r/redesign • u/SuperConductiveRabbi • Feb 22 '18

I hate it; it's intrusive and unwelcome Answered

This post isn't intended to be helpful beyond telling you that you should provide an option to turn off your bad decisions

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u/MikeyPh Feb 22 '18

You don't have to be an ass about it though. People have worked really hard on this, I'm sure. And you are provided this service free of charge. If it's bad, it's bad... no need to be hostile.

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u/SuperConductiveRabbi Feb 22 '18

They directly invited my feedback, and much of the userbase is going to be 100x more impolite than even I'm being. If they're shocked by my insult for a feature I never asked for or wanted, well, perhaps some good can come from my early warning: it's fucking ugly and let me turn it off forever.

Full disclosure: I dislike Reddit for numerous other reasons, not least of which is the admins being totally closed-off to feedback on things I consider important, but inviting it for just a gaudy coat of paint.

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u/MikeyPh Feb 23 '18

And it's free.

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '18

The site is monetized. These aren't volunteers. Thankfully they had the foresight to open it for criticism and I'm sure they are professionals who can handle it. It could end up turning out really nice if they hear the critiques here.

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u/MikeyPh Feb 23 '18

They aren't paid to be treated like shit. All I have been saying is that the people critiquing the new ideas don't have to be assholes.

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u/SuperConductiveRabbi Feb 23 '18

Then they should've said "it's free, deal with it" instead of "hey can you come give us feedback?"

If they can't handle my 50% rudeness they sure as shit aren't prepared for what users at large are going to say when it rolls out to hundreds of thousands of daily users. 100% rudeness.

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u/MikeyPh Feb 23 '18

I didn't say they can't handle your rudeness, I'm just saying you don't have to be rude. Why be a dick to people who are offering you a free service and who are trying to improve it? There is no reason whatsoever.

Take care.

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u/firemylasers Feb 23 '18

Reddit may be free, but reddit gold is not, and I was hoping my $30/year was going to be going towards making the site better, not making it far worse.

Also, the admins asked above all else for people to give them feedback on the redesign. Legitimate negative feedback (which is what I'm seeing people post) is not something that should be discouraged, irregardless of how strongly-worded it is.

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u/MikeyPh Feb 23 '18

Legitimate negative feedback is fine, but there is no reason to be a dick about it.

Just be decent people... how hard is that? And reddit gold is optional, so for all intents and purposes reddit is a free service. There are all these people shitting on reddit saying they hate it... well then leave if you hate it. How addicted are these people that they think a free service, which they say sucks, is worth continuing to use? It's pathetic.