Did I misunderstand how Reddit works?
Lately, I'm seeing a lot of posts from people complaining about content on Reddit. They don't like it when people go on about a certain subject etc.
I thought Reddit was open to all content. I think the up/downvote system is a great way of making your own frontpage in a way. If everyone up and downvotes we'll get a selection of what the users generally like. Sounds fair to me.
You can't expect Reddit to only show posts you like. You subscribe to subreddits so you get all content from it. The only way to let reddit know which ones you like is by up and downvoting. So if you dont like it -> downvote and if you like it -> upvote.
Am I misunderstanding Redditscience?
Posted Mar 21, 2011, 6:07 PM UTC
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A lot of people have been here a long time, and regardless of what community you're apart of you start to complain about the little things even if nothing has really changed.
The fact that karma whoring and reposts are the worst of reddit's problems right now is a pretty good sign that this community is doing well.
Good point.