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r/AskReddit•
PhaseShift11

What was your first impression of Reddit?

Hey guys, simple question here. The first time you visited Reddit, what did you think? I'll start:

I came when Digg imploded (v 4.0 was released). I had heard of the site before but I never actually used it until that point. I found it strange that so many comments were on the top page (after Digg v4.0 came out, the front page would only have like, 50-100 comments on articles). Also I was shocked at the number of self-posts (things like AskReddit and other non-articles/videos). In fact I didn't even start frequenting Reddit until a significant time later because I didn't really like the layout. I'm not sure what made me end up using it so often, its probable that Reddit's addictive qualities sucked me in.

What about you guys?

Posted Jul 24, 2011, 5:57 AM UTC

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neko•

"this is a lot less pretty than digg :(" then I left for a year or so. I completely forgot what brought me back

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[deleted]•

These people are going to hate me

5
IClimbStuff•

You're everywhere!

...are you God?

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[deleted]•

Yes

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aka317•

It's pretty odd, but I just noticed that you -never- punctuate (just read the entire conversation between you and machinebot), so i always picture you talking really fast, leaving the end of your sentences as you never finished them o.o

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[deleted]•

Ugh this makes me really upset :(

I actually punctuate like crazy, but the period, comma, and 'n' keys on my keyboard don't work, so I have to copy and paste them. When I get into actual conversations, or when I think I can get away with it, I don't bother. I really need to get this stupid thing fixed!

1
add7•

Links. Lot of links. Too much of 'em. Can't. Handle. The. Information.

4
UselessPenguin•

"Looks addictive. I'd better steer clear."

3
Bumposity•

"Hey dude, check this out. They're called rage comics."

Hooked ever since.

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poop_friction•

What the fuck is this boring, blue and white, early internet-ages website. I'm going back to buzzfeed.

Yes, I was young and stupid.

2
windingmywatch•

One really big inside joke that I hope to be apart of someday.

2
commahunt•

Whatevs

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[deleted]•

Like any site that is relatively user-based, it took a while to see the possibility it offered.

1
Patrick_Himself•

I thought it was lame. I didn't even sign up until my friend forced me to.

But it's turned out for the best. Reddit has given me reasons to live again.

1
oopsifarted•

It was like when I discovered masturbation.

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probablyacunt•

TL;DR

and then I did read (ok, I skimmed) and I realized it was fucking hilarious.

1
unreplaced•

One of my friends would come over with his laptop to play Minecraft or just hang out, and he's show me really stupid ragecomics. I almost never laughed at them.

Then he showed linked me to nosleep. After that I was like '-' I like this place.

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[deleted]•

[deleted]

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[deleted]•

Bunch of late teen early twenty somethings with those small rectangular glasses, skinny jeans and lots of "intellectual" books on the shelf they have never read.

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[deleted]•

[deleted]

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JustSighDudes•

What is this 1999?

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Bikkit•

What the fuck does TIL mean, and why is that the only thing I see here.

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splatterdash•

A friend showed me to this site, back in the days where Digg was still relevant (former Digg user here). I had seen Reddit before, but was put off by the UI -- very hard to read (we didn't have), and the text was very dense.

However, this changed when he showed me a bunch of interesting links from Reddit, plus the fact that links often show up here first before getting to Digg.

So I start to lurk, made an account, read more, and the next thing I know, I couldn't stop browsing.

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[deleted]•

This layout sucks.

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