Comment by reseph on 25/01/2017 at 18:19 UTC*

356 upvotes, 7 direct replies (showing 7)

View submission: Out with 2016, in with 2017

A rewrite of the desktop site is scary.

Why? Because the new apps and new mobile design are all wrong. They are pushing design over functionality. We've lost so much functionality (including most mod tools) in the new designs, as well as speed. The new mobile site is just so slow[1]. The new modmail is much slower than the original as well. The devs are open to feedback as we've seen, but clearly the end product is... how we have it today. Bulky. Slow. Lacking features.

1: https://youtu.be/XXPZig3LXuE

For example, in the mobile app there is no way to view subreddit rules. You have no idea how frustrated I am as a moderator to hear this. You say 40% are using the new app; this means 40% of reddit don't know about subreddit rules, and this just forces the quality of a community to spiral downwards (and increases workload on mods).

Functionality and responsiveness needs to come *first* ahead of design. Also: don't fix what isn't broken.

I've already signed up to your link, but I generally feel like the devs just don't listen: https://www.reddit.com/r/redditmobile/comments/4f4yuo/as_a_moderator_the_app_is_missing_a_few_critical/[2] (9 months ago)

2: https://www.reddit.com/r/redditmobile/comments/4f4yuo/as_a_moderator_the_app_is_missing_a_few_critical/

I've been using reddit desktop for 8+ years now. It's quick. It's responsive. I guess this is going to change.

Let me request this: Keep an option for the original design, forever. We need it.

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Comment by [deleted] at 25/01/2017 at 22:05 UTC

18 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Let me request this: Keep an option for the original design, forever.

As a software industry employee, this is not a reasonable request. Ultimately, Reddit will move on to another codebase. Forcing them to also maintain a now deprecated codebase practically doubles the work. What happens when something in the original design breaks? What if they roll out a great new feature that helps filter out spam or other bad behavior, should users using "classic" Reddit have to suffer the crap?

Every software company releases new versions of a product and the vast majority of them doesn't ask for feedback datum one from their userbase - they just do it. At least Reddit is offering a transparent process to move us from current to new. But you can bet that Facebook isn't letting you fling cows at your friends anymore even if you could in 2008. The feature went away, never to return, and that's for the good of all.

Comment by [deleted] at 25/01/2017 at 20:10 UTC*

27 upvotes, 1 direct replies

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Comment by IngsocInnerParty at 25/01/2017 at 21:10 UTC

2 upvotes, 0 direct replies

I'm still using Alien Blue and if I lose it I'm going to be piiiisssssed.

Comment by KSaratov at 26/01/2017 at 03:36 UTC

1 upvotes, 1 direct replies

To view the subreddit rules in the App: Choose the subreddit. Touch the three dots at the upper right. Choose "Community Info." You can see the rules and other sidebar information. I'm not a mod.

Comment by caliform at 25/01/2017 at 20:35 UTC

1 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Keep an option for the original design, forever. We need it.

There's a way to actually progressively design and make things better without actually hurting the featureset. Sticking with the 'original design forever' is silly.