Re:Ex-Reddit exec launches 'Imzy,' a warmer, fuzzier Reddit
by coldtea on Sunday April 24, 2016 @03:12AM
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>You might not think it's a problem, but it's still a problem for Reddit: the conversation is generally inferior to the standards required for it to see mass adoption.
Judging from the kind of statistics Reddit has, I seriously doubt that this is a problem for them.
The notion that there are untold millions (more than currently) waiting to get into Reddit but don't because they don't like the memes and jokes doesn't really strike me as accurate.
Where are the competing "serious" sites filling that niche?
It's rather the contrary -- the "serious" and high traffic comment threads, from the Guardian and NYT to CNN, -- get increasingly more (rather than less) Reddit like comments.
In fact killing those memes and jokes will more probably alienate Reddit's largest user base than do any good.
What is stupid memes and jokes for one, is the ability to discuss trully and freely for another.
Judging from the kind of statistics Reddit has, I seriously doubt that this is a problem for them.
The notion that there are untold millions (more than currently) waiting to get into Reddit but don't because they don't like the memes and jokes doesn't really strike me as accurate.
Where are the competing "serious" sites filling that niche?
It's rather the contrary -- the "serious" and high traffic comment threads, from the Guardian and NYT to CNN, -- get increasingly more (rather than less) Reddit like comments.
In fact killing those memes and jokes will more probably alienate Reddit's largest user base than do any good.
What is stupid memes and jokes for one, is the ability to discuss trully and freely for another.