Reddit, is it just me....

[UncleDave]

..or is Reddit a confusing mess of rules that vary from topic to topic about how answer must be constructed or what " flair" you need in this or that place like its some kind TGI fridays?

If you "explain it like Im 5" and your answer is too short its removed - if its too long its removed, too many removals for this or that reason and you get banned.

If you swim upstream you get banned, if you swim downstream you get banned.

It's a bummer because it often has interesting threads where you get good information, but actually participating is a chore.

 

[panthermike]

I typically am "read-only" on Reddit for similar reasons. But do visit fairly often for particular information.

 

[eljefino]

It's like 1000 little cliques, each individually moderated.

It would be like being able to talk RSP in the tire section here but getting sternly warned for linking to new Chinese tires in the sale & rebate section.

 

[SC Maintenance]

Each sub-reddit has different rules and a different mod. You need to think of it as a whole bunch of forums under one tent, and each is different. Only the platform is the same.

I also only read on Reddit, never posted.

 

[Dave Hess]

Each sub-reddit has different rules and a different mod. You need to think of it as a whole bunch of forums under one tent, and each is different. Only the platform is the same.

I also only read on Reddit, never posted.

I post in one and give my quality advice, it’s a very mature group of folks not childish idiots.

 

[cptbarkey]

Like most things social media which emulates real life its a popularity contest. You will get upvotes for being a clever troll, or downvotes for telling the hard truth. It is what it is.

 

[eljefino]

Like most things social media which emulates real life its a popularity contest. You will get upvotes for being a clever troll, or downvotes for telling the hard truth. It is what it is.

 

[jhellwig]

A place on the internet with random ill defined hard to follow rules enforced arbitrarily by some twerp on an ego trip? I can't believe such a thing would exist............

 

[bobdoo]

Yup, millions of 'subreddits' on millions of topics.

Each group is unique, and there's always a few posters who like to stir BS. Put them down with truth and knowledge, and they slink off.

You'll quickly learn if there are any useful posters. If not, move along.

Cameras, cars, flashlights, F1, computer building, computer overclocking, fishing are a few that I read, and sometimes post to.

Search there first, for *any* question you might have: "my question" site:reddit.com

 

[wavinwayne]

The whole site is a mess, but I still lurk there anyway. r/Justrolledintotheshop is both hilarious and horrifying.

 

[SC Maintenance]

You'll quickly learn if there are any useful posters. If not, move along.

Yes, the fishing one is funny. Q: What color of lure to use for some specific scenario - A: 45 individual responses recommending every color of the rainbow, and adamant all other colors will never work. . At least people are good natured in that subreddit.

 

[CKN]

You can make a very true statement on any given topic. If the rest of the group "cant handle the truth" your post gets down voted and moved to the bottom of oblivion in the thread. Reddit is very flawed place on the Internet.

 

[bobdoo]

You can make a very true statement on any given topic. If the rest of the group "cant handle the truth" your post gets down voted and moved to the bottom of oblivion in the thread. A very flawed place on the Internet.

You try to educate them. There are many lurkers who can learn from you.

If your ego needs up votes, social media isn't a place you should go to...

 

[dbias]

Yes, the fishing one is funny. Q: What color of lure to use for some specific scenario - A: 45 individual responses recommending every color of the rainbow, and adamant all other colors will never work. . At least people are good natured in that subreddit.

Sounds so familiar

 

[CKN]

You try to educate them. There are many lurkers who can learn from you.

If your ego needs up votes, social media isn't a place you should go to...

Reread my post. You can make a factual statement and get down voted. That moves your comment down to the bottom of the thread. Therefore it will not be seen. Upvotes do the opposite . That's how Reddit works.

 

[bobdoo]

Reread my post. You can make a factual statement and get down voted. That moves your comment down to the bottom of the thread. Therefore it will not be seen. Upvotes do the opposite . That's how Reddit works.

The sort can be changed.

New

Best

Top

Old

Controversial

And since -when-, can people not scroll to the bottom of a thread?

 

[CKN]

The sort can be changed.

New

Best

Top

Old

Controversial

And since -when-, can people not scroll to the bottom of a thread?

There can be several hundred posts- the chances of the ones at the bottom being seen is slim.

 

[zzyzzx]

It's a liberal echo chamber that believes in censorship.

 

[bobdoo]

It's a liberal echo chamber that believes in censorship.

Those libs have never censored me.

Maybe your preconceived notions taint your posts?

Or have you never actually participated?

 

[Paco Pena]

I did reddit for a couple years but gave up and deleted my account about six months back. It just got to be too toxic and I found myself being as toxic as the rest of them.

Paco