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The Button

I think somebody should add a section about the new button on reddit, I think it might be noteworthy. --JumpingCactus (talk) 22:23, 9 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Jumpingcactus: wasn't that just an April Fools' Day event? Danotto94 (talk) 03:17, 13 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
As a note, an article was created at The Button (Reddit) ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 20:57, 17 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
@SuperHamster: @JumpingCactus: unsure if you noticed but there's now a section based on it. Anarchyte (talk) 09:33, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

TIL

I really dont think the section on "Today I Learned" needs to be there. It has no sources (other than about what "TIL" stands for) and doesn't warrant its own section. StewdioMACK Talk page 05:56, 11 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

To be fair, it is the 4th largest subreddit (according to http://redditlist.com/). It does look like it was just written by a moderator or frequent user of that sub, however, and reads more like an advert than a factual description. Supernova190 (talk) 17:00, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
OK, why the 4th largest subreddit and not the largest subreddit? And this section on /r/ShowerThoughts is so devoid of information, clearly it has no reason to be. I guess what I'm saying is, I'm definitely in favor of deleting these sections. The AMA section is fine, AMAs are a thing that gets regular coverage in reliable sources. --SubSeven (talk) 21:37, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I have the same concerned with the /r/ShowerThoughts section as well. Only 2 sources, both of them coming from the subreddit itself. Zappa24Mati 03:56, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]


I'm leading towards deleting both sections and leaving only the AMAs. Both are low quality, don't provide useful information, and aren't particularly unique to reddit (whereas AMAs are). If anyone would like to rework them and add them back, or has ideas for other important subreddits, please feel free to contribute. Supernova190 (talk) 19:50, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I'd suggest creating a table for all subreddits with some info on the most relevant subs. Alternatively there could be a new article for it -> e.g. List of subreddits ("List of subreddits on Reddit" is kind of tautological). --Fixuture (talk) 20:13, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Would there necessarily be anything wrong with doing both? A table with short descriptions in the main reddit article, and then moving the full length sections to a separate list page could work. Supernova190 (talk) 15:36, 7 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I second that. However we probably should decide on which subreddits the main article should feature (each as short subsections of the "Subreddits"-section). I'd suggest /r/IAMA, /r/AskScience, /r/ExplainLikeImFive (and maybe: /r/AskReddit, /r/TodayILearned, /r/Worldnews)
The list could then be linked on top of the "Subreddits" section.
--Fixuture (talk) 17:49, 7 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Google info pane. (image change)

Google has a standard website sidebar for a small gist of an article which links to wikipedia, including links and more info. And when searching for reddit, it looks like this.

It seems unprofessional and I think it should be changed, as transparent images become black. I suggest something like this instead: http://www.redditstatic.com/about/assets/reddit-alien.svg. -AychAych AychAych (talk) 22:37, 20 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Well that's not a matter of Wikipedia / this article but Google. Maybe try that feedback button there. I guess Google gets the icon from an app in its play store (of which it got the license for the logo) or something like that. --Fixuture (talk) 22:55, 20 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 21 May 2015

Under the heading "Philanthropic Efforts", please add this:

In December 2014, the subreddit MillionaireMakers was born. The idea behind this experiment is that if one million people were to donate $1 to a person, we could make that person a millionaire. Once a month, a Redditor is selected at random and deemed that month's "winner". Once the winner is selected, everyone else donates $1 to the winner. As of May 2015, over $30,000 in individual donations have been given to the winners.

Djbr22 (talk) 20:37, 21 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Edgars2007 (talk/contribs) 05:36, 22 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Also I'm sekeptical to what extend that would classify as "philanthopic". From the article Philanthropy:
Instances of philanthropy commonly overlap with instances of charity, though not all charity is philanthropy, or vice versa. The difference commonly cited is that charity relieves the pains of social problems, whereas philanthropy attempts to solve those problems at their root causes (the difference between giving a hungry man a fish, and teaching him how to fish for himself). A person who practices philanthropy is called a philanthropist.
A lottery or at least random selection of the price's winner isn't really philanthopic - actually it isn't even necessarily "relieving pains of social problems"...it's just making some random stranger happy. --Fixuture (talk) 16:26, 22 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The banning of /r/fatpeoplehate

Considering how much vandalism is going on reddit currently, and how controversial the /r/announcements post was...well, everything's gone crazy. But I think this should be mentioned on the page, if not now, but in the future when all this settles down. Robotortoise (talk) 05:57, 11 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It has been added, the sources is a breitbart article, there are numerous more neutral articles that also mention it, it looks to me like it should be expanded. CombatWombat42 (talk) 15:39, 11 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

In the introduction it says that "Reddit became a direct subsidiary of Condé Nast's parent company, Advance Publications, in September 2011."

I would do it myself, but I can't. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.203.149.84 (talk) 22:24, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Conflation of Taylor's firing with Jackson's AMA

I'm not able to edit due to semiprotection, and this request for removal is likely to be contested; however, to me this looks like a novel synthesis. The section #IAmA and AMA currently states that Taylor's firing "coincides with an AMA on the site with Jesse Jackson that has been reported as having apalling [sic] performance". Spelling aside, there's no evidence of a connection, only speculation, and even the Breitbart article used as a source only claims that it was "after", not "because of" the derailed interview. It is, perhaps, fine to note that the Jackson AMA went badly, but it's impermissible to imply in Wikipedia's voice that there is a connection, without a source that gives an explicit connection. The best solution is just to delete the mention of the Jackson AMA for now; it was bad, but there have been worse ones that are not singled out in the article. 209.211.131.181 (talk) 05:37, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

 Done: It's speculation. I doubt that she was fired because of that. If someone wants to readd it, it should state that this is speculation. Some introductory info on that issue: https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/3bx23y/whats_the_deal_with_the_jesse_jackson_ama/ --Fixuture (talk) 19:16, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

New Reddit Search Page

I Want to Be Able to Access Legacy Search Without Logging in, How Can Visitors Do It? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.49.73.83 (talk) 17:33, 12 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 13 July 2015

In the section History, please change the mention of "Redditmade" from "On October 29, 2014, Reddit comes to the crowdfunding field with Redditmade, a service that allows moderators to create merchandise for their subreddits. Redditmade was later closed in February 2015." to "In October 2014, Reddit announced Redditmade, a service which allowed moderators to create merchandise for their subreddits. Redditmade closed in February 2015." (citation omitted for clarity, but should be retained). Reason: removal of promotional language and general concision. 209.211.131.181 (talk) 06:09, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Done Bazj (talk) 07:06, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Voting Rings / Brigading

No mention of how prevalent voting rings and brigading is? It's practically part of Reddit culture. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.171.27.230 (talk) 21:33, 15 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Technology

Nothing about the 503 page? At certain times of the day all Reddit serves is 503's. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.171.27.230 (talk) 21:34, 15 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not done. Sometimes reddit sends 503 pages, but if you want this information included in the article, you need to find a source talking about the 503. --Frmorrison (talk) 20:45, 25 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 5 September 2015

Please change Alexa rank from 31 to 32. Source: http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/reddit.com Bgmota (talk) 11:10, 5 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

 Done - Arjayay (talk) 12:21, 5 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 19 September 2015

Reddit is a lowercase word. Change the name of the page as well as all the "Reddit"s you find. Dan6233 (talk) 00:37, 20 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: - please see Talk:Reddit/Archive 1#"reddit" or "Reddit"? and Talk:Reddit/Archive 2#reddit is lowercase. Existing consensus is that the proper use is to capitalize the name. If you think that consensus has changed and that we should render the title in lowercase, you will need to have a discussion first. Ivanvector 🍁 (talk) 01:18, 20 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I checked out MOS:TMRULES and indeed, reddit should have a capital R. Well, thanks. Dan6233 (talk) 01:37, 20 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ellen Pao ousting

The controversy section should have something about the unfounded hatred towards Ellen Pao and how it led to her resignation. The subsequent comments by co-founder Yishan made it clear that Pao in fact stood for free speech rather than corporate interests.

From nymag.com "She became an easy scapegoat for the predominantly young and male Redditors, who, very maturely, had taken to calling her Chairman Pao." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bluebibb (talk • contribs) 05:37, 7 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

reddit and adblockplus whitelist

should since Reddit is a famous website that is compliant with the adblock plus acceptable ads whitelist should this have a new section in reddit wikipedia article and Reddits ads are compliant with these rules



"Static advertisements only (no animations, sounds or similar) Preferably text only, no attention-grabbing images Ad placement: Ads should never obscure page content (e.g. require users to click a button to close the ad before viewing the page). For pages featuring a reading text ads should not be placed in the middle, where they interrupt the reading flow. However, they can be placed above the text content, below it or on the sides. The same applies to search results pages: paid search results cannot be mixed with organic results. When ads are placed above the content of a main page, they should not require the user to scroll down. The available vertical space is likely to be at least 700 pixels. Advertising should not occupy more than one-third of that height. Paid search results on search pages are allowed to occupy more space, but they should never outnumber organic results. When placed on the side ads should leave enough space for the main content. The available horizontal space can be expected to be at least 1000 pixels, and advertising should not occupy more than a third of that width. Advertising should be clearly marked as such with the word "advertising" or its equivalent, and it should be distinguishable from page content, for instance via a border and/or different a background color. Marking and placement requirements do not apply for hyperlinks with affiliate referrer IDs embedded in the content of the page. Additional criteria for hyperlinks with affiliate referrer IDs: Redirects originating from the hyperlink should not present any other webpage than the destination page. In texts, not more than 2 percent of the words can be hyperlinked for monetization purposes. Hyperlinks should not be formatted or behave differently than other links. Hyperlinks should not be misleading, in either content or placement."



These criteria are not necessarily final; we are always working at improving them. In particular, we want to require that every user's privacy is respected (e.g. mandatory Do Not Track support). However, we are not yet in a position to enforce that requirement." Sources for proof https://adblockplus.org/en/acceptable-ads#criteria


http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/02/05/reddit-whitelisted-by-adblock-plus-for-using-acceptable-online-advertisements/

https://adblockplus.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11954

--Jonnymoon96 (talk) 02:02, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think this is important. --BurritoBazooka (talk) 02:34, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
@Jonnymoon96: I think you could add this info to the Adblock Plus article, but I don't think it's notable enough for this article. --Fixuture (talk) 19:33, 6 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 6 April 2016

Insertion for philanthropy section: "In response to the 2015 Nepal Earthquake, redditors raised more than $145,000 for Direct Relief and more than $110,000 for MAP International." [1] Fourist (talk) 20:43, 6 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Done - Thank you for your contribution to Wikipedia  fredgandt 03:41, 8 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Include information about the official mobile Reddit app.

In the Technology section there's some info about unofficial apps and discontinued Alien Blue, but nothing about the official mobile app released yesterday. 83.6.169.244 (talk) 18:34, 8 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Now there is info on the official app and that Alien Blue is gone. --Frmorrison (talk) 20:36, 8 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

List of the most subscribed subreddits

Maybe this should be a thing, either within the Reddit article or in its own article. We have List of the most subscribed users on YouTube, so why can't we have a list of the (probably 25) most-subscribed subreddits? BanjoZebra BanjoZebra (talk) 04:47, 25 April 2016 (UTC)(talk)[reply]

IAmA

The meaning of IAmA is not explained. --Espoo (talk) 19:42, 27 July 2016 (UTC):[reply]

It is already explained by saying it means "I am a". That seems like enough information. --Frmorrison (talk) 13:47, 28 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Self-Posts now do give Karma - incorrect statement in article

The 2nd paragraph under the section "Users" states that "Self posts do not accumulate karma points for the submitter, but they can still be voted on like other content.". This used to be the case, but has recently been changed. See here: https://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/4tmb16/karma_for_textposts_aka_selfposts/

Since I don't have an account and this is a semi-protected article, I would like to request the section to be changed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:8108:4E40:649:3D1F:EB0E:72F3:F1AB (talk) 17:20, 8 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

When things change sometimes that does not get updated, thanks for pointing that out. I revised the requested text. --Frmorrison (talk) 17:52, 8 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 28 September 2016

Add owners as Advance_Publications

Wokparty (talk) 19:41, 28 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. nyuszika7h (talk) 20:15, 28 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]


Rework the introduction

It's biased as hell - the main problems of reddit need to be listed instead of censored. There is a reason why the controversy section is by far the largest of the article. It's obvious that some of the editors are letting their personal feeling in the way of facts and that needs to stop. 2A02:8109:B0BF:CE0B:CC06:CF27:F86E:846B (talk) 16:42, 30 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

  1. ^ http://www.redditblog.com/2015/05/an-update-on-what-reddit-community-has.html
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