RIP reddit

[Gothicshark]

not that it has a competitor in the form of voat.
most of you kids don't remember but myspace just up and died in the span of a year.

Kid? I'm 44, and I use to BBS back in the day. I still use mIRC and newsgroups. Reddit is a natural extension of this progression.

MySpace, livejournal and many others sites were social spaces, reddit is safe Facebook on the other hand needs to remember the tale.

[Adarian]

Kid? I'm 44, and I use to BBS back in the day. I still use mIRC and newsgroups. Reddit is a natural extension of this progression.

MySpace, livejournal and many others sites were social spaces, reddit is safe Facebook on the other hand needs to remember the tale.

you remember YTMND?

also, reddit isn't safe.
the mods can see all information associated with your account and any private messages you send between people.

[Gothicshark]

All this fuss because Jesse Jackson was given a platform, aka an AMA, and embarrassed himself?

https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoo...e_jackson_ama/

Naa it was Something central to the function of the direction reddit is going and Victoria had a falling out over it. The details have been kept private but it's easy to figure out if you followed the dialogs and grumblings.

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you remember YTMND?

also, reddit isn't safe.
the mods can see all information associated with your account and any private messages you send between people.

Yes I remember it. As to privacy well I have bigger issues with the privacy on Facebook. Yah the has always been a core group of computer people who maintain absolute annomimaty as such they will never be satisfied but for most people that level of paranoia doesn't exist.

[Ringthane]

you remember YTMND?

also, reddit isn't safe.
the mods can see all information associated with your account and any private messages you send between people.

I remember YTMND. I also remember Geocities. And dialing into BBS's, and dialing in to download emails and newsgroup headers in Agent, and then logging off and back on to get the messages.

And so what if reddit does go away? It's the internet -another ten sites will spring up that do the same thing.

[Sheamus]

not that it has a competitor in the form of voat.
most of you kids don't remember but myspace just up and died in the span of a year.

Voat is too similar to Reddit and the current members on Voat are awful.

[Gothicshark]

I remember YTMND. I also remember Geocities. And dialing into BBS's, and dialing in to download emails and newsgroup headers in Agent, and then logging off and back on to get the messages.

And so what if reddit does go away? It's the internet -another ten sites will spring up that do the same thing.

Actually because of the number of important people who have done AMAs I would think reddit would get bought out by a major player and updated in such a way to have better longevity. There is real value in having large numbers of people using a site. Just look at Twitter.

[partshark]

If it is true, good news - that cesspool of hate and lynching deserves to go.

If it is false, then one can but hope for the future.

I love that this is said on MMO-C without any hint of irony.

[AeneasBK]

Too many sharks!

[Melbufrahma]

people get fired all the time

reasons don't need to be given

fing get over it

[draykorinee]

I don't get reddit

[Rukh]

I'm surprised reddit needs a separate sub for circlejerk. Isn't that all of reddit?

I for one wouldn't be sad to see that hivemind garbage pile go away. reddit's voting system makes people dumber.

[Deleted]

Not unsurprisingly, typical "free speech" racism that went unbridled, had someone punished, and now the reactionary userbase is coming to the defense of the racist.

You're saying Victoria Taylor is a racist? I didn't get that from the article.

[nextormento]

I'm surprised reddit needs a separate sub for circlejerk. Isn't that all of reddit?

They have r/SubredditDrama to document drama through the site, and r/subredditdramadrama to document drama happening in r/SubredditDrama.
So, yes?.

[Les Paul]

Not unsurprisingly, typical "free speech" racism that went unbridled, had someone punished, and now the reactionary userbase is coming to the defense of the racist.

What was specifically said that was racist?

[Deleted]

What was specifically said that was racist?

A member of a protected class was asked some tough questions apparently and the host didn't stop it.

[Deleted]

She was fired because she refused to censor and moderate inappropriate questions asked to Jesse Jackson.

She thus either had:
a. her own agenda; or
b. foolishly believed she had a duty to uphold "freedom of speech" against her employers' wishes.

AMA - Ask Me Anything*

*But only from this list of questions I've submited before and have prepared already made out answers.

I think you fail to understand how AMA works. If not what I described above is how mainstream media deals with politicians. They don't give interviews unless they know the questions to not be surpised. I'm sure you wouldn't want that to be on Reddit as well!

[Deleted]

I still don't really know WTF reddit is

[Rukh]

I still don't really know WTF reddit is

You're better off for it.

[Les Paul]

I still don't really know WTF reddit is

It's mostly a mediocre site, where mediocre people go to talk about mediocre things, all in a big circle-jerk trying to convince themselves they aren't mediocre.

[Deleted]

I still don't really know WTF reddit is

Collections of forums (called subreddits) for everyone and about everything: books, games, porn, violence, shocking content, etc... It once was "the internet" but due to the popularity they began closing down old communities with "risky" content just so they wouldn't get bad press, because most of the time none could or would even sue them.

Add a fact of a need to make revenue and you have almost a "facebook" like change where they will promoted content and curate threads, subreddits (boards) to "make it safer". Also management side that got more and more into running thigs.

The same old issue gaming industry now has had for a few decades, where people with no background or interest are just in to make a buck!