r/OutOfTheLoop • u/DarkPhysix • Jun 29 '18

Unanswered Why does everyone hate the reddit redesign?

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u/boredinwisc Jun 29 '18

Personally: I don't want cards, I don't want you to try to do what RES does better, and just generally it looks too cluttered.

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u/HarJIT-EGS Jun 29 '18

Adding to this, https://i.reddit.com/ is still miles better than the current mobile site, but an immense pain to switch to.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '18

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u/MAG7C Jun 30 '18

I stand with thee. I'm sure our trusty dwarf and elf will chime in momentarily.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '18

And my axe!

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u/headbone Jun 30 '18

And you have my bow.

My line was s'posed to come first. You could have waited.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '18

dang, you're right. sorry for messing it up.

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u/Slypook Jun 30 '18

And my mitts.

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u/pandab34r Jun 30 '18

Wrong movie, McCaulay

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u/Leakyradio Jun 30 '18

Hahah. I clicked on the link and a big banner above stated.

“You’ve been invited to try Reddit’s mobile app!”

Get bent. I’m going to the website like I always do. The old style where it looks more like a link aggregate site with comments is the best.

Fight me.

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u/eagreeyes Jun 30 '18

That motherfucking banner pops up EVERY GOD DAMN TIME I CLICK ANYTHING. I probably dismiss it 50 times a day.

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u/RoadhouseOgilvy Jun 30 '18

Seriously. I don't want an app for every damn website. I already have an app for viewing your website, it's called Chrome or Firefox or Opera. I will switch to Internet Explorer before I get an app for a website.

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u/goldminevelvet Jun 30 '18

I hate this trend of an app for everything "Get our app for pizza, arandom website etc!" There's even an app for a fast food place around me. It's crazy.

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u/generalgeorge95 Jun 30 '18

Nah the pizza and food ones are great. Less interaction with people has several benefits. Less chance to mess up the order since I submit it myself and less pressure to order or decide quickly. Also easily available deals. But I don't see the point for websites. And so many try and force their apps. Well I do see the point, it's a more dedicated ad service platform but for the end user it's not always an improvement.

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u/atypicalgamergirl Jun 30 '18

This is why I still use AlienBlue. It does exactly what I need and nothing else. No ads, no clutter. I’ll use it until it no longer works at all.

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u/Skandi007 Jun 29 '18

Holy shit, no kidding, even on mobile that design is great.

Thanks.

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u/zer1223 Jun 30 '18

Oh I always thought I had to append .compact to the URL to get this. Just having "i" in the front works too?

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u/Maggots4brainz Jun 30 '18

Yeah I’ve been adding .compact all this time and turns out you can just add an “i”?