Re:Reddit is still in turmoil
by gallonofmilk on Friday July 22, 2016 @02:22PM
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yes exactly, and who were many of the initial users of reddit? I'm not saying it's not important, just that in the very early stages of a startup such as reddit was, it can be the wrong thing to focus on when you really need to get users first.
Distraction?
The wrong kind of initial user adaption will create a toxic community that excludes later users. Any community that goes unmoderated for long enough inevitably turns into a cesspool.
The most important users are the initial adaptors, they form the basis of the expectations of the community.