Comment by hSix-Kenophobia on 15/02/2017 at 22:17 UTC

71 upvotes, 7 direct replies (showing 7)

What is the purpose of /r/Popular? It seems like it is essentially /r/All, but the Admins (and Reddit at large) are now just editorializing what they want users to see. Better yet, it's done with no transparency. Thus, we are seeing what the Admins (with some unknown filters applied) see as "Popular". Seems fucking stupid, to be quite honest.

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Comment by PepperooniPizza at 15/02/2017 at 23:06 UTC

3 upvotes, 1 direct replies

hat they want users to see. Better yet, it's done with no transparency. Thus, we are seeing what the Admins

Yea I don't think its good for normal reddit users, but it might be better for people new to Reddit who haven't installed RES or filtered out all the political subs

Comment by rileymanrr at 16/02/2017 at 03:48 UTC

2 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Ahhh, except this lets them nail subreddits that they don't like on terms they don't make public, or justify. If they'd just publish the list it'd be different.

Comment by philipwhiuk at 15/02/2017 at 23:06 UTC

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That's exactly the point.

Comment by shower_optional at 15/02/2017 at 23:13 UTC

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It's exactly what they're trying to do.

Comment by Odddit at 16/02/2017 at 02:26 UTC

1 upvotes, 1 direct replies

removes defaults as the standard experience which tbh were a pretty stodgy list (why is /r/twoXchromosomes a default sub?) and replaces it with /r/all without porn and trumpspam. pretty good in my eyes

Comment by Killerko at 16/02/2017 at 06:05 UTC

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I click on /r/popular and see a /r/politics on top.. I close /r/popular never to be visited by me again unless I can filter out /r/politics.. it's just a left propaganda by reddit... -.-

Comment by [deleted] at 17/02/2017 at 06:19 UTC*

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