Reddit - it's not great is it

riffmongous

I've had an account there for a decade now and I used to enjoy spending half an hour there every few days looking at memes, DIY projects, history etc.

But I never really used it that much until the last few years when Boards started to drop off.. and the more I use it now the more I dislike it.

Considering all the crap Boards gets over it's moderation, Reddit is a coin toss depending on the subreddit and you can get permabanned from some of the biggest subs (world news for one) for not having the sub bias. Sure you can go setup your own subreddit for it but it'll never be more than a ghosttown 90% of the time. You know how people get pissed here when their thread gets merged with a long running thread on the same topic? Well on Reddit instead you get the exact same topics coming up every single day, with the exact same replies. Subreddits can just disappear permanently if the head mod gets pissed or fecks off.

There's no real discussion, the downvoting system means any dissenting opinion is buried, and what's dissenting can often depend on who is brigading that post at that moment. It's just a load of thanks whoring for the most part.

Too many Americans. And that used to be a good thing, when I first joined up I really appreciated the American can-do attitude and positive outlook compared to the negativity of Irish posters, but my god the American spirit has degraded badly the last decade.

It's funny cause a few years ago I probably would have supported Reddit on threads here. I know there's a few other posters from here there too, what do ye think?

Mehaffey1

Never used it that much but aside from the nudey sections it is poor😮

cj maxx

I’ve never got into Reddit .Like twitter , I only look at them for Liverpool links . It’s just all over the place .

riffmongous

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121643296#Comment_121643296

And ironically that's the section the owners want to get rid of I think

Trigger Happy

I love reddit. Its a great resource and its massive. I can lose hours just browsing random stuff. I post there more than here these days tbh.

Greyfox

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058332314/reddit-its-not-great-is-it

Strongly disagree, reddit is superb, every day it has something interesting to read. The fact is as it has so many users it has 1,000 times the content of boards and this also means your far more likely to learn something new on reddit.

The upvote system is far better if your just casually scrolling but your right if you want to take part in the discussion Boards's system works better.

riffmongous

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121643354#Comment_121643354

Yeah it works well with Google as a resource. For history and current affairs though an awful lot of that is "Source? Trust me bro" and as long as it conforms to the sub bias, it gets upvoted

riffmongous

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121643383#Comment_121643383

Like I said, you can easily learn something new, but whether that info is actually true or not is another thing.

I know people got pissed at "source?" but spend a few minutes on a current affairs subreddit and you'll see why it's important

CrazyEric

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121643296#Comment_121643296

And where would one find the Nudey sections if one were looking...asking for a friend

Bobson Dugnutt

Some of the reddits are great - AskAHistorian etc.

The Ireland one is awful though. Real whiff of Orgá SF and the student union of it. Just link dumping and outrage.

Gregor Samsa

Theres’s some very informative subreddits, with known folk willing to help in specialist areas.

Used to post a bit on r/Ireland. Until one day I shared a new dish I made. A coddle version of the full Irish breakfast, with boiled sausages, boiled rashers, boiled mushrooms, boiled beans, poached egg, microwaved bread and mayonnaise. Washed down with what I call a “milk MiWadi” (a splash of milk in water). It was universally panned by what I can only call close-minded snobs who can’t handle daring “fusion” cuisine and obviously hadn’t even tasted it. A massive amount of downvotes, over 100 scathing comments and the mods marked the picture as NSFW. So I gave up posting there.

Greyfox

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121643396#Comment_121643396

That's true but you also have the option of Googling what they have said although it's extra work.

riffmongous

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121643453#Comment_121643453

Oh I remember that, the nsfw breakfast

riffmongous

That's the thing, you've got to be willing to accept the downvotes, but who really wants to spend their time getting downvotes to oblivion just because what you say is unpopular

downtheroad

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121643453#Comment_121643453

That looks grim to be fair

maninasia

They may have had a point, NSFW lol.

I also detest the downvoting system there although the site itself is huge and has some fairly decent stuff

It's not great for storing information e.g. being able to go back and check stuff .

CalamariFritti

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121643453#Comment_121643453

To be fair, that's not going to be to everyone's taste. Boiled everything and water with a bit of milk and microwaved bread. I kinda shudder/gag myself tbh.

If you like it thats fair and all that matters but I wouldn't go around presenting it and expecting widespread approval...

Gregor Samsa

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121643565#Comment_121643565

I think it’s just ahead of its time. But to be honest, the negativity put me off posting some of my other fusion dishes, such as seafood chowder pizza and carbonara profiteroles.

riffmongous

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121643687#Comment_121643687

Is long as you call it chow-dah pizza it's fine with me

cj maxx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121643296#Comment_121643296

It has nudey sections ?? I didn’t know

o1s1n

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121643453#Comment_121643453

I think that's the most anaemic disgusting looking meal I've ever seen. Well done!

What has microwaved bread or water with milk in it got to do with coddle or a full Irish?

Gregor Samsa

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121643996#Comment_121643996

My toaster was broken, so I had to microwave the bread. Milk is a bit hard on the auld tummy, so it’s best to dilute it. I washed the sauce off the baked beans before boiling them, because I don’t like spicy food.

yagan

It is good for variety, but I do find the US centric nature of it offputting.

I think there's great potential for an EU site with only EU IP addresses allowed for registration.

silliussoddius

The good thing about reddit is that everyone gets a voice, the bad thing about reddit is that everyone gets a voice.

Mehaffey1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121643415#Comment_121643415

Google the night away haha

Giblet

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121643453#Comment_121643453

Mam I told you to keep off the internet!

CalamariFritti

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121643687#Comment_121643687

To the majority of people your 'wash tomato sauce off the beans' cos you dont like 'spicy' (really? spicy?), carbonara profiteroles, boiled fry-up, water with a drop of milk and microwaved bread will not be fusion nor will it be 'ahead of its time' unless what you mean with that is post-apocalypse.

I said it before all that matters is you liking it but dont expect a following.

Hande hoche!

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121644023#Comment_121644023

The baked beans' sauce element is a marvelous touch.

Ubbquittious

No real dialogue. Everyone fires out the most potent version of what they have to say and get 100s of upvotes or down voted to oblivion. I still look at it the odd time but not much

silliussoddius

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121644023#Comment_121644023

Have you tried washing the spice off the sauce and then adding it back to the beans?