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Re:Imzy is shutting down by nebabyte on Wednesday May 24, 2017 @02:14PM (#14412173)
Honestly, as much as I love them: Imzy in its current form was never going to catch on.

Other sites can get away with some bad choices like login-required because of momentum, but... The culture and userbase they were hoping to attract was more akin to tumblr, and Tumblrites were never going to leave it for Imzy.

Those used to reddit, meanwhile, saw a signup/login screen (or even a "request an invite" screen) and boredly clicked off. Some actively looking for reddit alternatives (like me) waited to get in, but not many.

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Re:Imzy is shutting down by rjbwork on Wednesday May 24, 2017 @03:59PM (#14412974)
>Those used to reddit, meanwhile, saw a signup/login screen (or even a "request an invite" screen) and boredly clicked off.

First time I've heard of Imzy I believe, and this was my exact reaction when I went to their front page.

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Re:Imzy is shutting down by spiraldancing on Wednesday May 24, 2017 @08:22PM (#14414485)
Ditto
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Re:Imzy is shutting down by ChuckMcM on Thursday May 25, 2017 @12:52AM (#14415353)
With an initial login/signup screen they definitely should give it at least 5 years, if not 10, to get going.
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