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Re:Tell HN: Reddit does not allow comments post via old.redd... by alpaca128 on Friday May 20, 2022 @05:11AM (#31445002)
Only Reddit knows how much old UI users contribute, user activity in online communities is very unevenly distributed.

In the end running the old version probably doesn't cost Reddit much, nobody expects them to update or maintain it and so they have no reason to shut it down as long as it keeps working. It isn't worth the inevitable backlash.

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Re:Tell HN: Reddit does not allow comments post via old.redd... by romwell on Friday May 20, 2022 @04:29PM (#31452135)
>Only Reddit knows how much old UI users contribute, user activity in online communities is very unevenly distributed.

Which is why they don't phase https://old.reddit.com out.

They know the contributors use the "old" reddit.

Also the reason why they don't publish those stats. Too ashamed.

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Re:Tell HN: Reddit does not allow comments post via old.redd... by faeriechangling on Friday May 20, 2022 @05:16AM (#31445036)
Yeah I generally agree with that, I just think reddit is at the point of not giving a shit if they break the old.reddit site, and that somebody in every meeting is probably calling for them to axe it entirely, and if they actually did that it wouldn't kill the site even if it would be bad for it.

I honestly think one of the biggest issues with axing old reddit is that old reddit users are disproportionately moderators (even though new reddit has unique mod tools). Reddit survives off of unpaid labour, it may be a bit wise to rock the apple cart too much.

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