893 upvotes, 6 direct replies (showing 6)
View submission: Update regarding user profile transparency
Reddit has never been Facebook and there are plenty of us here because it offers an alternative to the issues on other social media sites. Please don't force followers on those of us who prefer our Reddit to be more of an "antisocial media."
Will there be a way to block your profile from being followed by others? We don't want to have to block every follower as they pop up, we want to turn off followers entirely.
Comment by handlit33 at 18/07/2019 at 18:19 UTC*
150 upvotes, 5 direct replies
I've been on Reddit 11 years, use it every day, and have no clue how to follow a user. I don't know if the fact I use old Reddit has anything to do with it or not.
Edit: Okay, I figured out how to follow[1] but now I'm unsure what that does. I'm using old Reddit on the desktop site.
1: https://i.imgur.com/LgQgKL6.png
Comment by pancakeQueue at 18/07/2019 at 19:03 UTC
138 upvotes, 2 direct replies
It feels so shoehorned too, Reddit was made as a place where subreddit are the gathering places of similar content. Now they are fleshing our users in a way that is unneeded and different from the original purpose.
Comment by yung_borgen at 18/07/2019 at 18:36 UTC
10 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I think being able to see whose following you could be beneficial in keeping the "antisocial media" aspect of Reddit. I have 14 followers right now, if I knew who they were... they'd all be blocked. Right now I can't do that bc they're anonymous, this update would change that.
Either way, followers only see what you post onto your page - not what you post/comment on other subreddits. Seeing as most people don't post on their page directly, it doesn't really affect that much.
Comment by MajorParadox at 18/07/2019 at 18:37 UTC
15 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Do you post to your profile? Because that's all it means it follow. If you don't post to your profile, then there's nothing to follow. But if you do, then who are you posting for? People who stumble across your profile?
I don't think most users understand this difference.
Comment by JimmerUK at 18/07/2019 at 19:33 UTC
4 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Following has been a thing for ages, it’s just been a bit under the radar.
Essentially, it just tags people as friends and creates a multi-reddit of their posts on /r/friends.
Comment by tchcucucucgu at 18/07/2019 at 18:21 UTC
37 upvotes, 1 direct replies
they said no up there , fuck that
