire internet of other places to go Plus you could always go out and explore the actual meatspace if you wanted to</quote> Not if I actually want to reach the community at large. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MeteoricBurst 07/05/21 1:26:49 PM #9:	I never got the appeal of Reddit. I only ever go there from somewhere else if someone links to it for something. --- "I had no choice but to choose the DLC." - Junichi Masuda <cite>MeteoricBurst posted [p:955768091] in How is Red... [t:79549502]...</cite> <quote>I never got the appeal of Reddit. I only ever go there from somewhere else if someone links to it for something. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mead 07/05/21 1:26:49 PM #10:	Muscles posted... I don't go there much but I wish they would fix that awful layout, can't they just make the posts in the order they were written and in a straight line instead of that pyramid looking shit. Also it seems like sometimes people don't want to have any actual discussions, they just want to post their opinion and disregard every other post, which seems extremely pointless The layout is customizable, and there are several subs and communities where all people do is have discussions with each other --- my resting temp can easily be in the 90's -Krazy_Kirby <cite>Mead posted [p:955768092] in How is Red... [t:79549502]...</cite> <quote>Muscles posted... </cite> <quote>I don't go there much but I wish they would fix that awful layout, can't they just make the posts in the order they were written and in a straight line instead of that pyramid looking shit. Also it seems like sometimes people don't want to have any actual discussions, they just want to post their opinion and disregard every other post, which seems extremely pointless</quote> The layout is customizable, and there are several subs and communities where all people do is have discussions with each other </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ItsKaljinyuTime 07/05/21 1:30:23 PM #11:	Mead posted... The layout is customizable, and there are several subs and communities where all people do is have discussions with each other The majority of these subreddits have devolved into just posting memes. Because Reddit, while the best place we have for long form discussion, isn't exactly good for long form discussion. It's content-driven, so it's not discussion that rises to the top, it's whatever content people like best. Funny pictures & videos. Any place where discussion is happening, the population is so scarce that discussion is pretty much impossible. --- Kaljinyu <cite>ItsKaljinyuTime posted [p:955768207] in How is Red... [t:79549502]...</cite> <quote>Mead posted... </cite> <quote>The layout is customizable, and there are several subs and communities where all people do is have discussions with each other</quote> The majority of these subreddits have devolved into just posting memes. Because Reddit, while the best place we have for long form discussion, isn't exactly good for long form discussion. It's content-driven, so it's not discussion that rises to the top, it's whatever content people like best. Funny pictures & videos. Any place where discussion is happening, the population is so scarce that discussion is pretty much impossible. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mead 07/05/21 1:32:40 PM #12:	ItsKaljinyuTime posted... The majority of these subreddits have devolved into just posting memes. Nope. Theyre still just people discussing things, youre just on the wrong subs. ItsKaljinyuTime posted... Because Reddit, while the best place we have for long form discussion, isn't exactly good for long form discussion. It's content-driven, so it's not discussion that rises to the top, it's whatever content people like best. Funny pictures & videos. Any place where discussion is happening, the population is so scarce that discussion is pretty much impossible. yes its an aggregate based site, theres plenty of other sites on the internet if that isnt what you are looking for --- my resting temp can easily be in the 90's -Krazy_Kirby <cite>Mead posted [p:955768282] in How is Red... [t:79549502]...</cite> <quote>ItsKaljinyuTime posted... </cite> <quote>The majority of these subreddits have devolved into just posting memes.</quote> Nope. Theyre still just people discussing things, youre just on the wrong subs. ItsKaljinyuTime posted... </cite> <quote>Because Reddit, while the best place we have for long form discussion, isn't exactly good for long form discussion. It's content-driven, so it's not discussion that rises to the top, it's whatever content people like best. Funny pictures & videos. Any place where discussion is happening, the population is so scarce that discussion is pretty much impossible.</quote> yes its an aggregate based site, theres plenty of other sites on the internet if that isnt what you are looking for </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Muscles 07/05/21 1:32:50 PM #13:	Mead posted... The layout is customizable, and there are several subs and communities where all people do is have discussions with each other I didn't know that, I'll have to try and figure that out. As far as the sub reddits go, that's what I go on to talk sports, but it seems there is much more engagement on the sports boards here or in YouTube despite much less comments overall. --- Muscles Chicago Bears \| Chicago Blackhawks \| Chicago Bulls \| Chicago Cubs \| NIU Huskies <cite>Muscles posted [p:955768291] in How is Red... [t:79549502]...</cite> <quote>Mead posted... </cite> <quote>The layout is customizable, and there are several subs and communities where all people do is have discussions with each other</quote>I didn't know that, I'll have to try and figure that out. As far as the sub reddits go, that's what I go on to talk sports, but it seems there is much more engagement on the sports boards here or in YouTube despite much less comments overall. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ItsKaljinyuTime 07/05/21 1:34:54 PM #14:	Mead posted... Nope. Theyre still just people discussing things, youre just on the wrong subs. yes its an aggregate based site, theres plenty of other sites on the internet if that isnt what you are looking for You're not understanding. I want to talk to a lot of people. Not a handful of people. I used to be able to do that. Like @Muscles said, you find more engagement on GameFAQs of all places than on Reddit. And there ain't dick worth of engagement on GameFAQs. --- Kaljinyu <cite>ItsKaljinyuTime posted [p:955768357] in How is Red... [t:79549502]...</cite> <quote>Mead posted... </cite> <quote>Nope. Theyre still just people discussing things, youre just on the wrong subs. yes its an aggregate based site, theres plenty of other sites on the internet if that isnt what you are looking for</quote> You're not understanding. I want to talk to a lot of people. Not a handful of people. I used to be able to do that. Like @Muscles said, you find more engagement on GameFAQs of all places than on Reddit. And there ain't dick worth of engagement on GameFAQs. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mead 07/05/21 1:42:16 PM #15:	ItsKaljinyuTime posted... You're not understanding. I want to talk to a lot of people. Not a handful of people. I used to be able to do that. Well, what did you say? --- my resting temp can easily be in the 90's -Krazy_Kirby <cite>Mead posted [p:955768589] in How is Red... [t:79549502]...</cite> <quote>ItsKaljinyuTime posted... </cite> <quote>You're not understanding. I want to talk to a lot of people. Not a handful of people. I used to be able to do that.</quote> Well, what did you say? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ItsKaljinyuTime 07/05/21 1:44:13 PM #16:	Mead posted... Well, what did you say? You mean when I try to talk to a lot of people? --- Kaljinyu <cite>ItsKaljinyuTime posted [p:955768655] in How is Red... [t:79549502]...</cite> <quote>Mead posted... </cite> <quote>Well, what did you say?</quote> You mean when I try to talk to a lot of people? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mead 07/05/21 1:50:05 PM #17:	ItsKaljinyuTime posted... You mean when I try to talk to a lot of people? yep --- my resting temp can easily be in the 90's -Krazy_Kirby <cite>Mead posted [p:955768865] in How is Red... [t:79549502]...</cite> <quote>ItsKaljinyuTime posted... </cite> <quote>You mean when I try to talk to a lot of people?</quote> yep </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ItsKaljinyuTime 07/05/21 2:36:44 PM #18:	Mead posted... yep I say lots of things. But the issue is it's not just me, no one is having long form discussion like we used to be able to. It's all memes now. --- Kaljinyu <cite>ItsKaljinyuTime posted [p:955770187] in How is Red... [t:79549502]...</cite> <quote>Mead posted... </cite> <quote>yep</quote> I say lots of things. But the issue is it's not just me, no one is having long form discussion like we used to be able to. It's all memes now. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 07/06/21 2:36:04 AM #19:	ItsKaljinyuTime posted... It's a broken website. Constantly going down, constantly malfunctioning Gonna be honest, I spend more time there than I do here these days, and I barely notice any problems. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:955789240] in How is Red... [t:79549502]...</cite> <quote><cite>ItsKaljinyuTime posted...</cite> <quote>It's a broken website. Constantly going down, constantly malfunctioning</quote> Gonna be honest, I spend more time there than I do here these days, and I barely notice any problems.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mead 07/06/21 3:21:53 AM #20:	ItsKaljinyuTime posted... I say lots of things. But the issue is it's not just me, no one is having long form discussion like we used to be able to. It's all memes now. Youre on the wrong subreddits --- my resting temp can easily be in the 90's -Krazy_Kirby <cite>Mead posted [p:955789899] in How is Red... [t:79549502]...</cite> <quote>ItsKaljinyuTime posted... </cite> <quote>I say lots of things. But the issue is it's not just me, no one is having long form discussion like we used to be able to. It's all memes now.</quote> Youre on the wrong subreddits </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 07/06/21 3:30:27 AM #21:	Reddit is a burning trash heap whose problem was growing far larger than it had any right to grow. The site's format is awful. Offhand I can't think of something more of a pain to try to follow a conversation. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:955790007] in How is Red... [t:79549502]...</cite> <quote>Reddit is a burning trash heap whose problem was growing far larger than it had any right to grow. The site's format is awful. Offhand I can't think of something more of a pain to try to follow a conversation. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 07/06/21 3:36:23 AM #22:	Zeus posted... Reddit is a burning trash heap whose problem was growing far larger than it had any right to grow. The site's format is awful. So Twitter, then. Zeus posted... Offhand I can't think of something more of a pain to try to follow a conversation. Again, Twitter - at least you can still sort of have conversations on Reddit. Twitter is essentially a room full of people shouting at each other and it's a fucking nightmare to parse in any realistic way. Even aside from the fact that character limits means that almost nothing of substance or meaning will ever really be discussed in anything other than the most superficial way. Hell, I'll even toss GameFAQs in the mix, when people hijack a topic and turn it into a shitshow isn't much better - and that happens often enough to be a significant problem. Bad subreddits are bad. But I'd happily take most of the better subreddits over anything that's ever been posted on Twitter, and most of what's posted here. Because there's at least a CHANCE you can have an intelligent conversation on Reddit. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:955790114] in How is Red... [t:79549502]...</cite> <quote><cite>Zeus posted...</cite> <quote>Reddit is a burning trash heap whose problem was growing far larger than it had any right to grow. The site's format is awful.</quote> So Twitter, then. <cite>Zeus posted...</cite> <quote>Offhand I can't think of something more of a pain to try to follow a conversation. </quote> Again, Twitter - at least you can still sort of have conversations on Reddit. Twitter is essentially a room full of people shouting at each other and it's a fucking nightmare to parse in any realistic way. Even aside from the fact that character limits means that almost nothing of substance or meaning will ever really be discussed in anything other than the most superficial way. Hell, I'll even toss GameFAQs in the mix, when people hijack a topic and turn it into a shitshow isn't much better - and that happens often enough to be a significant problem. Bad subreddits are bad. But I'd happily take most of the better subreddits over anything that's ever been posted on Twitter, and most of what's posted here. Because there's at least a CHANCE you can have an intelligent conversation on Reddit.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Judgmenl 07/06/21 5:33:54 AM #23:	Reddit is "old man yells at clouds" personified. Also /r/watamote is the best subreddit. --- You're a regular Jack Kerouac Reality is overrated <cite>Judgmenl posted [p:955791359] in How is Red... [t:79549502]...</cite> <quote>Reddit is "old man yells at clouds" personified. Also /r/watamote is the best subreddit. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DANTE20XX 07/06/21 6:53:44 AM #24:	ItsKaljinyuTime posted... the go-to website for long form discussion. Nobody uses it for that. I don't think the comment reply system allows for this honestly. Its horrible if that's your goal. --- Solid's snake still shoots liquid, it's just that it's null. <cite>DANTE20XX posted [p:955792148] in How is Red... [t:79549502]...</cite> <quote>ItsKaljinyuTime posted... </cite> <quote>the go-to website for long form discussion.</quote>Nobody uses it for that. I don't think the comment reply system allows for this honestly. Its horrible if that's your goal. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KodyKeir 07/06/21 7:09:02 AM #25:	old.reddit.com your welcome. DANTE20XX posted... I don't think the comment reply system allows for this honestly. especially on comment chains with more then a hundred replies and you are using anything other then desktop --- Why didn't you DODGE‽‽‽ <cite>KodyKeir posted [p:955792346] in How is Red... [t:79549502]...</cite> <quote>old.reddit.com your welcome. DANTE20XX posted... </cite> <quote>I don't think the comment reply system allows for this honestly.</quote> especially on comment chains with more then a hundred replies and you are using anything other then desktop </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ItsKaljinyuTime 07/07/21 5:51:26 AM #26:	Mead posted... Youre on the wrong subreddits I'm not though. GameFAQs as a whole has about <2000 registered members on at any given moment. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards I'm up with the worms right now and there are two separate Smash subreddits I could talk about Smash on, whose activity now dwarfs GameFAQs at present. https://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/ https://www.reddit.com/r/SmashBrosUltimate/ Neither one has been good for discussion, especially for me. But the fact that this is where all the people go now would suggest that it is good for discussion. Somehow I get more done on a site as dead as GameFAQs. How? Because GameFAQs is simply built better for this kind of thing. --- Kaljinyu <cite>ItsKaljinyuTime posted [p:955828572] in How is Red... [t:79549502]...</cite> <quote>Mead posted... </cite> <quote>Youre on the wrong subreddits</quote> I'm not though. GameFAQs as a whole has about <2000 registered members on at any given moment. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards I'm up with the worms right now and there are two separate Smash subreddits I could talk about Smash on, whose activity now dwarfs GameFAQs at present. https://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/ https://www.reddit.com/r/SmashBrosUltimate/ Neither one has been good for discussion, especially for me. But the fact that this is where all the people go now would suggest that it is good for discussion. Somehow I get more done on a site as dead as GameFAQs. How? Because GameFAQs is simply built better for this kind of thing. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Krazy_Kirby 07/07/21 6:45:17 AM #27:	I only go there if it's a search result for a question --- Kill From The Shadows. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiot <cite>Krazy_Kirby posted [p:955829144] in How is Red... [t:79549502]...</cite> <quote>I only go there if it's a search result for a question</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KodyKeir 07/07/21 7:04:49 AM #28:	Also, you will want the browser extension RES And if you end up becoming a mod, the extension Toolbox if you're stuck on mobile, Apollo (apple) or Reddit is Nice (android) or a really old phone and an old build of the official app (like v2 or something, good luck finding it if it is not already installed) They (Reddit) wanted to offer certain features as premium to users but third parties were already doing those things for free; then they introduced new.reddit and forked their own product making it a nightmare to manage. --- Why didn't you DODGE‽‽‽ <cite>KodyKeir posted [p:955829353] in How is Red... [t:79549502]...</cite> <quote>Also, you will want the browser extension RES And if you end up becoming a mod, the extension Toolbox if you're stuck on mobile, Apollo (apple) or Reddit is Nice (android) or a really old phone and an old build of the official app (like v2 or something, good luck finding it if it is not already installed) They (Reddit) wanted to offer certain features as premium to users but third parties were already doing those things for free; then they introduced new.reddit and forked their own product making it a nightmare to manage. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mead 07/07/21 10:49:16 AM #29:	ItsKaljinyuTime posted... How? Because GameFAQs is simply built better for this kind of thing. yeah cause nobody wants to read entire essays about what randoms think about smash bros --- my resting temp can easily be in the 90's -Krazy_Kirby <cite>Mead posted [p:955833734] in How is Red... [t:79549502]...</cite> <quote>ItsKaljinyuTime posted... </cite> <quote>How? Because GameFAQs is simply built better for this kind of thing.</quote> yeah cause nobody wants to read entire essays about what randoms think about smash bros </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ItsKaljinyuTime 07/07/21 7:35:51 PM #30:	Mead posted... yeah cause nobody wants to read entire essays about what randoms think about smash bros But why am I having more success on GameFAQs? --- Kaljinyu <cite>ItsKaljinyuTime posted [p:955850925] in How is Red... [t:79549502]...</cite> <quote>Mead posted... </cite> <quote>yeah cause nobody wants to read entire essays about what randoms think about smash bros</quote> But why am I having more success on GameFAQs? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KodyKeir 07/08/21 8:29:45 PM #32:	ItsKaljinyuTime posted... But why am I having more success on GameFAQs? People here have a genuine desire to want to help (or at least prove through spite that they are better than) others. Also, probably a level of maturity difference where you are more likely to be talking to an adult here. --- Why didn't you DODGE‽‽‽ <cite>KodyKeir posted [p:955887638] in How is Red... [t:79549502]...</cite> <quote>ItsKaljinyuTime posted... </cite> <quote>But why am I having more success on GameFAQs?</quote>People here have a genuine desire to want to help (or at least prove through spite that they are better than) others. Also, probably a level of maturity difference where you are more likely to be talking to an adult here. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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