https://www.reddit.com/r/blog/comments/o5yylk/new_opportunities_discoveries_and_updates_from/
created by BurritoJusticeLeague on 22/06/2021 at 22:25 UTC
37 upvotes, 32 top-level comments (showing 25)
Change comes in many different forms and so do the updates here in r/blog. This week we have a few updates to share about new features and tests, along with a retirement and some removals. Let’s dive in…
As was announced last week in r/modnews[2], starting today we’re removing a number of dormant communities and making their names available for future community creators. There are a number of communities on Reddit that get started but, for whatever reason, never really take off. Over the years, this has resulted in a large number of communities that have always been dormant or may have experienced a small amount of activity at one time but have become ghost towns. If you’ve ever tried to create a new community only to find the name you want taken by an inactive community, you know how frustrating that can be. But no more! This initiative will help make many of the names available again.
2: https://www.reddit.com/r/modnews/comments/o18ct9/creating_new_opportunities_for_future_community/
There will be two phases to this initiative, and communities must meet certain requirements/thresholds in order to be considered dormant and eligible for removal. (Learn about the requirements in the original post[3].) There are a lot of dormant communities (almost a million!) so it will take around two weeks to remove them, and you may be interested in some of the names up for grabs. If you’re into random stuff, good news―r/RandomStuff will soon be available. Do you think American cheese is the greatest?―r/AmericanCheese could be the place to connect with your fellow enthusiasts. But all kidding aside, we’re excited about the new namespace that’s becoming available and hope new creators will make the best of it. To learn all the nitty gritty details, check out the original r/modnews post[4] or today’s update[5].
3: https://www.reddit.com/r/modnews/comments/o18ct9/creating_new_opportunities_for_future_community/
4: https://www.reddit.com/r/modnews/comments/o18ct9/creating_new_opportunities_for_future_community/
5: https://www.reddit.com/r/modnews/comments/o5ymis/an_update_on_creating_new_opportunities_for/
Starting this month, you may see a new tab on the Reddit iOS app called Discover. This new space has a few familiar features like a list of communities you follow, along with some new things such as a way to browse posts by topics and a scrollable feed with a mix of content. Here’s a preview:
Discover is a great place to go when you’re bored or looking to burst your bubble and find new things you may have never seen or interacted with before. This will be going out to 10% of redditors on iOS later this month, and will roll out to other platforms as we learn more and get feedback.
r/trendingsubreddits **rides off into the sunset**
Back in the day, trending subreddits on the front page[6] was one of the only ways to find new communities. Today, there’s a trending communities leaderboard[7], personalized recommendations, improved onboarding for new redditors, and new ways to discover communities we’re testing like the Discover tab mentioned above. Because there are so many ways to find trending and new communities, the time has come to retire the r/trendingsubreddits community and any widgets that used its curated trends. If you want to check out the last few hand-selected communities (that were picked to celebrate this little community and all the other communities it helped put on redditors’ radars over the years), head on over to r/trendingsubreddits to check it out one last time.
7: https://www.reddit.com/subreddits/leaderboard/
Bugs, tests, and tweaks…
On iOS
On Android
Comment by u_want_some_eel at 23/06/2021 at 10:46 UTC
50 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Please revert the new video player, it's awful. It's genuinely the worst update to this app I've seen. At least give us the option of choosing because many people ae going to switch to the many other Reddit alternative apps just because of it.
Comment by mattbdev at 22/06/2021 at 22:47 UTC
18 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Will the Discover tab actually roll out to other platforms or will it end up like the other things that have been limited to the iOS app?
Comment by [deleted] at 23/06/2021 at 02:43 UTC
59 upvotes, 2 direct replies
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Comment by LyricsMode at 23/06/2021 at 08:50 UTC
29 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Can someone please comment on the video player for reddit mobile? It’s horrendous and ignoring it doesn’t solve the issue
Comment by PM_ME_LOSS_MEMES at 29/06/2021 at 23:25 UTC
12 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Holy shit stop beating around the bush and fix the video player
Comment by [deleted] at 22/06/2021 at 23:01 UTC*
9 upvotes, 1 direct replies
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Comment by Huge-Administration6 at 29/06/2021 at 17:40 UTC
10 upvotes, 0 direct replies
This is it. The new video player sucks and we want an option to change back to the classic one
Comment by OfficialPrower at 01/07/2021 at 03:03 UTC
10 upvotes, 0 direct replies
REVERT THE VIDEO PLAYER
Comment by jjman72 at 02/07/2021 at 04:06 UTC
8 upvotes, 1 direct replies
This thing is a hot mess. Did anyone do any kind of usability testing on this garbage? Why switch the video player? When I swipe up I want to see the comments, not some (random?!) video. Having to then find the comment icon is a p.i.t.a. And where is the Go To Next Top Level icon when looking at a video?
How many people need to say, "new video player is ass" before you give up on it? Is it someone's pet project?
Comment by deepspace at 02/07/2021 at 20:54 UTC
9 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Why are you not replying to feedback regarding the crappy new video player?
Comment by CurlSagan at 22/06/2021 at 22:48 UTC
13 upvotes, 1 direct replies
improved onboarding for new redditors
What the heck is an onboarding?
Comment by Taspeed at 01/07/2021 at 15:41 UTC
7 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Can we get an option to disable the "show more" button. I only tend to read longer comments and it's very frustrating.
Comment by zooms at 02/07/2021 at 12:23 UTC
6 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Give us the option to turn off this stupid ass Discover tab and give us back our subreddits.
If I’m on Reddit chances are I know which sub I want to be on
Comment by joebloe156 at 03/07/2021 at 23:13 UTC
3 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Give us an option to turn off the truncating of comments. Truncating at 5 lines? Do you think you're running Twitter now?
This change is bad enough to drive me away from the platform if it isn't fixed.
Comment by Educational_Hurry478 at 26/08/2021 at 19:48 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Please give us a way to turn off the discover tab and have our subreddit list back, please
Comment by yettie_master_365 at 22/06/2021 at 22:44 UTC
7 upvotes, 2 direct replies
I'm excited about the "discover" feature, although I will have to wait for it..since I'm on Android. I'm happy about community names becoming available again! This was a good little update, reddit!
Comment by _biggerthanthesound_ at 04/07/2021 at 14:50 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Is there a setting to get rid of the discover and put it back to communities, the way it was before?
Comment by SonOfAdam32 at 05/07/2021 at 14:46 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I hate that discover makes it harder to get to my communities. I spend less time on Reddit now that I can’t do everything with one hand since my communities are hidden behind the “see all” button. Really terrible for usability
Comment by comicidiot at 23/06/2021 at 00:19 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
With all these features in the testing phase, are there any plans to utilize r/Beta again?
Comment by [deleted] at 23/06/2021 at 04:21 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I like the discover option. I hope it's not only limited to subs are popular. I end up liking less popular subs quite often while getting turned off by the busy nature of popular subs. I'm on Android so I'll wait.
Comment by graepphone at 23/06/2021 at 09:04 UTC*
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
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Comment by [deleted] at 10/07/2021 at 21:14 UTC*
0 upvotes, 0 direct replies
5 lines is a tweet (240 Twitter vs 250 Reddit).
10 lines would be more reasonable as the 5 cuts off even short comments of one or 2 sentences or a single paragraph. 10 lines comments still visually do look pretty neat for those who find long comments problematic.
The aesthetics of navigation would be greatly enhanced by 5 more lines as many comments here fall into this 6 to 10 range. Setting this limit too low without due consideration to the average comment length has actually reduced the aesthetics of navigation with "read more' truncation appearing too often.
6 lines? Could we squeeze one more line out of ya please. C'mon you can do it.
Anyhoo search the news for 'tweet' and it's obvious Twitter is for idiots. I fear an implied limit of 250 will erode one of the core attractions of Reddit which is discussion.
Don't get me wrong there are billions of 1 or 2 word and 1 line comments here that are perfect in articulation but they are formed a in natural and free conversational style not from the pressure of grammatical compression of character limits. Don't stupify Reddit with twitterese.
Comment by miloman_23 at 23/06/2021 at 10:46 UTC*
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
When will the mobile apps (iOS & Android) support sound in 'gif' type videos? Currently, every time I want to hear the sound in 'gifs', I have to copy the link through the share button and open the link in my browser.
Comment by hiheaux at 27/06/2021 at 01:12 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Please dear God fix the RED BULLET which attaches to my upper-right 3-BAR and effectively *drowns my Message Notification*. I can’t tell when I have New Messages so just ignore the red ball altogether.
Comment by SimonBofi at 27/06/2021 at 08:09 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
couldn't find it in these updates, is it a bug that i'm not seeing users on posts anymore?
