Reddit was a pretty nice and decent place in the early years. It's the influx of juvenile idiots that come with popular acceptance of a site that is the problem. Early adopters tend to be ahead of the curve in more ways than one.
I didn't come from Digg and missed Reddit early on so my only experience with is was from about three years ago to now. Perhaps things were better back when I first joined but if they were I don't remember so I have nothing else to compare to. It's like night and day here and I think the vast majority of the users here are good people and are doing a great job! :)
Reddit was a pretty nice and decent place in the early years. It's the influx of juvenile idiots that come with popular acceptance of a site that is the problem. Early adopters tend to be ahead of the curve in more ways than one.
I didn't come from Digg and missed Reddit early on so my only experience with is was from about three years ago to now. Perhaps things were better back when I first joined but if they were I don't remember so I have nothing else to compare to. It's like night and day here and I think the vast majority of the users here are good people and are doing a great job! :)
Digg was always a shithole but Reddit was really friendly when I joined in January 07.
Yeah I only got started on Reddit in '12 so I totally missed those days and have zero context of what it was like when it was 'nice'.
Well, it was more or less like it is here now. Only more light blue in color :-D
You never realize these are the good old days when you're in them.
we can refer to them as the 'good new days' for the time being!
I started about the same time as you. Snapzu reminds me so much of those early days on Reddit (pre -Digg collapse).