I'm new too but this isn't my first rodeo, I've seen this from the Usenet days, back then it was called The Eternal September. Sorry to say, but this scenario isn't new, it's an old demon that has plagued humanity for a long time, but with the advent of the internet it's only become more evident and more quickly to develop. Everytime I've been with a community, whether it be a Usenet group, or forum, or Digg, or Reddit, once it becomes popular, it attracts new people that don't absorb the culture or share the same attitudes as the founding members. After a time, it gets worse and worse until, well, this happens.
Hopefully it won't befall this community or Voat or whatever new site takes the mantle of Reddit, but it almost always does in the end, people, sorry to say, just aren't very nice in large groups, you add money/politics/special interest into the equation as well, and it just makes it doubly terrible.
All I can say as a veteran of these downfalls, enjoy the ride, try your best to contribute good stuff, and if you must, find greener pastures and start again.
I created a voat account and a snapzu account a few weeks ago. It looks like they've already created a culture of what I didn't like on digg and reddit over there. But I've enjoyed my stay here a fair amount already.
I haven't given up on it yet, far from it, but I thought I'd start looking at other options anyway. The current reddit drama doesn't really affect me because I tend to stick to smaller subs, but in case things get worse I thought I'd start keeping an eye on some of the most promising alternative sites.
I'm new too but this isn't my first rodeo, I've seen this from the Usenet days, back then it was called The Eternal September. Sorry to say, but this scenario isn't new, it's an old demon that has plagued humanity for a long time, but with the advent of the internet it's only become more evident and more quickly to develop. Everytime I've been with a community, whether it be a Usenet group, or forum, or Digg, or Reddit, once it becomes popular, it attracts new people that don't absorb the culture or share the same attitudes as the founding members. After a time, it gets worse and worse until, well, this happens.
Hopefully it won't befall this community or Voat or whatever new site takes the mantle of Reddit, but it almost always does in the end, people, sorry to say, just aren't very nice in large groups, you add money/politics/special interest into the equation as well, and it just makes it doubly terrible.
All I can say as a veteran of these downfalls, enjoy the ride, try your best to contribute good stuff, and if you must, find greener pastures and start again.
I created a voat account and a snapzu account a few weeks ago. It looks like they've already created a culture of what I didn't like on digg and reddit over there. But I've enjoyed my stay here a fair amount already.
The sad thing, to me, is that we're all talking about reddit as if it's already on it's way out the door.
I'm not disputing this at all; it just...hits me more than I thought it would. I've been a member of that site since 2011 and I'll miss it.
I haven't given up on it yet, far from it, but I thought I'd start looking at other options anyway. The current reddit drama doesn't really affect me because I tend to stick to smaller subs, but in case things get worse I thought I'd start keeping an eye on some of the most promising alternative sites.
I'm hoping for the fact that you need an invite to get in slows that process down a bit though you know?
Hey! You were just quoted here, on Inquisitr. :)
Welcome to Snapzu! Enjoy the ride, indeed. :D
Correct. Though, hopefully the invite code system acts as a stopgap measure.