I have spent a lot of time on reddit and love it. Subscribe to subreddits that interest you and you will learn a lot of information. They have a subreddit for almost anything which helps you filter out some of the nonsense (I don't care about cats) that occurs on almost all sites. But i must say, the main default subreddit has a very liberal bias, which I don't mind because I am pretty liberal, but to understand the other side of the argument it is always best to subscribe to the opposite subreddit (conservative). Plus, many things that come on BBS are from reddit or 4chan but you still miss a lot information so...
Reddit has some nice parts, but stay away from the pedophile section. I saw it on Anderson Cooper report one time on CNN.
The huge reddits are annoying. Fun stuff you like specifically and you actually can get some good info. I enjoy bbq so r/BBQ is a fun follow as well as r/running. If you are in the main reddits just take it for what it's worth, cheap entertainment.
I look at Reddit every day. It takes me a half hour or so to filter through 3 or 4 pages of 'Hot'. It gets pretty easy to separate the useful and interesting from the crap. To those that say it so liberal, I find it hugely interesting how a world wide set peers is setting new norms. I think it's progress away from religious based morals, toward a more secular humanist set that is a lot more inclusive and tolerant. It doesn't require the absolute (and many times violent) defense that religion does. It bodes well for the future I think. my computer time: 1. work email 2. email 3. twitter 4. clutchfans 5. fark.com 6. reddit
Talk about a site that got left in the dust. I haven't thought of Fark in years, but they were a great time waster back in the day.
I actually spend more time on reddit than CF now. I like it because as one poster said above, it is a place you can discuss various topics and pretty much you're always going to find somebody with those same interests.
Exactly. Also, http://reddit.com/r/nba is way better than the NBA Dish simply due to the fact that dumbass comments can get downvoted to hell. Much more fluid discussion, and people don't immediately reply after a new thread is created with "FIVE STAR THREAD", "COOL STARRY BRA" , "IBTL" and the typical stuff in the GARM cesspool we have now.
Don't bite the hand that feeds. There is still plenty of great reading in GARM. Yes, there is a lot of static, but the cream mostly rises to the top.
It's gotten a lot better with the removal of /atheism from the default sub IMO It had basically turned into a teenage circle jerk about mysterious parents who are religious fanatics that have never seen a condom before. They should have just turned it into a /rantonparents section.
BTW I think like 75% of people on Reddit are from outside of America (pure speculation of course), and damn they are effing annoying whiny little babies.
From what I've heard over the years Reddit sounds like something I'd love but I could never get past the navigation. I refuse to put up with a bad UX.
Yes, that is true. There are definitely some quality posters, but it's about 50% garbage. At least on Reddit, once a comment is below a certain threshold, it's hidden.
Sounds like some of yall are really salty about reddit.. The most robust, varied and interesting forum on the net
The UI is pretty simplistic...the comments interface though...ugh. I normally just stick to the OP and move on to the next one. You can lose an eye trying to follow the stupid conversation threading format
I'm a pretty big redditor. I like the all the subreddits that provide some pretty good information on topics I enjoy. Also note, its summertime, so all the kiddies are out and about during this time. You should surf reddit once everyone is back at school, and its alot more tolerable.
