Talk:Reddit

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Reddit is not a social news aggregation

It is not accurate that Reddit is a social news aggregation. Social network aggregation is the process of collecting content from multiple social network services into one unified presentation which is not a functionality of Reddit. It is simply a social news platform that allows users to discuss and vote on content that other users have submitted.

"Reddit is home to thousands of communities, endless conversation, and authentic human connection. Whether you're into breaking news, sports, TV fan theories, or a never-ending stream of the internet's cutest animals, there's a community on Reddit for you." -

Calling Reddit a social news aggregation is misleading and not true to what the platform is. I recommend updating "aggregation" to "platform".

Thank you,

Jobdo (talk) 19:19, 27 February 2020 (UTC)

References

Reddit seems to meet the definition of social news website but not social network aggregation; I changed the latter link to news aggregator, which is a supertype of social news. -- Beland (talk) 02:00, 19 June 2020 (UTC)

Reddit premium

Reddit Premium is no longer required for the personalized snoo. You should also add that there have been lots more awards implemented into Reddit in the past 2 years, other than just gold, silver, and platinum.

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. JTP ^{(talk • contribs)} 01:00, 17 May 2020 (UTC)

Controversies

I think this section needs it's own page. It is starting to get long. Seems like every year they have their own controversy over something. I think having it's own page would keep the main page smaller — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:E000:1204:4F7D:3020:4DF8:EBB2:B9DC (talk) 02:58, 6 June 2020 (UTC)

We already have Controversial Reddit communities linked from that section. -- Beland (talk) 02:02, 19 June 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 June, 2020

In section "Company History" it is stated that "On June 5th, 2020, Alexis Ohanian resigned as CEO in light of recent events and planned to be replaced "by a Black candidate".[90]"

This is false information and not contained in the source. Alexis Ohanian was not the CEO of Reddit, and resigned instead as a board member. Please change language from "On June 5th, 2020, Alexis Ohanian resigned as CEO in light of recent events and planned to be replaced "by a Black candidate".[90]" to "On June 5th, 2020, Alexis Ohanian resigned as a member of the board in response to the George Floyd protests and requested to be replaced "by a Black candidate".[90] 2600:4040:103D:EF00:9C8E:8863:2E57:8262 (talk) 19:12, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

 Done! GoingBatty (talk) 00:37, 23 June 2020 (UTC)

Aaron Swartz should not be listed in the sidebar as one of the Founder(s) of Reddit

Articles like this make it clear that Aaron Swartz was not a co-founder of the website Reddit:

https://observer.com/2011/07/rumors-acquisitions-did-reddit-have-a-third-co-founder/

The website was founded by Steve Huffman & Alexis Ohanian. Later their company merged with Swartz's company. Even though Swartz was often named in articles as a Reddit co-founder, he was only really a co-founder of that merged company, not of the website itself, which existed prior to the merger. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:8004:2738:f8c:b1dd:1077:ddf:ee1d (talk • contribs) 16:45, 14 July 2020 (UTC) — 2001:8004:2738:f8c:b1dd:1077:ddf:ee1d (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

• Support I've always been confused why Aaron was referred to as a founder when Reddit has vehemently denied this claiming he didn't join until Reddit was operational for a few months. I don't get how you find something that has existed months before you knew about it. GreenFrogsGoRibbit (talk) 16:56, 14 July 2020 (UTC)

Add to 2020 controversy

In the 2020 controversy section, please add "among all the banned subreddits related to politics, a meme subreddit focused on Big Chungus (a fat version of Bugs Bunny), r/bigchungus was deleted and unaccessable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pizzadestroyer420 (talk • contribs) 01:22, 31 July 2020 (UTC)

 Not done Please provide sources to support this as a notable event. — IVORK _Talk 00:44, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 September 2020

In section "Controversies", "2020":

• Original text, for context:

On August 3, 2020, moderators of the subreddit r/Animemes banned usage of the word 'trap' to refer to any person or fictional character. The ban was predicated on the real-world usage of the word "trap" as a slur against transgender people, with moderators citing the trans panic defence. In response, many users of the subreddit contended that 'trap' was not being used in a non-transphobic manner, but instead to endearingly refer to crossdressers, otokonoko, and characters with related identities in animanga.

• Please change the last sentence to:

In response, many users of the subreddit contended that 'trap' was not being used in a transphobic manner, but instead to endearingly refer to crossdressers, otokonoko, and characters with related identities in animanga. 189.10.216.68 (talk) 00:29, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

 Done — IVORK _Talk 00:41, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Aaron Swartz as co-founder

This recent edit removed Aaron Swartz from the co-founders section of the infobox based on a first-party source, even though the third paragraph in the lead and the Aaron Swartz article both list him as co-founder. I think both perspectives are discussed reasonably well in the Company history section. Since the WP:RS in the lead all list him as co-founder, and for the sake of consistency within the article and across articles, I've re-added Swartz to the infobox. However, based on some comments here and on Talk:Aaron Swartz (archives), it might be worth an RfC. Certainly not worth edit warring over. ~SpK 03:19, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

SpK please ping people in the future (don't mean to be rude here). You can do so in the edit summary btw. Anyhow, I considered the first-party source had precedence in this case, no? Different sources could misleadingly call Aaron Swartz founder of Reddit, but he is in fact co-founder of Reddit. This could be better phrased throughout the article. If you think an RfC is necessary, could you start it? I never did an RfC and don't know how to.User:Tetizeraz. Send me a ✉️ ! 13:08, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

@Tetizeraz: Sorry for the missing ping, not sure why I omitted it. Might have pasted over it when I linked the diff.

I think that WP:PRIMARY is pretty clear when it says A primary source may be used on Wikipedia only to make straightforward, descriptive statements of facts that can be verified by any educated person with access to the primary source but without further, specialized knowledge.. It's obvious to me that Swartz's status is is not straightforward, particularly given that every secondary independent source (on both Reddit and Aaron Swartz) lists Swartz as a co-founder. The only reference to the "well, actually" is in #Company history where Ohanian requests that the NY Times not call Swartz a co-founder.

If the consensus of reliable secondary independent sources is that Swartz is a co-founder, but Ohanian says he isn't, does the latter really merit removing Swartz's mention in the infobox/lead? That feels WP:UNDUE to me. I think Ohanian's tweet/request is addressed appropriately in the history section. Regardless, removing Swartz only from the infobox but leaving him in the third lead paragraph (Reddit was founded by University of Virginia roommates Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian, and Aaron Swartz in 2005.) creates an obvious mismatch. Do you think adding something like ...though Ohanian disputes Swartz's title. to the lead (with an appropriate citation) would resolve your issue? Curious to hear your thoughts. ~SpK 20:03, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 February 2021

old: As of 2018, there are approximately 330 million Reddit users new: 2019: "430 million monthly active users" --> more than 430 mio users src: https://redditblog.com/2019/12/04/reddits-2019-year-in-review/?utm_content=buffer8df1d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=buffer Progros (talk) 21:05, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

 Done. ◢  Ganbaruby!  (Say hi!) 02:35, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

"Yourweek" listed at Redirects for discussion

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Reddit 2010 and 2014April Fools prank missing

For some reason I can't edit the article myself, but anyone who can should add the 2010 April Fools prank.

"Reddit’s first massive April fool’s social experiment was to make everyone on site an admin. For 24 hours users could ban one another, modify upvotes and delete comments and votes. This was all, of course, fake. Any modifications to reddit only occurred through the user’s perspective. While many caught on, others began threatening fellow users with their admin privileges and went on mini power trips demonstrating that not everyone can be trusted with great power."

In 2014, Reddit did "headdit" a joke way to navigate and use the website using the webcam.

Bigfreakingkelleher (talk) 18:40, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

I can edit the article for you, but ok Chris Ducker (talk) 21:32, 26 May 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 April 2021

At this article's first mention of "Steve Huffman" the article should link to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Huffman 208.65.167.243 (talk) 16:10, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

Not Done - The first mention of Steve Huffman is in the lede, and it's already linked. The relevant sentence is Reddit was founded by University of Virginia roommates Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian, with Aaron Swartz, in 2005. — The Hand That Feeds You:^Bite 16:29, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

Ok, going to accept your request Chris Ducker (talk) 14:01, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

Clarity about Aimee Challenor

As a reader, I am confused by this section under the 2021 controversies. As it reads now it seems like the backlash was against her solely for the actions of her father and boyfriend. Reading the linked articles it appears that she kept her father on as campaign manager after charges were filed. Not entirely sure how to word that. perhaps "In March, Reddit users discovered that Aimee Challenor, an English politician who had been suspended from two UK political parties for retaining her father as her campaign manager after his child sexual abuse charge and partner's comments related to pedophilia, was hired as an administrator for the site." That doesn't really sound right though. What are your thoughts?