Snapzu, which has been gone down several times in the last 24 hours due to an influx of traffic, is one possible candidate. The site retains the basic spirit and a similar layout to Reddit, but as an alternative it changes some key Reddit lingo: For instance, subreddits become tribes.
That's what I like about Snapzu, actually. Voat, for instance, is so clearly a reddit clone that I don't even see why I should bother. It seems to me Snapzu is trying to do its own thing, and that's great. Plus, the community here so far is pretty chill and friendly.
Voat is a Reddit clone that will inevitably become /b/ which is unfortunate. I'm not a huge fan of negative communities like those. When shit hit the fan last time with Reddit, I tried migrating to Voat but couldn't stand it and went back. I just happened across someone who mentioned Snapzu and I've been hooked.
EDIT: Also, I didn't leave Reddit because I support FPH or anything, was just excited to find somewhere new.
Haha, I'm exactly like you. I never cared for FPH, but I went to Voat.co when I saw it mentioned because I was curious. When I saw a straight up reddit clone I couldn't be bothered.
I think if there really were no alternative, I'd just stick it out with reddit... I mean, I'm still on Facebook and half the user base hates it, but we all know it's all there is, pretty much. But Snapzu I like. I think I'm gonna stay!
That's how I was. I figured I would just stick with Reddit unless something really jumped out. I spent half of my day trying to get registered on here before I found a working invite code. There are so many features here that allow for more than just the normal picture or text post. I'm excited to be here and contribute what I can.
Exactly, it seems that Voat is getting the toxic elements from Reddit, and it will not end well specially because they based in Switzerland and hosted by a company based in Germany, both of which have stricter laws regarding things like racism and doxing,
I didn't realize they had stricter laws on those things. I knew they were good places to be if you were running something involving copyright infringement. Maybe they have them mixed up? :)
IANAL but I think Switzerland has less strict copyright laws regarding private copies, for a commercial website there shouldn't be that many differences.
However, Reddit users fleeing because of the Pao’s team’s decision to shut down negative subs like r/fatpeoplehate might be disappointed. Users on Snapzu are telling new users that one of the main reasons they migrated was to “escape the hate.” One member, /u/MidasToren, doesn’t think this has anything to do with the site itself.
Reddit "refugee" here. Negative communities aren't really my thing. Negative comments or sentiments have their time and place, but I don't think they should be the focus of an entire tribe or subreddit.
Ditto. For me, subreddits like FPH and coontown were a source of shame for reddit. I get that these people will congregate no matter what, but I'd rather they didn't do it on a website I call my digital home.
Everyone deserves a place to congregate and speak their mind, but we also have the right to choose to avoid certain things. I'm hoping Snapzu will allow me to remain isolated from the denizens of certain offensively negative subreddits without sacrificing too much variety. I love discovering new things, even if only to find I'm not interested in them.
My thoughts, exactly! Welcome to Snapzu! I hope you won't be disappointed. Make yourself at home, and add to the community that which you yourself appreciate. :)
haha oh wow, that's a first, I posted that in a half-assed way too, I was going to add examples and whatnot but didn't want to put in that much effort for a simple opinion. Nice to know some people see the same patterns with communities as I do though, hopefully this one doesn't share the same fate.
So far,it's nor followed the basic spirit of Reddit as closely as many refuges might hope.
That's what I like about Snapzu, actually. Voat, for instance, is so clearly a reddit clone that I don't even see why I should bother. It seems to me Snapzu is trying to do its own thing, and that's great. Plus, the community here so far is pretty chill and friendly.
Voat is a Reddit clone that will inevitably become /b/ which is unfortunate. I'm not a huge fan of negative communities like those. When shit hit the fan last time with Reddit, I tried migrating to Voat but couldn't stand it and went back. I just happened across someone who mentioned Snapzu and I've been hooked.
EDIT: Also, I didn't leave Reddit because I support FPH or anything, was just excited to find somewhere new.
Haha, I'm exactly like you. I never cared for FPH, but I went to Voat.co when I saw it mentioned because I was curious. When I saw a straight up reddit clone I couldn't be bothered.
I think if there really were no alternative, I'd just stick it out with reddit... I mean, I'm still on Facebook and half the user base hates it, but we all know it's all there is, pretty much. But Snapzu I like. I think I'm gonna stay!
That's how I was. I figured I would just stick with Reddit unless something really jumped out. I spent half of my day trying to get registered on here before I found a working invite code. There are so many features here that allow for more than just the normal picture or text post. I'm excited to be here and contribute what I can.
Exactly, it seems that Voat is getting the toxic elements from Reddit, and it will not end well specially because they based in Switzerland and hosted by a company based in Germany, both of which have stricter laws regarding things like racism and doxing,
I didn't realize they had stricter laws on those things. I knew they were good places to be if you were running something involving copyright infringement. Maybe they have them mixed up? :)
Believe me Germany isn't a good place to violate copyrights, GEMA (the authors' associations) is free to spy and extort people and companies.
I didn't realize that. Is Switzerland the lenient one?
IANAL but I think Switzerland has less strict copyright laws regarding private copies, for a commercial website there shouldn't be that many differences.
Yes... in fact, it mentions that in the article:
Reddit "refugee" here. Negative communities aren't really my thing. Negative comments or sentiments have their time and place, but I don't think they should be the focus of an entire tribe or subreddit.
I don't think I'll be disappointed.
Ditto. For me, subreddits like FPH and coontown were a source of shame for reddit. I get that these people will congregate no matter what, but I'd rather they didn't do it on a website I call my digital home.
So far so good, Snapzu!
Everyone deserves a place to congregate and speak their mind, but we also have the right to choose to avoid certain things. I'm hoping Snapzu will allow me to remain isolated from the denizens of certain offensively negative subreddits without sacrificing too much variety. I love discovering new things, even if only to find I'm not interested in them.
My thoughts, exactly! Welcome to Snapzu! I hope you won't be disappointed. Make yourself at home, and add to the community that which you yourself appreciate. :)
Thank you! I'll be doing exactly that over the next few days.
Wonderful! I look forward to seeing you around. ;)
haha oh wow, that's a first, I posted that in a half-assed way too, I was going to add examples and whatnot but didn't want to put in that much effort for a simple opinion. Nice to know some people see the same patterns with communities as I do though, hopefully this one doesn't share the same fate.
Reddit was also not a 1-1 replacement for Digg. Different is not necessarily bad.