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'''The Button''' was intended by [[Reddit]] to be an [[April Fools' Day|April Fools']] joke for 2015.<ref name="Mashable button">{{cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2015/04/01/reddit-the-button-april-fools/||publisher=[[Mashable]]|title=Reddit taunts users with a simple button for April Fools' Day|date=2 April 2015|access-date=7 April 2015|first1=Brian|last1=Koerber}}</ref> However, it became much more than that, garnering enthusiasm from users worldwide.<ref name="BBC Article">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-32660378|publisher=[[BBC]]|title=What Reddit's 'ridiculous' button tells us about mortality|date=9 May 2015}}</ref> On the "thebutton" [[Reddit#Subreddits|subreddit]], visitors are greeted with the normal reddit subreddit style look but with a [[Molly-guard]]ed button with a clock and timer next to it.<ref name="Independent Article">{{Cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/whatever-you-do-dont-click-this-button-10150775.html|publisher=[[The Independent]]|title=Whatever you do, don't click this button|date=2 April 2015|first1=Christopher|last1=Hooton|access-date=7 April 2015}}</ref> There is also a count of every independent user who has clicked the button at any time since the release.<ref name="GEEK">{{cite web|url=http://www.geek.com/news/reddits-april-fools-joke-is-a-mysterious-button-and-people-are-still-pressing-it-1619504/||publisher=[[Geek.com]]|title=Reddit’s April Fools’ joke is a mysterious button, and people are still pressing it|date=2 April 2015|access-date=7 April 2015|first1=Ryan|last1=Whitwam}}</ref> The only accounts that can click the button are the ones made before the event started. The button can only be pressed once by each account holder.<ref name="DailyDot">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailydot.com/technology/reddit-the-button/||publisher=[[The Daily Dot]]|title=A mysterious blue button is driving Reddit insane|date=2 April 2015|access-date=7 April 2015|first1=Mike|last1=Wehner}}</ref> |
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Since the creation of the subreddit, over 900,000 people have clicked it.<ref name="BN1">{{cite web|url=http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/techtank/posts/2015/04/27-reddit-button||publisher=[[Brookings]]|title=Have you pressed the button? |date=27 April 2015|access-date=7 April 2015|first1=Joshua|last1=Bleiberg|first2=Darrell|last2=West}}</ref> As of May 25, the timer |
Since the creation of the subreddit, over 900,000 people have clicked it.<ref name="BN1">{{cite web|url=http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/techtank/posts/2015/04/27-reddit-button||publisher=[[Brookings]]|title=Have you pressed the button? |date=27 April 2015|access-date=7 April 2015|first1=Joshua|last1=Bleiberg|first2=Darrell|last2=West}}</ref> As of May 25, the timer is still going. Various websites, browser extensions, and mobile apps have been created for the sole purpose of tracking the live statistics of the button, and enabling the user to go directly to the subreddit when the timer drops below a certain threshold.<ref name="Boing2">{{cite web|url=http://boingboing.net/2015/04/05/realtime-chart-of-the-button.html||publisher=[[Boing Boing]]|title=Realtime chart of "the button" game on Reddit|date=5 April 2015|access-date=7 April 2015|first1=Mark|last1=Frauenfelder}}</ref> |
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==Flairs== |
==Flairs== |
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The user's flair will be set to a corresponding color depending on what the time on the timer was when it was clicked. The default is gray, which the user receives if they have not pressed the button. Purple is between 60s and 51s, blue is between 51s and 41s, green is between 41s and 31s, yellow is between 31s and 21s, orange is between 21s and 11s, and red is between 11s and 0s. Accounts that cannot click the button because they were created after the start of the event, receive a white flair. <ref>{{Cite web|title = The Button Wiki|url = https://www.reddit.com/r/thebutton/wiki/index#wiki_flair_colors|accessdate = 4 May 2015|title=Thebutton wiki|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> |
The user's flair will be set to a corresponding color depending on what the time on the timer was when it was clicked. The default is gray, which the user receives if they have not pressed the button. Purple is between 60s and 51s, blue is between 51s and 41s, green is between 41s and 31s, yellow is between 31s and 21s, orange is between 21s and 11s, and red is between 11s and 0s. Accounts that cannot click the button because they were created after the start of the event, receive a white flair. <ref>{{Cite web|title = The Button Wiki|url = https://www.reddit.com/r/thebutton/wiki/index#wiki_flair_colors|accessdate = 4 May 2015|title=Thebutton wiki|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> |
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==Related subreddits== |
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Numerous [[Reddit#Subreddits|subreddits]] were set to reflect different groups which take different philosophical positions on the Button or simply group together users with the same color flair. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 15:07, 27 May 2015
The Button was intended by Reddit to be an April Fools' joke for 2015.[1] However, it became much more than that, garnering enthusiasm from users worldwide.[2] On the "thebutton" subreddit, visitors are greeted with the normal reddit subreddit style look but with a Molly-guarded button with a clock and timer next to it.[3] There is also a count of every independent user who has clicked the button at any time since the release.[4] The only accounts that can click the button are the ones made before the event started. The button can only be pressed once by each account holder.[5]
Since the creation of the subreddit, over 900,000 people have clicked it.[6] As of May 25, the timer is still going. Various websites, browser extensions, and mobile apps have been created for the sole purpose of tracking the live statistics of the button, and enabling the user to go directly to the subreddit when the timer drops below a certain threshold.[7]
Flairs
The user's flair will be set to a corresponding color depending on what the time on the timer was when it was clicked. The default is gray, which the user receives if they have not pressed the button. Purple is between 60s and 51s, blue is between 51s and 41s, green is between 41s and 31s, yellow is between 31s and 21s, orange is between 21s and 11s, and red is between 11s and 0s. Accounts that cannot click the button because they were created after the start of the event, receive a white flair. [8]
Related subreddits
Numerous subreddits were set to reflect different groups which take different philosophical positions on the Button or simply group together users with the same color flair.
See also
References
- ^ "What Reddit's 'ridiculous' button tells us about mortality". BBC. 9 May 2015.
- ^ Hooton, Christopher (2 April 2015). "Whatever you do, don't click this button". The Independent. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ Whitwam, Ryan (2 April 2015). "Reddit's April Fools' joke is a mysterious button, and people are still pressing it". Geek.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Wehner, Mike (2 April 2015). "A mysterious blue button is driving Reddit insane". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Bleiberg, Joshua; West, Darrell (27 April 2015). "Have you pressed the button?". Brookings. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Frauenfelder, Mark (5 April 2015). "Realtime chart of "the button" game on Reddit". Boing Boing. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Thebutton wiki". Reddit. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
External links
- Official website
- Reddit blog entry
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