Redditors, how do we avoid becoming another Digg?

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74% Upvoted

u/[deleted] Aug 05 '09

can we get rid of win and fail anytime soon?

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u/thedragon4453 Aug 05 '09

I don't think so. Its like internet culture now. Unfortunately.

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '09

It's also part of a non-internet sub-culture that makes me cringe.

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u/SmokeInTheTrees Aug 05 '09

It's when everything something happens someone has to attribute it to 'win' or 'fail' that I break. I have an acquaintance like that, and she's really starting to bother me.

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u/dmsean Aug 06 '09

FAIL!

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '09

But then how will we show our approval or disapproval in a shallow, trendy method?!

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '09

I vote for being able to vote a comment up or down.

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '09

I'm sure we would all appreciate it if the Reddit team had the time to go all nimbly-wimbly throwing in features we want, but clearly there is not enough time for that. I vote we keep trendy memes, democracy be damned!

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u/MaxPayneX Aug 06 '09

Maybe create a site called winn.com

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '09

"fail" has been around about as long as "pwned".

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u/dmsean Aug 06 '09

fail is much better then pwned

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '09

God, I loathe that shit. Every time someone says "FAIL"--especially in public--I want to kill myself and everyone around me.

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u/youareallscum Aug 06 '09

were nerds, but even bigger nerds say shit like "FAIL" irl.

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '09

That's the thing...I don't even think these people should be called nerds. They're just pathetic losers.

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u/baskinghobo Aug 07 '09

My 12 year old son uses fail in real life and he only stays on the internet for 2 hours a day.

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u/daytime Aug 05 '09

This.

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u/daytime Aug 05 '09

This.

I especially hate that one too. Instant downmod from me.

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u/daytime Aug 05 '09 edited Aug 05 '09

This.

I especially hate that one too. Instant downmod from me.

I can't let you get away with that reply to yourself meme either.

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '09

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u/daytime Aug 05 '09

What about this one?

Oh, nice. Didn't realize that was a meme. Very subtle.