Ant wrote on Jun 11, 2023, 18:43:

Razumen wrote on Jun 7, 2023, 20:52:
Honestly, I'd rather Discord implode than Reddit. At least you can actually search for information on it. Discord is just a terrible black hole.

I don't like Discord too. Let's go back to IRC, BBS, newsgroups, etc. instead. We don't need frakkin' graphics.

Yes we do, Discord's sharing features are fine, it's that everything else is so much worse than a regular forum.

Razumen wrote on Jun 7, 2023, 20:52:
Honestly, I'd rather Discord implode than Reddit. At least you can actually search for information on it. Discord is just a terrible black hole.

I don't like Discord too. Let's go back to IRC, BBS, newsgroups, etc. instead. We don't need frakkin' graphics.

Honestly, I'd rather Discord implode than Reddit. At least you can actually search for information on it. Discord is just a terrible black hole.

Verno wrote on Jun 7, 2023, 11:30:

chickenboo wrote on Jun 5, 2023, 18:37:
Real shame, this, and it will be sad to see my favorite communities splinter off into other social hubs, or Discord, or IRC, or wherever. Lemmy is an option, but until it is a simple website (is it already?) to visit, it's going to be quite niche. I miss forums of old like PoE and Fark and wherever Photoshop Phriday was hosted. I imagine the path of least resistance will remain simply accessing Reddit via browser (or mobile browser) as I already do, but once they put the smack down on that, or make posting impossible except from the official app, i'll be done with it for good. I waste way too much time there as it is. That's part of its problem, its ubiquity, shadowing over every other site.

Dude Somethingawful is still around and the forums are still pretty good! I post there all of the time - Gaming, SH/SC, Auto, etc. Lowtax ended up basically screwing up his entire life and then committed suicide, very sad for everyone involved. Thankfully the site was sold off to a forum user a year or two before and it's been a lot better under his management IMO.

Verno... I bet you can't guess my SA forums

chickenboo wrote on Jun 5, 2023, 18:37:
Real shame, this, and it will be sad to see my favorite communities splinter off into other social hubs, or Discord, or IRC, or wherever. Lemmy is an option, but until it is a simple website (is it already?) to visit, it's going to be quite niche. I miss forums of old like PoE and Fark and wherever Photoshop Phriday was hosted. I imagine the path of least resistance will remain simply accessing Reddit via browser (or mobile browser) as I already do, but once they put the smack down on that, or make posting impossible except from the official app, i'll be done with it for good. I waste way too much time there as it is. That's part of its problem, its ubiquity, shadowing over every other site.

Dude Somethingawful is still around and the forums are still pretty good! I post there all of the time - Gaming, SH/SC, Auto, etc. Lowtax ended up basically screwing up his entire life and then committed suicide, very sad for everyone involved. Thankfully the site was sold off to a forum user a year or two before and it's been a lot better under his management IMO.

Razumen wrote on Jun 6, 2023, 08:27:

Silent Bob wrote on Jun 6, 2023, 08:19:

Jonjonz wrote on Jun 6, 2023, 06:57:
This stupid entitled woke style protest will pass, and Reddit will continue like nothing happened. Fewer whiners will mean better discussions on Reddit.

Adults need to grasp the fact that Reddit can do anything they want with their API, and shutting off freeloading third parties who have been leeching of Reddits servers makes sense. You want to build a business based on fire-hosing Reddits content via the API from Reddits servers, fine, but the free ride is over.

Reddit didn’t support third party apps as an act of charity. They helped drive growth, especially among power users. But, now that they’re pursuing an IPO, profit is the priority and they’re willing to absorb the bad PR to it.

It’s a business decision so you can take your woke anger somewhere else.

Saying woke over and over, while ignoring the points others have made, doesn't make your comments any more sensible, you know that right?

I was about to edit my comment and remove the woke part because it’s not worth arguing over. I’m just tired of people turning every argument into a culture war.

But out of curiosity, what other points was I ignoring?

Silent Bob wrote on Jun 6, 2023, 08:19:

Jonjonz wrote on Jun 6, 2023, 06:57:
This stupid entitled woke style protest will pass, and Reddit will continue like nothing happened. Fewer whiners will mean better discussions on Reddit.

Adults need to grasp the fact that Reddit can do anything they want with their API, and shutting off freeloading third parties who have been leeching of Reddits servers makes sense. You want to build a business based on fire-hosing Reddits content via the API from Reddits servers, fine, but the free ride is over.

Reddit didn’t support third party apps as an act of charity. They helped drive growth, especially among power users. But, now that they’re pursuing an IPO, profit is the priority and they’re willing to absorb the bad PR to it.

It’s a business decision so you can take your woke anger somewhere else.

Saying woke over and over, while ignoring the points others have made, doesn't make your comments any more sensible, you know that right?

Jonjonz wrote on Jun 6, 2023, 06:57:
This stupid entitled woke style protest will pass, and Reddit will continue like nothing happened. Fewer whiners will mean better discussions on Reddit.

Adults need to grasp the fact that Reddit can do anything they want with their API, and shutting off freeloading third parties who have been leeching of Reddits servers makes sense. You want to build a business based on fire-hosing Reddits content via the API from Reddits servers, fine, but the free ride is over.

Reddit didn’t support third party apps as an act of charity. They helped drive growth, especially among power users. But, now that they’re pursuing an IPO, profit is the priority and they’re willing to absorb the bad PR to it.

It’s a business decision so you can take your woke anger somewhere else.

Reddit is killing their brand in the worst possible way Louis Rossmann

Jonjonz wrote on Jun 6, 2023, 06:57:
This stupid entitled woke style protest will pass, and Reddit will continue like nothing happened. Fewer whiners will mean better discussions on Reddit.

Adults need to grasp the fact that Reddit can do anything they want with their API, and shutting off freeloading third parties who have been leeching of Reddits servers makes sense. You want to build a business based on fire-hosing Reddits content via the API from Reddits servers, fine, but the free ride is over.

Wow, you really don't understand the issue here. It's not about freeloaders, it's about them charging an absurd price, destroying the ability of ANY third party app to use their API, and this includes ones that help blind people to use it, something they've shown zero concern for in communications when people have reached out over this.

This stupid entitled woke style protest will pass, and Reddit will continue like nothing happened. Fewer whiners will mean better discussions on Reddit.

Adults need to grasp the fact that Reddit can do anything they want with their API, and shutting off freeloading third parties who have been leeching of Reddits servers makes sense. You want to build a business based on fire-hosing Reddits content via the API from Reddits servers, fine, but the free ride is over.

I've never used the official app, I use one called BaconReader which is far better.
Looks like they're trying to kill themselves off faster, just like Tumblr.

Sepharo wrote on Jun 5, 2023, 19:56:

chickenboo wrote on Jun 5, 2023, 18:37:
wherever Photoshop Phriday was hosted

Something Awful is still around... couple of years ago they forced Lowtax to step down and turn over the site to the community moderators.

Something Awful Founder Richard "Lowtax" Kyanka Has Reportedly Died.
https://www.bluesnews.com/s/242459/out-of-the-blue

chickenboo wrote on Jun 5, 2023, 18:37:
wherever Photoshop Phriday was hosted

Something Awful is still around... couple of years ago they forced Lowtax to step down and turn over the site to the community moderators.

Real shame, this, and it will be sad to see my favorite communities splinter off into other social hubs, or Discord, or IRC, or wherever. Lemmy is an option, but until it is a simple website (is it already?) to visit, it's going to be quite niche. I miss forums of old like PoE and Fark and wherever Photoshop Phriday was hosted. I imagine the path of least resistance will remain simply accessing Reddit via browser (or mobile browser) as I already do, but once they put the smack down on that, or make posting impossible except from the official app, i'll be done with it for good. I waste way too much time there as it is. That's part of its problem, its ubiquity, shadowing over every other site.

I consume a decent amount of reddit links as entertainment via my friends sharing it in discord... but never by directly visiting.
I don't think I'd miss it.

fujiJuice wrote on Jun 5, 2023, 13:30:
Have any recommendations for alternative sources of internet content?

Lemmy's been picking up steam. Obviously it doesn't have the tens of millions of daily users so there's way less stuff, but a lot of popular subreddits seem to have an enclave there too now. Dunno if I'm completely sold on the fediverse thing it and Mastodon espouse, but the bots and astroturfing on Reddit are only ever getting worse so it's probably time to pull the plug on that anyway.

With google search spammed full of paid results, I end up having to add site:reddit.com to all my search queries. Usually for troubleshooting issues or repairing real-life items (ie. fixing a refrigerator, electronic device, soldering tips, game bug workarounds).
Does reddit charge google for scraping?

Verno wrote on Jun 5, 2023, 13:51:

fujiJuice wrote on Jun 5, 2023, 13:30:

Verno wrote on Jun 5, 2023, 11:50:
The third party API pricing is insane and I'm going to join others in keeping off reddit until they knock it off. Moderating a sub is really annoying with their shitty mobile app and it's not much fun browsing either.

Have any recommendations for alternative sources of internet content?

Reddit is basically an interest based social network, if they go through with this I will just live without seeing a bunch of it or go seek it out elsewhere. Between Blues and a few other forums covering the majority of my content interests, I usually find I'm on reddit because I'm a bit bored at that moment rather than for any compelling reason.

The answer is that it depends on what your interests are. Digg did some nonsense a long time and there was a large exodus of users to Reddit so something similar could also happen, who knows.

Yeah I use to just browse random stuff when bored. The number of quality places to do that over the years has dwindled. I was there for the Digg redesign, that was when I started using reddit. StumbleUpon before that.

fujiJuice wrote on Jun 5, 2023, 13:30:

Verno wrote on Jun 5, 2023, 11:50:
The third party API pricing is insane and I'm going to join others in keeping off reddit until they knock it off. Moderating a sub is really annoying with their shitty mobile app and it's not much fun browsing either.

Have any recommendations for alternative sources of internet content?

Reddit is basically an interest based social network, if they go through with this I will just live without seeing a bunch of it or go seek it out elsewhere. Between Blues and a few other forums covering the majority of my content interests, I usually find I'm on reddit because I'm a bit bored at that moment rather than for any compelling reason.

The answer is that it depends on what your interests are. Digg did some nonsense a long time and there was a large exodus of users to Reddit so something similar could also happen, who knows.