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View submission: The web redesign, CSS, and mod tools
I have been wondering, what is the ultimate goal for this?
Is it to make Reddit easier to navigate and make more accessible?
Is it to make Reddit more inviting to new users?
Or maybe it's to make Reddit look like the new Modmail or Reddit mobile?
What is the ultimate goal here?
Comment by spez at 21/04/2017 at 16:12 UTC
155 upvotes, 21 direct replies
There are multiple reasons:
Comment by Sabinno at 21/04/2017 at 16:16 UTC
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You hit the nail on the head: all of those things are their goals. And while I'm sure they're working on something great, to be brutally honest it can never come close to the level of customization that CSS allows. At that, that may be a good thing -- after all, CSS can also create absolute monstrosities (citing some of the intentionally awful-looking ones).
Comment by Sharp_Espeon at 22/04/2017 at 12:02 UTC
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I would honestly just probably stop using Reddit if the desktop site looked permanently like the mobile version/modmail view
Comment by srs_house at 21/04/2017 at 21:18 UTC
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Or maybe it's to make Reddit look like the new Modmail or Reddit mobile?
Oh god pls no. New modmail is so fucking slow.
Comment by [deleted] at 22/04/2017 at 09:31 UTC
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I have been wondering, what is the ultimate goal for this?
If you want a non bullshit answer:
1. Increase admin control
2. Make the site more "marketable"
3. Get it further away from what the site was grown on i.e. free speech
Comment by shiba_arata at 25/04/2017 at 05:22 UTC
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If all the subs have the same layout, maybe it helps with advertisement placement? Ads are often sold based on space available, you know.
Comment by OktoberStorm at 25/04/2017 at 18:29 UTC
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User == ad revenue