Re:Reddit files to go public
by yjftsjthsd-h on Thursday December 16, 2021 @12:36AM
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I personally think the fix is to let it be separate communities; kill/deemphasize the "all" feed, emphasize separate subreddits, and make it easy for users to curate what they see. The problem, of course, it that this runs counter to maximizing engagement.
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Re:Reddit files to go public
by IgorPartola on Thursday December 16, 2021 @12:42AM
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I am a member of 4 closely related subreddits themed around 3D printing. Would those get split up? Would I need separate accounts for each?
There are some subreddits that I found because they were cross referenced. I consider that to be a core feature.
Re:Reddit files to go public
by yjftsjthsd-h on Thursday December 16, 2021 @12:57AM
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You should still have a front page, but there's nothing but the subreddits you opt in to. All I want to kill is the site pushing content at you that you didn't explicitly ask for.
It is very easy to use reddit that way. I use it multiple times a day and only ever visit the subreddits I have subscribed to, and that's all that appears on my main page.
Turn off the "show trending subreddits on the home feed" flag in your preferences and you will get exactly what you described.
Isn't that how reddit works now? I never visit r/all and my homepage (plain old.reddit.com) is just a list of content from the subs I'm subscribed to.
Re:Reddit files to go public
by GhettoComputers on Thursday December 16, 2021 @12:45AM
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They can still be crossed, I can link HN there or 4chan if I wanted.