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How likely is it that Reddit is done for? What could Snapzu do better?

I know that there is a lot of talk about yesterday being the final straw, but how likely is it that it really is? Furthermore, let's say Snapzu becomes the next Reddit. What could Snapzu/ the community do better to stop the site from destroying itself again?

8 years ago by Schwut with 17 comments

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  • bogdan (edited 8 years ago)
    +17

    I'll say my opinion, it may feel unrealistic to some.

    Reddit is much harder to kill than Digg was. Digg was only good at taking news from sites and putting it into one centralized source. Reddit has many niche communities where people gather to exchange ideas, and these small communities are well protected from the big picture - they just don't have to care what happens outside. Say, I like football (soccer) and I don't care what Reddit is, but I just wanna discuss football. I know that /r/soccer is where I want to be and I don't give a crap about the big picture on the site.

    Unless the admins decide to put pop-up ads all over the site or mess with its basic functionality, these people will always have the tools to go on with their small groups untouched.

    People moving away are people interested in the big picture of the site, people who are opinionated and actually give a shit about their liberties out of the context of their personal interests. Based on my personal experience, there are not many people in the world who have the time or the energy to be preoccupied with such matters. They will go there cause it's fast, comfortable, and trouble-free.

    Snapzu has a potential to grow its niche communities just as Reddit has, but those niche communities will probably have to be built by the people here, and not by those already in charge of them on Reddit. If Snapzu is to grow, we need to give that /r/soccer casual user who comes by the newest articles in football, discussion threads and everything Reddit has. And I'm talking here only related to football - think of how many other small communities there are.

    I don't think we should be rushing to that anyway. For example my small /t/dota2 tribe just started getting its few users, and I'm sure a lot more will come, and slowly we will set our own habits and trends and we will find our own way. When more communities will mature to the next stage in the same way, that is when Snapzu will be ready to take Reddit's place.

    The end.

    • Schwut
      +5

      Wow that was a fantastic reply. I'd like to add to your point about the big picture of Reddit.

      I think that a lot of people are moving away or just trying something different because they don't really care about the big picture of the site, but they are tired of reading about it and seeing endless content about it, myself included. I never went to Reddit to hear about the political hierarchy of a website, I just wanted to read stories and talk to like minded people that shared the same interests as me. I feel like Reddit has been growing away from that for quite some time, maybe because of the large user base, maybe because of Admins/Mods. All I know is that Reddit isn't putting out the content that I originally went there for any more, and it's time for me to make a change.

      Maybe Snapzu can be that change. Just looking at the two comments that I've gotten on this post there is more quality and thought than I would get in a thousand Reddit posts. Just look at any askreddit thread.

    • utesred
      +2

      I also don't think Reddit is going anywhere.

      I may choose to move my 'front page of the internet' here to snapzu, but I don't see myself ever abandoning reddit entirely. Why? It's those same key features you talked about with the smaller communities. /r/exmormon, /r/lgg2, /r/pbsideachannel, /r/cynicalbrit ... they're all very tight knit communities that I doubt could ever transfer over without a formal 'this subreddit is moving to snapzu' type of movement. While these smaller communities remain important to people, reddit will always be a thing.

    • ColonBowel
      +1

      Seriously, I think the porn subreddits will not die anytime soon. They're to well established and the need it fulfills is of the immediate-rewards type. People don't think rationally when they're horny.

  • Ranmaru
    +7

    Reddit won't die. Not unless the admins actively shut the whole thing down. Just like /u/bogdan said, the niche communities will keep it running. The exodus of users is more similar to pissed off 4chan users running of to 8chan. It still didn't kill 4chan, it just shifted the userbase a little.

    Also note that everyone has a different reason to leave and thus ends up in a different new community. The people who were pissed about FPH getting nuked mostly wandered off to Voat, if I understood that correctly, the reasons of users coming here is probably different. For me it was just that Reddit because too big and the popular subs I liked were completely filled with trolls and spammers and it was virtually impossible to have any good discussions there. So I ended up giving Snapzu a try hoping that the smaller userbase gives me what I've been missing on Reddit.

    I like it so far.

    • TallSkinny
      +5

      I agree, I felt like this was a good time to explore other communities, but I've been frustrated with Reddit for awhile. Mostly because the quality of most comments was pretty poor. I loved the story sharing aspect of subs like AskReddit, but a lot of the time there were only a few good root comments, and most of the replies were garbage. And AskReddit was one of the better subs for that.

      • TheDylantula
        +2

        I really hope /t/AskSnapzu turns into a sub very similar to what AskReddit was. That's the biggest thing I miss from Reddit.

        • Heaven
          +2

          Honestly, askreddit has been turning to shit for the past year and a half, I hope this tribe becomes askreddit from like 3-5 years ago.

    • Schwut
      +3

      I posted above on /u/bogdan comment but I don't want to repeat myself. I left for essentially the same reasons that you do. I believe that comments can be just as valuable if not more valuable than the original post and on Reddit all I ever see any more is 95% trolling or spamming.

      If enough people do permanently leave Reddit and the user base shifts, it will be interesting to see what the community ends up like. I'm sure the smaller subs won't change much, but I'd like to see what the more popular subs end up like.

  • RenegadeMizu
    +5

    I wouldn't say that it's done for, but it's definitely hurt. I can't see myself completely getting away from the site for a while because of all the niche subreddits, but I won't be spending as much time on it as I used to.

    • Schwut
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      Im somewhat feel the same way that you do, but at the same time, I think that I might have more fun replicating those small communities here, as I feel they will end up being better.

  • tarellel
    +3

    I wouldn't exactly say reddit it dead, Reddit is sure a beast to be reckoned with. It has devoured, not be acquisitions but by migration of content and users. Reddit in general has a massive amount of content, loyal users, and heavy built communities. I'd say at the moment it's more like an injured animal crawling off to lick its wounds and determine what it's place is and where it belongs. Reddit isn't the same community Digg was and I'm sure this isn't the last time there will be a massive revolt. These rebellions are a feast for the trolls and I'm sure many people are leaving because of the drama. But once it cools down and matters are settled I'm sure all of these social boards similar to snapzu will find their niche audiences and build upon pleasing the masses. Snapzu has a big chance here to feed itself and as a longtime reddit user I'm hoping for the best here because the social boards on the internet are in need of some change just as every other market is facing massive disruption.

    • Schwut
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      So do you think that a lot of the Redditors that are coming here are just checking out Snapzu until everything at Reddit blows over? Or do you think this might become a second home of sorts for a lot of people?

      • mithrandir
        +2

        You weren't asking me, but IMO I think people have learned not to put all their eggs in one basket. I certainly have. I want to become acquainted across many more communities, because I know how fickle the internet can be. Things can turn to shit in an instant. There's no reason to be loyal to any one community.

        This place is more like my third or fourth home. Or my man cave, maybe.

  • Fooferhill
    +3

    We could stop obsessing about reddit girl a start and post more original content I think.

  • Lavaflow (edited 8 years ago)
    +3

    Snapzu could be mobile friendly or have an app. I have an android phone so I don't know if they have it on apple phones.

    • Schwut
      +1

      They don't have any mobile app right now. I'm sure with the inrush of new users they've been talking about how to finance a mobile app now.