Talk:Reddit

Timeline and Data Error for Fidelity Devaluation

• What I think should be changed:

Current Copy: "In June 2023, Fidelity, the lead investor in Reddit's funding round in 2021, devalued its investment in Reddit by 41%. It was revealed in a monthly disclosure that Fidelity valued its stake at $16.6 million, down from its initial investment of $28.2 million which had valued the company at $10 billion."

Proposed Updates: "In April 2023, Fidelity, the lead investor in Reddit’s funding round in 2021, devalued its investment in Reddit by 41% cumulatively. It was revealed in a monthly disclosure that Fidelity valued its stake at $16.6 million, down from its initial investment of $28.2 million which had valued the company at $10 billion."

• Why it should be changed: Timeline for the devaluation is incorrect in current copy. Adding in "cumulatively" after the devaluation percentage to more accurately describe the data point.
• References supporting the possible change (format using the "cite" button): Citations added above. First citation identifies April 28, 2023 as when the new valuation for Reddit came out from Fidelity. Second citation shows that the 41% devaluation was cumulative over different securities.

JAustenFan (talk) 19:37, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

References

JAustenFan (talk) 19:37, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

 Done Elli (talk | contribs) 22:07, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

Timeline and contextual error around Reddit layoffs

• What I think should be changed:

Current Copy: "This was followed days later by an announcement of plans to layoff 5% of Reddit's workforce and to reduce the number of planned hires for the year."

Proposed Copy Changes: In June 2023, Reddit announced restructuring plans meant to address business priorities and fund new initiatives . As a result, Reddit experienced a 5% workforce reduction and reduced the number of planned hires for the year."

• Why it should be changed: Timeline for announced layoffs is incorrect in current copy, as staff reduction was announced in June while the devaluation took place in April.

Also, the current copy suggests that the devaluation was linked to the layoffs. Proposed content offers a more accurate description of the cause for the staff reduction as noted in an article in the WSJ.

• References supporting the possible change (format using the "cite" button): Citation added above. Article gives more context to the reason for the layoff and hiring reduction.

JAustenFan (talk) 23:49, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

References

JAustenFan (talk) 23:49, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

Reply 27-SEP-2023

  Edit request partially implemented  

1. N It is not known what is meant by the phrase "restructuring plans meant to address business priorities and fund new initiatives". The stated reason "Proposed content offers a more accurate description of the cause for the staff reduction" unfortunately buries that description under additional language which remains vague (e.g., "business priorities and new initiatives"). Please elaborate in the proposed text (according to the source provided, if that source makes those priorities and initiatives clear) on what these plans and priorities encompassed.
2. Y The date of June 2023, being clear and concise in and of itself, was added to the article's text covering this topic.

Regards,  Spintendo  00:42, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

@Spintendo Thanks! The statement "This was followed by an announcement..." at the start of the sentence still indicates or strongly suggests that the layoffs might have been a direct result of the devaluation, which is inaccurate. Suggest we remove that wording to make clear that these are two separate incidences.

The source provides no specific information outside of the addressing "priorities, including funding projects and achieving its goal of breaking even next year," according to their Chief Executive. Fine to leave out that context if still too vague. JAustenFan (talk) 23:42, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 December 2023

In the last line of the lede, please move ref after punctuation, like so:

Reddit is assessing potential investor appetite to go public in 2024 through initial meetings with banks as the company reported it has confidentially filed IPO paperwork with the SEC.

Thanks! 57.140.16.1 (talk) 23:20, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done, thanks for pointing this out. ― novov (t c) 04:15, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

References

Shadow banning

Reddit frequently commits shadow-banning, or removing user posts without notifying the user. Often it is by bot. Examples can be seen at reveddit.com -- as such, it should not be used for any important communications, it is unreliable. Wikinetman (talk) 23:47, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

Regardless of how frequent it is, I don't see how this is relevant to improving the article. ― novov (t c) 03:56, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

How does it not improve the article to have accurate information about the site included? 2600:1700:1B00:15FF:DB5D:EA38:AADD:EB38 (talk) 17:41, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

"Plebbit" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Plebbit has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 January 25 § Plebbit until a consensus is reached. Utopes _{(talk / cont)} 06:27, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 February 2024

In the 2017 subsection of the "other controversies" section please could you remove the line On April Fools' Day, the collaborative project and social experiment r/place was held for the first time. This is not a controversey and duplicates the content of the "april fools" section. 86.23.109.101 (talk) 11:43, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

 Done
— Urro^{[talk][edits]} 13:31, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 February 2024

I would like to add an screenshot of how the homepage looks on mobile(Android) Alex2001911 (talk) 17:48, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: Please make your request for a new image to be uploaded to Files For Upload. Once the file has been properly uploaded, feel free to reactivate this request to have the new image used. PianoDan (talk) 19:12, 26 February 2024 (UTC)