r/TheoryOfReddit • u/1or4s • 3d ago
Reddit testing locking down old.reddit when not logged in
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u/Retrogamer5421 3d ago
They also said that they can't promise that Old Reddit will exist forever, and they've already shut down New Reddit (2018-2023). I'm really worried that Old Reddit will get disabled soon. The current UI is so bland. Every subreddit looks the same on it, and it's missing so many features that Old Reddit has. (and it forces AI answers on you whenever you search for something.)
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u/1or4s 3d ago
They also said that they can't promise that Old Reddit will exist forever,
That would be the end of reddit for me.
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u/boomerangthrowaway 2d ago
A lot of us use the old Reddit for moderating and already heavily modify how we have to use Reddit to make it actually enjoyable but they insist on ensuring we use things their way with those ads and juicy clicks everywhere - gotta make sure the bots are feeding them data to sell š®āšØ shareholders etc.. something.. Iām tired boss š
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u/_Gobulcoque 2d ago
In that regard, I would welcome it. Find something else to do when I'm having a shit or idle on the bus.
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u/theLaLiLuLeLol 2d ago
new reddit sucks
the minute they kill old, I'm just fully moving to the fediverse
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u/HalfWrongHalfWright 23h ago
> current UI is so bland
Yeah, except for an icon, the WindowsXP and NBA subreddits look the same, though they have nothing to do with each other.
On old reddit, the XP subreddit showed xp stylings, such as the xp taskbar, and the NBA subreddit showed logos of western conference teams on the west side of the page and eastern teams on the east side.
And within the nba subreddit, with old reddit you could click right from the top to any team to see what their homers think, then hit the back button to see what the wider audience thinks. But in the new reddit, you need to scroll down in the sidebar to find a team.
For me, I'd even prefer a dated look over a ubiquitous look. In my town, we have old buildings with different architectural styles; there are walking tours. But many new buildings are just the same: rectangular. (Yes, they're cheaper to build and hold re-sale value better). I remember when they tore down the old library that looked like it was in a cathedral, complete with the rays of dusty sunlight. The new library looked like it's a store in a mall.
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u/strangelove4564 3d ago
Everyone needs to figure out where we'll all be going when they shut it down. It's reassuring that the mobile phone crowd won't be following us over as they all seem to be delighted with using the app.
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u/Retrogamer5421 3d ago
Lemmy looks good. It's very similar to Old Reddit's design, and it's open source/Community driven.
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u/kevlarbaboon 2d ago edited 2d ago
Pshht, Lemmy basically needs to be taught to be used, it's not straightforward. A specific instance or server needs to be created. It's also kind of an echo chamber with very little content outside of certain areas. Also personal opinion: it looks like dogshit.
But maybe that's changed since I've used it a year or so ago. I liked Tildes and thought was basically just an older, cleaner version of reddit. But nobody's using it, lol
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u/AsAChemicalEngineer 2d ago
But maybe that's changed since I've used it a year or so ago. I liked Tildes and thought was basically just an older, cleaner version of reddit. But nobody's using it, lol
Sadly, Tildes is basically in "maintenance mode" now and likely will keep mostly the cozy community it has without intention of further growth. That makes me a bit sad because the simplicity of the website and focus on text strikes a deep coord in me for what drew me to Reddit in the first place and largely is now absent from this site. I hope the community there (maybe I'll rejoin it) keeps the torch going for years to come.
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u/AloofTeenagePenguin3 1d ago
echo chamber
Not any more than reddit is. But I'm assuming you mean there's a bunch of leftist content that hurt your feelings.
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u/AdvancedGuiProfile 6h ago
But I'm assuming you mean there's a bunch of leftist content that hurt your feelings.
I love talking to leftists when they can't just ban you for politely disagreeing. If you're rude, they will ban you for being rude. If you're polite, they're ban you for promoting intolerance.
The problem isn't the discourse so much as the platform itself, which doesn't favor a view point so much as it favors the appearance of peace and agreement, at the expense of open discourse.
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u/AnonymousEngineer_ 3d ago
There's a large number of desktop users who prefer the modern UI rather than the old school one that looks like a 2010 website designed for Internet Explorer 6.
There's only a very small percentage of power users that are all in on the "old reddit or bust" and reddit in all likelihood doesn't care if they go if they refuse to adapt, no differently from the "Apollo app or bust" crowd.
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u/timpkmn89 3d ago
There's a large number of desktop users who prefer the modern UI rather than the old school one that looks like a 2010 website designed for Internet Explorer 6.
I'm pretty sure they just don't know about it.
Also no need to specify desktop, old. is also better on mobile.
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u/Retrogamer5421 3d ago
I really don't understand why people would prefer the current UI. There's no community expression (Via CSS designs), every subreddit looks the same, "Reddit Answers" AI everywhere, comments with a score less than -4 are automatically hidden regardless of how many upvotes they got, etc.
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u/sega31098 1d ago
I use Old Reddit and prefer it, but to its credit the new format actually does have some features that Old Reddit doesn't have like the ability to add text to link/image/video posts as well as the See More Insights feature.
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u/phantom_diorama 3d ago
If reddit doesnt care then why has old.reddit lasted this long?
You full of shit.
They openly talk about how admins still use old.reddit lol
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u/AnonymousEngineer_ 3d ago
They'll use it for as long as the moderation tools aren't completely ported across. Once that happens it's curtains.
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u/Jane_the_Quene 2d ago
As a moderator, the tools I need to moderate effectively are only available on old Reddit. That's why I use it. The tools just aren't there on sh.reddit.
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u/articulatedstupidity 2d ago
"To keep Reddit safe" my ass
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u/strangelove4564 13h ago
"To keep Reddit safe for our stockholders", kind of like how convenience fees are "for our convenience".
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u/phantom_diorama 3d ago edited 3d ago
Testing? Its been like that for weeks now. old.reddit still works totally fine.
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u/strangelove4564 2d ago
I got the above prompt one morning. It wouldn't let me in, then later in the day it stopped doing that. I think that was a trial balloon and they were seeing how people responded. Or maybe they were seeing if they got a good conversion rate from people logging in or if they just abandoned the session.
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u/Extolord111 3d ago
They already announced this two months ago.