Ex-Reddit exec launches 'Imzy,' a warmer, fuzzier Reddit

Re:Ex-Reddit exec launches 'Imzy,' a warmer, fuzzier Reddit by unethical_ban on Sunday April 24, 2016 @01:29PM (#11560519)

I think defaults are necessary when someone is not logged in. When an account is created, suggestions are given based on interest, such as it is with meetup.com - News, politics, sports, local, tech, animals, humor, etc. are recommended in their own categories, and people sub as desired.

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Re:Ex-Reddit exec launches 'Imzy,' a warmer, fuzzier Reddit by basch on Monday April 25, 2016 @09:29AM (#11564011)

I HATE it when I sign up for a newsreading service and the first thing it asks me is to pick topics I like. I just want to try out the product / interface.

Don't road block me with some set of tiles and vague "business, technology, fashion, music" screen.

Reddit has it right that a new account should have some baseline. Their discovery tools however are not intuitive, if you can even call them tools.

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Re:Ex-Reddit exec launches 'Imzy,' a warmer, fuzzier Reddit by unethical_ban on Monday April 25, 2016 @02:34PM (#11566256)

The designation of a sub as a default on reddit dooms it to be trashy and political, and reddit admins would never come out and say "avoid these awful communities, go find your local reddits!". So it goes.

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Re:Ex-Reddit exec launches 'Imzy,' a warmer, fuzzier Reddit by basch on Tuesday April 26, 2016 @01:28PM (#11573838)

it's a catch 22

have defaults with strict moderation, and alienate newcomers

have defaults with loose moderation, and the voting algorithm will favor the most superficial, bitsized posts.

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