Reddit broken by wokeness? Really!

[mapleLC]

How do you even use Reddit? Such a wonky bizarre interface, only LinkedIn is worse than that.

Are we even looking at the same site?

Can you explain it from the perspective of a sub reddit moderator?  In that position, are you not seeing how disjointed it is to non mods?  It was really irritating to have no clue what was coming, then sit there composing a thoughtful question only to get this "HEY MAN WAIT YOU CANT DO THAT (cough cough)" bullshit from the website.  Then, it must be my fault, went somewhere else and asked something else... boom, again. F*ck this site was the next and final thought on it.

[brucehoult]

How do you even use Reddit? Such a wonky bizarre interface, only LinkedIn is worse than that.

Are we even looking at the same site?

Can you explain it from the perspective of a sub reddit moderator?  In that position, are you not seeing how disjointed it is to non mods?  It was really irritating to have no clue what was coming, then sit there composing a thoughtful question only to get this "HEY MAN WAIT YOU CANT DO THAT (cough cough)" bullshit from the website.  Then, it must be my fault, went somewhere else and asked something else... boom, again. F*ck this site was the next and final thought on it.

No, I can't explain, because I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. Apparently you found an unfriendly sub, but you haven't said which one, so I really can't help you.

I just made a new burner account, using a browser I don't normally use, and made a post on /r/riscv. No problems.

[mapleLC]

How do you even use Reddit? Such a wonky bizarre interface, only LinkedIn is worse than that.

Are we even looking at the same site?

Can you explain it from the perspective of a sub reddit moderator?  In that position, are you not seeing how disjointed it is to non mods?  It was really irritating to have no clue what was coming, then sit there composing a thoughtful question only to get this "HEY MAN WAIT YOU CANT DO THAT (cough cough)" bullshit from the website.  Then, it must be my fault, went somewhere else and asked something else... boom, again. F*ck this site was the next and final thought on it.

No, I can't explain, because I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. Apparently you found an unfriendly sub, but you haven't said which one, so I really can't help you.

I just made a new burner account, using a browser I don't normally use, and made a post on /r/riscv. No problems.

Try it with iPad, MacOS I cannot recall what else.  Oh, the hackintosh subreddit... I asked a question about a virtualized MacOS, oh no no boy... you need to ask that in the virtualization sub reddit. Go away from here.  Oh they dont want you either?  Eh.

I think the reason your experience is different is that you have too much domain knowledge on the platform.  It's a bit hard to separate your user experience from a novice because of this.

I didn't have a gripe about reddit before this happened, in fact I was willing to join.  The experience was so poor that I have no interest in ever using it again.

[Bud]

How do you even use Reddit? Such a wonky bizarre interface, only LinkedIn is worse than that.

Are we even looking at the same site?

The one with a little red faced alien looking mascot? The one that only shows me 2-3 messages of a thread and then i have to click every single time to see every reply to a reply, otherwise the page is filled with other messages totally unrelated to my search? Thread navigation is utter shit.

[coppice]

Reddit has always been a place where conversations go to die. Its hard to tell if the software or the people are the worst aspect of it. How did this site ever gain popularity with anyone but trolls?

[DavidAlfa]

Great. Hope it happens more.

Tag: "Master"
- "Huh... I mean, did I hear BLACK SLAVES!!?"

Woketards everywhere!

Oh, don't forget the SPI MISO/MOSI signals, it's PICO/POCI now, don't even try the other way

[shapirus]

Oh, don't forget the SPI MISO/MOSI signals, it's PICO/POCI now, don't even try the other way

TI signed under this nonsense. We know what to do.

[coppice]

Oh, don't forget the SPI MISO/MOSI signals, it's PICO/POCI now, don't even try the other way

Some people just want to make trouble, because they have nothing better to do. There has been a lot of this kind of master baiting recently.

[shapirus]

Some people just want to make trouble, because they have nothing better to do. There has been a lot of this kind of master baiting recently.

Btw, github is on the bright-ish side in this regard. What all this madness about cancelling the word "master" started, they had to rename the default branch in new repositories from "master" to "main", because otherwise they would apparently have been cancelled themselves, but they at least left (or added?) an option to set the default name for the default branch of new repos globally for the organization or account.

[abeyer]

Try it with iPad, MacOS I cannot recall what else.  Oh, the hackintosh subreddit...

Yeah, any sub that is primarily about doing something that is illegal is likely to have strictly enforced rules about what and how you can post. I don't think that's going to be different anywhere else. If you allow pseudonymous posters to come in and fill up a forum with illegal content (or even legal but borderline content that a moneyed interest doesn't like) you'll get taken down.

Also, almost  every sub has  posting rules listed in the right sidebar that you're expected to read before posting... it sounds like you didn't and posted something that was explicitly listed as forbidden/off-topic.

[I wanted a rude username]

How do you even use Reddit? Such a wonky bizarre interface, only LinkedIn is worse than that.

Are we even looking at the same site?

Maybe Bud is using the new site. Which, yes, is useless. Obviously optimised for revenue.

The objectively best Reddit experience is to visit the old Reddit site, in a desktop browser with Reddit Enhancement Suite.

And since Reddit tries to push everyone to their new site, the Old Reddit Redirect add-on can be used to force use of the old one.

[DavidAlfa]

Reddit has some nice resources, I'm not a user but I frequently find useful information when googling.
Can't understand why the hate, which I also find against StackOverflow.

[SiliconWizard]

Even my cynical self thought there must be some innocent explanation for this. Nope:

https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/tree/master/keps/sig-cluster-lifecycle/kubeadm/2067-rename-master-label-taint

Motivation

The Kubernetes project is moving away from wording that is considered offensive. A new working group WG Naming was created to track this work, and the word "master" was declared as offensive. A proposal was formalized for replacing the word "master" with "control plane". This means it should be removed from source code, documentation, and user-facing configuration from Kubernetes and its sub-projects.

   I wonder how long it will be before some politically correct libterd decides that every word in the English language is "Offensive" and the entire language is banned and we're all forced to use Ongato or some other obscure "minority" language.

   Several other posters here have already expressed my opinion of Reddit.  It's a useless cesspool of largely clueless people IMO.

English is of course the language of the colonisers of most parts of the planet, who oppressed the poor people. The whole language should be cancelled.

Ironically, the "woke" movement probably wouldn't really find it workable, as it essentially originates in the USA, AFAIK.
 

[brucehoult]

How do you even use Reddit? Such a wonky bizarre interface, only LinkedIn is worse than that.

Are we even looking at the same site?

The one with a little red faced alien looking mascot? The one that only shows me 2-3 messages of a thread and then i have to click every single time to see every reply to a reply, otherwise the page is filled with other messages totally unrelated to my search? Thread navigation is utter shit.

I seriously have no idea what you're talking about. Threading is better than here!

[coppice]

Some people just want to make trouble, because they have nothing better to do. There has been a lot of this kind of master baiting recently.

Btw, github is on the bright-ish side in this regard. What all this madness about cancelling the word "master" started, they had to rename the default branch in new repositories from "master" to "main", because otherwise they would apparently have been cancelled themselves, but they at least left (or added?) an option to set the default name for the default branch of new repos globally for the organization or account.

I hope all those involved handed back their masters degrees.

[mapleLC]

I hope all those involved handed back their masters degrees.

And those famous names in bed with masterclass.

[brucehoult]

I hope all those involved handed back their masters degrees.

When I lived in Russia I found it confusing that it didn't matter whether you needed someone to look at your plumbing, electrical wiring, air conditioner, dishwasher, locks, car – it was always simply "Call the мастер". (different ones)

OK, in English we have master-plumbers, master-mechanics etc, but we regard the last part as being the more pertinent information!

[langwadt]

How do you even use Reddit? Such a wonky bizarre interface, only LinkedIn is worse than that.

Are we even looking at the same site?

Can you explain it from the perspective of a sub reddit moderator?  In that position, are you not seeing how disjointed it is to non mods?  It was really irritating to have no clue what was coming, then sit there composing a thoughtful question only to get this "HEY MAN WAIT YOU CANT DO THAT (cough cough)" bullshit from the website.  Then, it must be my fault, went somewhere else and asked something else... boom, again. F*ck this site was the next and final thought on it.

No, I can't explain, because I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. Apparently you found an unfriendly sub, but you haven't said which one, so I really can't help you.

I just made a new burner account, using a browser I don't normally use, and made a post on /r/riscv. No problems.

some subs have restriction to try and weed out the spammers, trolls, people that haven't been around long enough to get feel for the rules, or if a sub on something sketchy, spies 

[tszaboo]

Reddit had an outage recently and they posted a post mortem: https://www.reddit.com/r/RedditEng/comments/11xx5o0/you_broke_reddit_the_piday_outage/

The nodeSelector and peerSelector for the route reflectors target the label `node-role.kubernetes.io/master`. In the 1.20 series, Kubernetes changed its terminology from “master” to “control-plane.” And in 1.24, they removed references to “master,” even from running clusters. This is the cause of our outage. Kubernetes node labels.

Well deserved.

A while back I tested reddit and asked a few generic questions on a few sub reddits... what a shit experience.

You need this bullshit called Karma to post a question in places, because I guess its special.  I don't know why.  Then, of the 4 questions I posted, 2 were flagged by moderators for some simple computer questions.  I literally was required to message them to explain why my question was ok.

I was left with a lack of understanding of what this "product" they are offering is.  You can ask a question, maybe.  Come log in and let us spam you.  Then try to use us and get roadblock after roadblock trying. Then get frustrated and leave.  No bother, we still email you junk and you're now a number in out next earnings call.

The entire site became a toxic place, but unavoidable for some information.
There are some really shady things happening with it.

How do you even use Reddit? Such a wonky bizarre interface, only LinkedIn is worse than that.

Are we even looking at the same site?

Maybe Bud is using the new site. Which, yes, is useless. Obviously optimised for revenue.

The objectively best Reddit experience is to visit the old Reddit site, in a desktop browser with Reddit Enhancement Suite.

And since Reddit tries to push everyone to their new site, the Old Reddit Redirect add-on can be used to force use of the old one.

The mobile site is unusable, prompts you to open thieir app all the time.
The "flair" users gave each other cost real money, and all the receiver gets is some icons... On a post. That is not searchable after like a week.

[SiliconWizard]

Some people just want to make trouble, because they have nothing better to do. There has been a lot of this kind of master baiting recently.

Btw, github is on the bright-ish side in this regard. What all this madness about cancelling the word "master" started, they had to rename the default branch in new repositories from "master" to "main", because otherwise they would apparently have been cancelled themselves, but they at least left (or added?) an option to set the default name for the default branch of new repos globally for the organization or account.

I hope all those involved handed back their masters degrees.

If they have one.

[langwadt]

How do you even use Reddit? Such a wonky bizarre interface, only LinkedIn is worse than that.

Are we even looking at the same site?

Maybe Bud is using the new site. Which, yes, is useless. Obviously optimised for revenue.

The objectively best Reddit experience is to visit the old Reddit site, in a desktop browser with Reddit Enhancement Suite.

And since Reddit tries to push everyone to their new site, the Old Reddit Redirect add-on can be used to force use of the old one.

yes, using the old site is required if you want to stay sane

[hneve]

I've noticed this phenomenon as well. Reddit used to be a place where people could share unpopular opinions without being afraid of being judged or condemned. In recent years there have been MAJOR events linked to systemic racism, LGBTQ+ rights, gender equality, and other pressing issues. Many users engage in debates about these problems, but Reddit also amplifies the voices of marginalized groups in ways that aren't necessarily well-intentioned. However, I've read that their moderation policies aim to maintain respectful discourse, even though controversy often arises. Anyway, it's good we have these forums, I feel like they're a raw version of Reddit ) Also, one can always delete their Reddit account and start anew! https://digitalstorenet.com/product/buy-reddit-account/

[coppice]

I've noticed this phenomenon as well. Reddit used to be a place where people could share unpopular opinions without being afraid of being judged or condemned.

Like most web forums, Reddit started out as a place where the stupid and aggressive was amplified. Whether its a political, technical, arts, or general chit-chat topic, it has always amplified the dumbest contributions. This is the bane of web forums. As the lowest common denominator for posting an opinion, they tend to get the lowest of postings, and require an enormous amount of curating to keep them reasonably civil. This is why many serious discussions still take place on things like mailing lists, where the curation requirement is dramatically lower. Pretty much any form of internet communication other than web forums keeps the curation requirement a lot lower.

[EEVblog]

This is the bane of web forums. As the lowest common denominator for posting an opinion, they tend to get the lowest of postings, and require an enormous amount of curating to keep them reasonably civil. This is why many serious discussions still take place on things like mailing lists, where the curation requirement is dramatically lower. Pretty much any form of internet communication other than web forums keeps the curation requirement a lot lower.

I used to be the top contributor on a canyoning forum that was on Yahoo groups, but everyone used as a email list. Literally zero moderation was ever required for over a decade.
Then it slowly moved to a Facebook group as Yahoo Groups died in popularity.
You guessed it, complete shit show in terms of moderation, and some banned people started a competing Facebook group that was supposed be "moderation free", but ultimately had similar issues, and I think a third group sprung up as a result as well.
At one point I was banned from the original Facebook group for a completely innocent post. My crime was asking why my post vanished. The founder decided to step down after that incident.
Also got threatened with a ban from the 2nd group for being "insensitive".

[Ice-Tea]

Yes, wokeism sometimes takes things much too far but looking for an alternative to master/slave just seems like common sense to me. If you don't understand "slave" might conjur up painfull and unnecessary conotations for a lot of people then perhaps you're just, well, a dick.

Now if you'll pardon me, I'm going to exit this thread before the inevitable shitstorm.

Also: wokeism didn't break Reddit, the fact that nobody understood a legacy system did.