I've seen some more people mentioning it in the comments which is great. And I agree that we should be trying to get new members, however, I think we should be careful with it. One of the things that makes snapzu great is the strength of its community. It has a lot of people who really want to be here and want to have a great community. I think the invite system on the exclusivity has really helped because it has given us time to build our culture. So while we should be posting invites, getting out the word, we should make sure to not spam and try to avoid becoming the circlejerk. We don't want to be thrown around reddit like voat is being as "the savior". We want to be thrown around because we are an actually great site. Of course, that doesn't mean we shouldn't have these invite dumps like we have had, but keep them in subs and posts where people are actually looking for an improved alternatives. Also, we shouldn't have them too much as that defeats the point of the invite system and exclusivity.
Let's remember that reddit has always had its share of issues, long before the social justice crowd came in. Reddit was definitely better than a lot of other internet communities of the time, but it also attracted a lot of circle jerking, bias, and general douchebaggery.
I've been checking out voat alongside snapzu but I am still very skeptical of voat because I see a lot of the bad qualities of reddit starting to slip through. The only thing I dislike really about snapzu is that it feels underpopulated. Maybe there's a middle ground where we can attract more users that contribute to the community while not letting it become the circle jerk that was reddit.
Snapzu is definitely underpopulated, but it is somewhat newer compared to other places. On top of that, the sign-up process is a little more involved which I am sure deters a lot of people who would be considered trolls, or the "bad apples" that you would see in places like reddit and 4chan.
I think this community will grow over time. The great thing is that it is not THAT easy to register, and so you either waiting for a code to come your way, or you have friends who trust you to act appropriately on the site.
Agreed. I think that keeping Snapzu invite only is an excellent initial deterrent to the problems that eventually landed us where we are now. I keep thinking of Digg for some reason. It's like these communities hit a critical mass where they're no longer self-sustainable, which means advertising. Fortunately, Snapzu sounds like they're committed to an ad-free experience, so we the community should be as concerned with preserving this ecosystem as much as they are.
Bill Burr is one of my favorite comedians, and he has a joke about the need for a plague, that would effectively wipe out a majority of the population. Trimming the fat, so to speak. While I think that's a bit extreme, can we find a balance between ensuring a fresh experience for users and not hitting that critical threshold?
I've seen some more people mentioning it in the comments which is great. And I agree that we should be trying to get new members, however, I think we should be careful with it. One of the things that makes snapzu great is the strength of its community. It has a lot of people who really want to be here and want to have a great community. I think the invite system on the exclusivity has really helped because it has given us time to build our culture. So while we should be posting invites, getting out the word, we should make sure to not spam and try to avoid becoming the circlejerk. We don't want to be thrown around reddit like voat is being as "the savior". We want to be thrown around because we are an actually great site. Of course, that doesn't mean we shouldn't have these invite dumps like we have had, but keep them in subs and posts where people are actually looking for an improved alternatives. Also, we shouldn't have them too much as that defeats the point of the invite system and exclusivity.
Let's remember that reddit has always had its share of issues, long before the social justice crowd came in. Reddit was definitely better than a lot of other internet communities of the time, but it also attracted a lot of circle jerking, bias, and general douchebaggery.
I've been checking out voat alongside snapzu but I am still very skeptical of voat because I see a lot of the bad qualities of reddit starting to slip through. The only thing I dislike really about snapzu is that it feels underpopulated. Maybe there's a middle ground where we can attract more users that contribute to the community while not letting it become the circle jerk that was reddit.
Snapzu is definitely underpopulated, but it is somewhat newer compared to other places. On top of that, the sign-up process is a little more involved which I am sure deters a lot of people who would be considered trolls, or the "bad apples" that you would see in places like reddit and 4chan.
I think this community will grow over time. The great thing is that it is not THAT easy to register, and so you either waiting for a code to come your way, or you have friends who trust you to act appropriately on the site.
Agreed. I think that keeping Snapzu invite only is an excellent initial deterrent to the problems that eventually landed us where we are now. I keep thinking of Digg for some reason. It's like these communities hit a critical mass where they're no longer self-sustainable, which means advertising. Fortunately, Snapzu sounds like they're committed to an ad-free experience, so we the community should be as concerned with preserving this ecosystem as much as they are.
Bill Burr is one of my favorite comedians, and he has a joke about the need for a plague, that would effectively wipe out a majority of the population. Trimming the fat, so to speak. While I think that's a bit extreme, can we find a balance between ensuring a fresh experience for users and not hitting that critical threshold?