Comment by cggreene2 on 25/01/2017 at 18:26 UTC

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View submission: Out with 2016, in with 2017

Please remember why the current reddit site is the way it is. It is functional not pretty. If making it look good comes at thr expense of making the site more difficult to navigate, do not do it!

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Comment by johnny5ive at 25/01/2017 at 18:53 UTC

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Seriously this. I can't stand other sites after using reddit. I don't need <blink> tags and avatars like every website is 1999 geocities. I like reddit because of it's signal-to-noise ration of actual useful information. I don't turn on any stylesheets in other subs because i like them all minimalist. It's perfect.

Comment by spez at 25/01/2017 at 18:48 UTC

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The goal is make it better. Don't worry, many of the world's most dedicate redditors work here. We love it as much or more than you.

Comment by ButterflyAttack at 25/01/2017 at 18:54 UTC

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I think it's not just a question of ease of navigation, it's about what different users see as being pretty. For some users it's going to be graphics and cool effects, style, lots of space. For others (myself amongst them) it's a lot of easily-successfully information.

It's a total guess, but I'd think that - *generally* - the more vocal, more regular users prefer the latter format. And the less vocal, occasional users and visitors prefer the former - and they outnumber the regulars hugely. So who do you please?

Of course, this is all out of my arse.

Comment by TTUporter at 25/01/2017 at 20:10 UTC

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I don't know. I would point to subs like r/CFB and r/nfl that have successfully created very stylistically pleasing, yet still functional subreddit styles.

There are ways for pretty and functionality to peacefully coexist!

Comment by mrv3 at 25/01/2017 at 19:36 UTC

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I mean the facelift of Digg was great...

I actually wish they stripped reddit down more.

Comment by fa6ad3 at 25/01/2017 at 22:20 UTC

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The app is so much easier to navigate than the desktop site. I don't use the desktop site because I can't see the tiny thumbnails of image posts?

Comment by tripletonic at 25/01/2017 at 19:40 UTC

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Totally agree, if pimping it up means loss of ease and simplicity ,,, leave it. It is old school and super cool and perfect just how it is.

We're a warm community and people who would really want to jump in, will need to accept Reddit for how it's always been!

My two cents, but you'll just be no different than an FB or Insta. Unleash on the mobile app coz that's already jazzed up since day one.

Comment by look_its_nando at 25/01/2017 at 23:36 UTC

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Visual designer here. I see your point and agree with your concerns, but I would also add that one thing doesn't necessarily have to come at the expense of the other. In fact, one should HELP the other.

Design is form and function. It's not just about making something "pretty" (though that comes with the package when the job is done right). Reassessing the design of the reddit site should be about exactly that; optimizing the information flow. Making the browsing experience better and more rewarding.

If they do it right, they'll consider what their current users love about the site in terms of functionality and make it even better for them.

Take Wikipedia for example. Have you noticed in the last 10 years how that site changed? It was gradual, but VERY dramatic. I've never heard anyone complain about the new design of Wikipedia. Why? Because they had priorities; they used design as a tool to serve their content, so users have even better access to it.

HTML and CSS had so many limitations back when Reddit started, which became a bit of the sites aesthetic. It's possible to keep that in mind, but also use all the possibilities we have with the modern web to make things work better.

That said, here's hoping Reddit is actually gonna pay a lot of attention to their users. Whatever is indeed working shouldn't need to be fixed.

Comment by [deleted] at 26/01/2017 at 02:31 UTC

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Reddit is the ugliest site ever in life to those who don't frequent the site. I'll have to admit, I hated the design when I first started visiting. It felt like something out of 1996. But now, after being here awhile, I'd never ever want it to change. It's actually perfect design. It's straight to the point. So I'm with you: don't ever change your design, Reddit. It's great as it is.

Comment by [deleted] at 25/01/2017 at 20:24 UTC

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On functionality; a feature I would like to see is "remembering" clicked links with your account instead of browser. I hate switching from desktop to mobile (or vice-versa) only to have to wade through pages of posts I've already seen.

Comment by BiceRankyman at 25/01/2017 at 22:57 UTC

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Can we put this on signs and stand in front of the Apple and Google campuses?

Comment by xiongchiamiov at 26/01/2017 at 16:04 UTC

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The current site is the way it is due to sheer lack of manpower to fix it.

Comment by AfflictedFox at 26/01/2017 at 00:56 UTC

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Or at the very least, let us always be able to revert back to OG reddit.

Comment by TooOldToDie81 at 26/01/2017 at 03:00 UTC

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Hopefully they make the whole site exactly like r/reeeeee

Comment by stegaraptor at 25/01/2017 at 23:14 UTC

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Also I like that it's inconspicuous to browse at work...

Comment by [deleted] at 16/02/2017 at 13:50 UTC

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thr

Am I the only one who proofreads around here?

Comment by eric22vhs at 25/01/2017 at 19:42 UTC

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They wont.

Have you seen any of their multiple attempts at mobile sites?

They're awful.

Comment by kinnaq at 26/01/2017 at 04:20 UTC

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So... you're telling spez not to edit reddit.

Comment by youguess at 26/01/2017 at 07:57 UTC

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Exactly, and I want functional **and** pretty

Comment by Workaphobia at 26/01/2017 at 02:52 UTC

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cough* Slashdot *cough* Digg *cough*

Comment by InadequateUsername at 26/01/2017 at 03:53 UTC

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Aka "Don't be like Digg"

Comment by joshwiliams90 at 07/07/2017 at 01:58 UTC

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you are 1000% correct!

Comment by GeorgeAmberson at 25/01/2017 at 20:30 UTC

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Exactly this. I find too often these days that things become pretty but lose functionality. My bank's website did it, I hate it. Card readers at the store did it. The first big one I remember is ATMs. I miss ATMs that went very fast, were ugly and had no ads.