▲ 92 ▼ Old reddit has removed the login fields (lemmy.ml) submitted 2 years ago by forgotmylastusername@lemmy.ml to c/reddit@lemmy.ml 30 comments fedilink hide all child comments It now redirects you to the new site login page. There's no way to sign up with out an email anymore(?) It was only possible on the old site.
[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 79 points 2 years ago (7 children) Leave Reddit. Why is anyone still there. permalink fedilink source hideshow 14 child comments replies: [–] dragnet@lemmy.dbzer0.com 57 points 2 years ago (2 children) Reddit is terrible as a website. But it still has the communities that developed there over years, and they are an invaluable resource. They are definitely positioning themselves to pull a Digg, but until the Reddit-killer comes along with a mass exodus (and it doesn't look like it's gonna be Lemmy unfortunately) access to those communities will entail dealing with reddit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) I still look at Reddit from time to time, but I don’t see a need to sign in at all. There’s no use contributing anymore permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago* Don't bother even giving them your traffic, just use a redirection extension to LibReddit or use Stealth permalink fedilink source parent [–] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) what does "pull a Digg" mean? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago To rapidly lose your userbase to another platform, due to controversial changes to the website. Named after Digg, which lost most of its userbase to Reddit and is now a shell of its former self. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Digg (a link aggregator very much like Reddit) started pulling similar shit and everyone left for the alternative, which was Reddit at the time. After everybody left Digg, Reddit became the default and after about 15 years they are doing the same things that drove people away from Digg permalink fedilink source parent [–] otter@lemmy.ca 26 points 2 years ago Professional communities, local communities, niche hobby communities, each of which don't have critical mass here (yet) I'm doing my best to grow stuff here, but I recognize that there's still stuff there that people find helpful for other parts of their life. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 years ago Decades of solved programming issues. I don't post there anymore, though. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) r/locksmith r/lockshop r/[local area] r/sw5e These communities either don't exist or don't have critical mass here. And if you recommend Discord as an alternative, it's not the same Also: Search results that take me to Reddit threads with actual answers permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) And if you recommend Discord as an alternative, it's not the same. I keep seeing people recommend discord as an alternative but it's just chat rooms, If it's an alternative for anything it's ICQ. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Right!? gO To oUr DiScOrD. Like bitch please, I've got ADHD, i will never find what i need in a discord chat permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) And even now that they kind of have a form of* threads they're still hard to access and not indexable. Whenever someone recommends discord as a reddit alternative I wonder if they really understand why we're seeking an alternative in the first place. I have no interest in setting up camp somewhere I'll have to abandon in a few years again. permalink fedilink source parent [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 years ago* r/sysadmin Also the people there are not nearly as crazy or extreme permalink fedilink source parent [–] Wanangwa_Bamidele@thelemmy.club 2 points 2 years ago lot of subreddit doesn't move yet. Move a communities is not easy. If the community is your business (game, company specific, or fandom, movie, ...) moving is lot more difficult. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 2 points 2 years ago Because you can search it with google permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dragnet@lemmy.dbzer0.com 57 points 2 years ago (2 children) Reddit is terrible as a website. But it still has the communities that developed there over years, and they are an invaluable resource. They are definitely positioning themselves to pull a Digg, but until the Reddit-killer comes along with a mass exodus (and it doesn't look like it's gonna be Lemmy unfortunately) access to those communities will entail dealing with reddit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) I still look at Reddit from time to time, but I don’t see a need to sign in at all. There’s no use contributing anymore permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago* Don't bother even giving them your traffic, just use a redirection extension to LibReddit or use Stealth permalink fedilink source parent [–] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) what does "pull a Digg" mean? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago To rapidly lose your userbase to another platform, due to controversial changes to the website. Named after Digg, which lost most of its userbase to Reddit and is now a shell of its former self. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Digg (a link aggregator very much like Reddit) started pulling similar shit and everyone left for the alternative, which was Reddit at the time. After everybody left Digg, Reddit became the default and after about 15 years they are doing the same things that drove people away from Digg permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) I still look at Reddit from time to time, but I don’t see a need to sign in at all. There’s no use contributing anymore permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago* Don't bother even giving them your traffic, just use a redirection extension to LibReddit or use Stealth permalink fedilink source parent
[–] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago* Don't bother even giving them your traffic, just use a redirection extension to LibReddit or use Stealth permalink fedilink source parent
[–] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) what does "pull a Digg" mean? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago To rapidly lose your userbase to another platform, due to controversial changes to the website. Named after Digg, which lost most of its userbase to Reddit and is now a shell of its former self. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Digg (a link aggregator very much like Reddit) started pulling similar shit and everyone left for the alternative, which was Reddit at the time. After everybody left Digg, Reddit became the default and after about 15 years they are doing the same things that drove people away from Digg permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago To rapidly lose your userbase to another platform, due to controversial changes to the website. Named after Digg, which lost most of its userbase to Reddit and is now a shell of its former self. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Digg (a link aggregator very much like Reddit) started pulling similar shit and everyone left for the alternative, which was Reddit at the time. After everybody left Digg, Reddit became the default and after about 15 years they are doing the same things that drove people away from Digg permalink fedilink source parent
[–] otter@lemmy.ca 26 points 2 years ago Professional communities, local communities, niche hobby communities, each of which don't have critical mass here (yet) I'm doing my best to grow stuff here, but I recognize that there's still stuff there that people find helpful for other parts of their life. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 years ago Decades of solved programming issues. I don't post there anymore, though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) r/locksmith r/lockshop r/[local area] r/sw5e These communities either don't exist or don't have critical mass here. And if you recommend Discord as an alternative, it's not the same Also: Search results that take me to Reddit threads with actual answers permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) And if you recommend Discord as an alternative, it's not the same. I keep seeing people recommend discord as an alternative but it's just chat rooms, If it's an alternative for anything it's ICQ. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Right!? gO To oUr DiScOrD. Like bitch please, I've got ADHD, i will never find what i need in a discord chat permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) And even now that they kind of have a form of* threads they're still hard to access and not indexable. Whenever someone recommends discord as a reddit alternative I wonder if they really understand why we're seeking an alternative in the first place. I have no interest in setting up camp somewhere I'll have to abandon in a few years again. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) And if you recommend Discord as an alternative, it's not the same. I keep seeing people recommend discord as an alternative but it's just chat rooms, If it's an alternative for anything it's ICQ. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Right!? gO To oUr DiScOrD. Like bitch please, I've got ADHD, i will never find what i need in a discord chat permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) And even now that they kind of have a form of* threads they're still hard to access and not indexable. Whenever someone recommends discord as a reddit alternative I wonder if they really understand why we're seeking an alternative in the first place. I have no interest in setting up camp somewhere I'll have to abandon in a few years again. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Right!? gO To oUr DiScOrD. Like bitch please, I've got ADHD, i will never find what i need in a discord chat permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) And even now that they kind of have a form of* threads they're still hard to access and not indexable. Whenever someone recommends discord as a reddit alternative I wonder if they really understand why we're seeking an alternative in the first place. I have no interest in setting up camp somewhere I'll have to abandon in a few years again. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) And even now that they kind of have a form of* threads they're still hard to access and not indexable. Whenever someone recommends discord as a reddit alternative I wonder if they really understand why we're seeking an alternative in the first place. I have no interest in setting up camp somewhere I'll have to abandon in a few years again. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 years ago* r/sysadmin Also the people there are not nearly as crazy or extreme permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Wanangwa_Bamidele@thelemmy.club 2 points 2 years ago lot of subreddit doesn't move yet. Move a communities is not easy. If the community is your business (game, company specific, or fandom, movie, ...) moving is lot more difficult. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 2 points 2 years ago Because you can search it with google permalink fedilink source parent