Reddit Formatting
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So let me say that I think Reddit as a concept is an awesome site. Take everything on the internet and aggregate and correlate it into one site. I think the idea behind it all is awesome. However, all my coworkers here at McAfee use Reddit religiously, and I just can't do it. Call me anal but the formatting/flow/feel of the site just gets under my skin. It feels sloppy and unorganized, and I'm always so lost on the site whenever I'm there.
Someone tell me if I'm just crazy (about this specifically) or if you agree.
Thanks!
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I am on there all the time. I don't have any issues following it, never have
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It almost feels TOO informal. Not sure why, but it does.
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I don't like it at all
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The one good thing about reddit is they never change their UI. So once you learn it and get used to it, you'll never have to relearn it again.
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@Nic said:
The one good thing about reddit is they never change their UI. So once you learn it and get used to it, you'll never have to relearn it again.
True. It just feels like they have deliberately left it looking like an amateur site...
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It's like Craigslist - they haven't made any major UI changes since they launched. New additions, sure, but not a whole revamp.
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@Nic said:
It's like Craigslist - they haven't made any major UI changes since they launched. New additions, sure, but not a whole revamp.
Exactly. To me, Reddit is on par with Craigslist for UIs.
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I think part of the deal is that it doesn't change and is just easy to navigate and use.
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@Minion-Queen said:
I think part of the deal is that it doesn't change and is just easy to navigate and use.
Eh, I'm just ranting about how I can't stand their aesthetics....lol
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I don't use Reddit, I find the website useless most of the time, and highly inappropriate any other time.
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@Nic novel idea. Not changing a UI? How will you know that the site is fresh and new?
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@Minion-Queen said:
I think part of the deal is that it doesn't change and is just easy to navigate and use.
A lot of value to that. A lot of sites could learn from that. Change for change sake is a very foolish thing.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@Minion-Queen said:
I think part of the deal is that it doesn't change and is just easy to navigate and use.
A lot of value to that. A lot of sites could learn from that. Change for change sake is a very foolish thing.
True, but I think this site could use a refresh...
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Refresh? Why? So I have to re-learn a UI again, just so the site can appear "trendy"? F[moderated] that shit.
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@Nic said:
Refresh? Why? So I have to re-learn a UI again, just so the site can appear "trendy"? F[moderated] that shit.
Lol That's one way to put it.
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How would you feel if every year car manufacturers re-arranged where the steering wheel was, the shifter, the pedals, and the rear view mirror, just to be "hip"? That's how I feel every time a site does a redesign.
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@Nic said:
Refresh? Why? So I have to re-learn a UI again, just so the site can appear "trendy"? F[moderated] that shit.
Unless its trendy not to be trendy
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@Nic said:
How would you feel if every year car manufacturers re-arranged where the steering wheel was, the shifter, the pedals, and the rear view mirror, just to be "hip"? That's how I feel every time a site does a redesign.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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exactly
