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[bjb]

I lurked there for several months, until I realized the community there sucks ass. It's unbelievable how hivemind-y the entire place is, and nearly every subreddit is terrible. The "gaming" one especially is laughable and quite possibly one of the worst gaming communities I've been to, and I've been to GameFAQs and Kotaku so that's saying something. The only thing I really use it for now is to hop in and look at top world news-type posts. I steer clear of the community.

The fact they arbitrarily decided to ban a bunch of big-name websites doesn't strike me as particularly surprising.

EDIT: So they did it because of spamming. Not a bad policy, after all. I believe they had an issue some time ago with random one-post accounts only posting "veterans coming home" videos for some strange reason.

Suggesting that GAF isn't "hivemind-y" about certain things is ridiculous. In my experience, reddit is no different.

 

[Izick]

Suggesting that GAF isn't "hivemind-y" about certain things is ridiculous. In my experience, reddit is no different.

Kind of related: It's weird, because I notice on every top post on reddit, the top comment is almost always contradicting said post, or at least against it.

 

[mysticwhip]

i feel like im not the only one in the whole interwebz that doesnt use reddit

 

[commedieu]

i feel like im not the only one in the whole interwebz that doesnt use reddit

Im confused by its layout. I also don't really know the story behind 4chan.

 

[Valnen]

Oh no, now I'll never ever visit reddit.

Why would anyone want to do such an awful thing to begin with? If all you need is video game and tech news there are better ways of getting it.

That said, this further cements the website as being not very good. I don't believe in "banning" websites. People should be able to make decisions on whether they want to see something or not for themselves.

 

[mysticwhip]

What's a reddit? Some kind of twitter?

I have no idea what Reddit is. Is it some kind of N4G but for actual news?

What the fuck is Reddit?

you guys are dumb, read the op if you want to know what reddit is or at least google it or some shit. instead of easily finding out what reddit is, you made these posts which make you both look really dumb and lazy yo.

 

[ToxicAdam]

What's a reddit? Some kind of twitter?

Must be some kind of female. Lonely internet males seem to always want to defend her honor.

 

[jediyoshi]

So anyway, going back on topic, I read a blurb somewhere that Digg started doing the same thing because they had similar problems with spammers, which led to Digg losing popularity, and allowed sites like Reddit to gain marketshare.

Any truth to this?

It mostly came from a huge site redesign they did that did away with a bunch of features. Basically from this to this.

 

[bubnbob]

All I visit Reddit for is /r/gonewild (NSFW)

/r/gonewildplus for real women

 

[Ra\/en]

I don't use reddit at all ever. I would use it more often if it didn't have such an unsightly layout.

Nothing against the concept of the site, I just don't like browsing it at all.

 

[Oblivion]

It mostly came from a huge site redesign they did that did away with a bunch of features. Basically from this to this.

What features did they remove?

 

[NoRéN]

Sad but true.



See, I don't get that. Why is it cool to not go to a site? Is it a counter-culture thing or what?

Dammit, it's now cool to be a non-conformist.

Well, I'm such a non-conformist that I will no longer conform to being a non-conformist.

*goes to reddit*

 

[SnakeswithLasers]

Can we possibly stay on topic with a Reddit related thread for once in our lifetimes, instead of becoming a poll about whether you visit Reddit or not, or how much Reddit is better or worse than GAF? Thanks.

This is the off-topic form, y'know?

 

[FStop7]

Um. Based on what's quoted I'd say good on reddit. Who cares how high quality those sites are if they're poisoning and gaming your own site?

edit - oh my gracious, now i see this thread isn't about reddit at all but rather it was becoming some sort of hipster caucus until Evilore shut that shit down.

 

[Nevasleep]

Daily Mail always has great pictures, shouldn't be banned on Gaf (well maybe the news stories should).

 

[CorvoSol]

I feel like one of the few people who doesn't even bother with Reddit.

I'd say you're not alone, but it seems pretty obvious that that point's been made already.

 

[-PXG-]

Dat wall of shame.

 

[El Sloth]

you guys are dumb, read the op if you want to know what reddit is or at least google it or some shit. instead of easily finding out what reddit is, you made these posts which make you both look really dumb and lazy yo.

lmgtfy.com needs to make a comeback.

 

[Kjellson]

They should ban quickmeme.com.

 

[Kaako]

I don't read reddit. I'm guessing I'm in the minority?
Their post layout is pretty damn ridiculous.

 

[jediyoshi]

What features did they remove?

Favorites, categories, time stamps, history search, looking up your submissions, it was pretty dreadful and they eventually reverted most of it eventually. Kevin Rose was a bit flagrant about the outcry too which didn't help.

 

[dinazimmerman]

Good site occasionally for finding sources of certain gifs...

 

[DUFFMCWALIN]

I feel like one of the few people who doesn't even bother with Reddit.

I'm right there with you. What a fucking terrible layout as well.

 

[boutrosinit]

The Atlantic is a terrible publication. Ben Bernanke a "hero". BITCH, PLEASE.

 

[GrizzNKev]

Oh, Evilore doesn't want me saying that. Ok... but it's not a hipster caucus if reddit itself is hipsterland.

 

[questionmark]

That said, this further cements the website as being not very good. I don't believe in "banning" websites. People should be able to make decisions on whether they want to see something or not for themselves.

hurr durr reddit = communism.

Please explain how Reddit is stopping anyone from making a decision on whether they want to see something or not for themselves? Reddit is not an ISP... All they are doing is taking steps to prevent sites from abusing their system for their own gain, how can anyone take issue with that?

 

[prwxv3]

4chan is the far better place for laughs, getting offended, or both. Most if not all of Reddit's "OC" comes from 4chan anyway. And their united causes are also far superior.

/v/ votes Launchpad as Gamespot's Greatest Sidekick

http://www.gamespot.com/greatest-video-game-sidekick/vote/index.html

General RAAM beats out Dr. Breen

Bub & Bob beat out Master Chief

 

[aznpxdd]

Meh, I only use Reddit for funny pics and R/Trees

 

[MThanded]

Reddit is decent for one thing...

 

[sfedai0]

I dont even know how to navigate Reddit, so the only contact I have is occasionally reading the Reddit app on my iPad.

 

[bud]

i don't even know how to browse reddit.

 

[smurfx]

4chan is the far better place for laughs, getting offended, or both. Most if not all of Reddit's "OC" comes from 4chan anyway. And their united causes are also far superior.

/v/ votes Launchpad as Gamespot's Greatest Sidekick

http://www.gamespot.com/greatest-video-game-sidekick/vote/index.html

General RAAM beats out Dr. Breen

Bub & Bob beat out Master Chief

lol i remember being part of the bub and bob army back then.

 

[Scrow]

Those sites are temporarily banned because of concerns that they're spamming the site i.e. Articles from those sites get posted and bots upvote them.

 

[James Woods]

Everything on there originated on 4chan and has been posted here anyways. I don't care for Reddit at all. 4chan's trolling is almost high art compared to the shit posted there.

EDIT: I didn't see Evilore's post. I think the banning of these sites is bullshit and hopefully the site will get Digg'd.

 

[-COOLIO-]

GUYS I TOTALLY DONT EVEN USE REDDIT OR FACEBOOK

on a serious note, i didnt realize there was an invasive advertising defense force... or maybe they secretly work for ad companies too!

 

[Slayven]

Reddit is a peace of shit shit that is given way too much attention and credit.

 

[Kipe]

Reddit is a peace of shit shit that is given way too much attention and credit.

Why are they a peace of shit? And why are you so upset?

 

[Rubbish King]

theres a new goddamned Reddit thread here every day now lol

.

 

[FyreWulff]

Was this actually reddit or a subreddit that has enough viewers for the front page? They shut down the reddit.com subreddit a long time ago.

 

[Korey]

You guys know that Reddit is the reason SOPA failed right?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_SOPA_and_PIPA#Legislative_and_protest_timeline

 

[-COOLIO-]

You guys know that Reddit is the reason SOPA failed right?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_SOPA_and_PIPA#Legislative_and_protest_timeline

there was also that charity meme which was cool, and a lot of funny stuff trickles out. then theres the specific sub reddits for your hobbies like game dev etc.

but people who dont like it might accidentally type reddit.com into their url bar and die so we should get rid of it

 

[jediyoshi]

EDIT: I didn't see Evilore's post. I think the banning of these sites is bullshit and hopefully the site will get Digg'd.

So at what line does a site have to cross to get temporarily banned? Hacking reddit?

 

[Az]

I've said it before, reddit is great once you get rid of all the standard subreddits and subscribe to your own.

 

[The Faceless Master]

I feel like one of the few people who doesn't even bother with Reddit.

i only go to reddit when someone links me to reddit

i've never seen their front page


edit: so i looked at the front page for the first time and clicked a few links and i can definitely see how some people can spend all day on there.

 

[vulva]

I've been not using reddit ever since I was born. I'm really cool though, so I get why some people took longer to start.

 

[vazel]

You guys know that Reddit is the reason SOPA failed right?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_SOPA_and_PIPA#Legislative_and_protest_timeline

Reddit was also instrumental in raising support for Colbert and Stewart's protest rally.

http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/09/17...stewart-stephen-colbert-announce-d-c-rallies/

 

[Famassu]

I've visited Reddit maybe three times and each time I'm left baffled as to why people use that horribly designed clusterfuck of a site.