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  • 06-01-2013 3:20am
    #1
    newmug
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,571 ✭✭✭


    I just registered over with Reddit, but I cant make heads or tails of it! Too many thinks to click, links everywhere, no "user CP" like on Boards, this whole "points" ballsology. Will I ever get used to it atall atall!!!! Anyone else on it?


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  • #2
    Israel_Dagg
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 454 ✭✭Israel_Dagg


    Same with 4chan


  • #3
    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    It's like boards, but crap.


  • #4
    DaveNoCheese
    Registered Users Posts: 8,760 ✭✭✭DaveNoCheese


    On it like a car bonnet


  • #5
    Lightbulb Sun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,405 ✭✭✭Lightbulb Sun


    The layout is complete ****.


  • #6
    nocoverart
    Registered Users Posts: 2,354 ✭✭✭nocoverart


    Israel_Dagg wrote: »
    Same with 4chan

    That website freaks me out. I think there's an awful lot more things wrong with 4chan than just it's layout.


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  • #7
    EoghanIRL
    Registered Users Posts: 4,080 ✭✭✭EoghanIRL


    It lacks a sense of community and the layout is ****e


  • #8
    hidinginthebush
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,679 ✭✭✭hidinginthebush


    Reddit's alright. Now that you've registered you can decide which sub-reddits you want to view or not (you need to get rid of the religion and atheism ones right away, serious circlejerk). It has a big hive mentality though, I don't tend to comment on it.

    I use it for the funny pictures, and the subsequent feeling of superiority when browsing YL/YL or 9gag.


  • #9
    im invisible
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,373 ✭✭✭im invisible


    jelly bra



    am i doin it right?


  • #10
    Where To
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,455 ✭✭✭Where To


    Forget about the rest, boards is the best.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOMyS78o5YI


  • #11
    hooradiation
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,922 ✭✭✭hooradiation


    biko wrote: »
    It's like boards, but crap.

    This makes the terrible assumption that boards isn't a festering pile of shit


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  • #12
    newmug
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,571 ✭✭✭newmug


    hidinginthebush wrote: »
    Reddit's alright. Now that you've registered you can decide which sub-reddits you want to view or not (you need to get rid of the religion and atheism ones right away, serious circlejerk). It has a big hive mentality though, I don't tend to comment on it.

    I use it for the funny pictures, and the subsequent feeling of superiority when browsing YL/YL or 9gag.


    How do you do that?


  • #13
    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
    Registered Users Posts: 32,972 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    Edited highlights...

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



  • #14
    hidinginthebush
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,679 ✭✭✭hidinginthebush


    newmug wrote: »
    How do you do that?

    Just click on the title of a subreddit, and it'll take you in to all posts submitted there. Then there should be an unsubscribe button over on the right.

    There's also a reddit enhancement suite add-on for firefox and chrome that makes browsing a bit easier.


  • #15
    Sky King
    Registered Users Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭Sky King


    Twitter is the one that gets me. It's so disjointed and weird.

    It looks like it should be read by a fkin machine.


  • #16
    orestes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,972 ✭✭✭orestes


    hooradiation wrote: »
    This makes the terrible assumption that boards isn't a festering pile of shit

    And yet here you are.


  • #17
    Planemo
    Registered Users Posts: 587 ✭✭✭Planemo


    biko wrote: »
    It's like boards, but crap.

    But at least you can talk about
    kpmg girl
    over there :pac:


  • #18
    Holsten
    Registered Users Posts: 4,971 ✭✭✭Holsten


    I just read Reddit, it feels too big to actually join up and start posting.


  • #19
    hooradiation
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,922 ✭✭✭hooradiation


    orestes wrote: »
    And yet here you are.

    And so are you.

    And with nearly four times my post count I'm curious as to what makes you so determined to continue interacting with people on here.

    Self flagellation or simply a lack of redeemable qualities?


  • #20
    FoxT
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,204 ✭✭✭FoxT


    Reddit is, IMO, better than boards in some ways.

    - you can stay on top of all trending stuff there
    - there are many good, well - modded forums there

    and, they dont cower and run for cover when something like KPMG girl turns up.

    OTOH
    most of reddit , 99% of it, is utter rubbish, imo.
    The 1% is valuable, but you need to work at it to find it. Google is easier.

    OTOOH (On the other, other Hand)

    Boards is better than reddit in some ways, too.

    - When something like KPMG girl turns up, boards will take a civilised position on the issue. Reddit won't.

    - Boards has many well -modded, helpful forums, with knowledgeable, committed contributors, on a wide variety of issues.

    - Boards has much better layout, threads are soo much easier to follow.

    and

    - Boards makes a real contribution to the quality of many peoples lives...SSF is an obvious one, but there are threads in PI or TLL, and in other places, where it is clear that many people are helped, inspired, supported.

    - Reddit & other sites do this also, I am sure, but boards , for me, is small enough that I feel a certain sense of belonging...which is nice.


    -FoxT


  • #21
    hidinginthebush
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,679 ✭✭✭hidinginthebush


    To add to the above, the one thing that irks me most about Reddit is that it is (seemingly) populated by largely American users. Generally not a bad thing, but there is that over whelming "Support the troops" attitude when anything remotely related to the US military pops up.


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  • #22
    the_syco
    Registered Users Posts: 37,295 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    If you think Boards is bad, don't google lemon party - it makes boards look good!


  • #23
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,041 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    the_syco wrote: »
    If you think Boards is bad, don't google lemon party - it makes boards look good!

    I like lemons and I like parties. What could possibly go wrong?


  • #24
    keith16
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,061 ✭✭✭keith16


    AlmightyCushion wrote: »

    I like lemons and I like parties. What could possibly go wrong?

    OH MY GOD, THE HUMANITY!


  • #25
    Sky King
    Registered Users Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭Sky King


    Holsten wrote: »
    I just read Reddit,.

    You just read it, as it were.


  • #26
    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
    Registered Users Posts: 32,972 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    Sky King wrote: »
    You just read it, as it were.

    You should change your first name to Wan.

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



  • #27
    gerrowadat
    Registered Users Posts: 3,363 ✭✭✭gerrowadat


    Reddit is ok, it's a little easier to keep on top of than AH since you can track where new posts and comments are, and the karma system means bollocks posts sometimes get hidden.


    Actually, I found it pretty much unusable until I installed Reddit Enhancement Suite - its a browser plugin that makes the site about 1000% more usable.

    r/ireland is ok, it has some pretty bad reddiquette on it (you're supposed to upvote good-quality content even if you disagree with it, but people just end up upvoting and downvoting stuff based on if they agree).


  • #28
    Kylo Ren
    Registered Users Posts: 10,364 ✭✭✭✭Kylo Ren


    People who complain about the layout, use it for more than a bloody week and you get used to it.


  • #29
    humbert
    Registered Users Posts: 5,238 ✭✭✭humbert


    Would it not be better to take up drugs? Also a good way to waste time but you might end up with some interesting life experiences.


  • #30
    Ava_e
    Closed Accounts Posts: 241 ✭✭Ava_e


    Love it, use it a lot . Lots of variety, last year alone it had over 37 billion page views with 260 million comments so it's never boring.

    The obsession with karma points gets old very fast though, but choose your sub reddits well and it's happy days.

    Also the iPad app alien blue is excellent. Takes away the migraine for the eyes effect you get when using the desktop version.


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  • #31
    Tipsy McSwagger
    Registered Users Posts: 9,065 ✭✭✭Tipsy McSwagger


    Reddit is brilliant, especially the atheism, wtf, TIL and IAMA sub reddits.


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