Eugen RochkoJun 12, 2023
I think it would be amusing if Reddit did implode over this. It'd be entirely self-inflicted... The site is only usable with third party apps.
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@Gargron I mean... really? Am I the only person in the world that thinks Reddit's default web app is fine? :/
Jun 12, 2023 at 12:49amWeb
Show threadS0x41Jun 12, 2023
@mdm @Gargron it's fine for casual browsing, but AFAIK apps like Apollo had special tools that are really important for moderators.
Show threadMs. Penny OakenJun 12, 2023

@s0x41 @mdm @Gargron exactly this. Apollo had a modqueue interface that many moderators preferred or even relied upon.

The official app’s modqueue has gone through so much A/B testing & seems to lack UXE input; it is never the same experience twice.

Show threadAdministratorJun 12, 2023

@PennyOaken @s0x41 @Gargron If it's moderators that are driving this protest, that makes a lot of sense. Mods on reddit are... opinionated people. Their voices are probably also amplified far more than regular users.

It's probably why I see lots of news articles about this issue... but until this month, I didn't even know reddit third-party apps *existed*.

Which is interesting: mods are a very, very small part of reddit's total users, but they're also a very *important* part of those users.

Show threadCalavera 🏴Jun 12, 2023
@mdm @Gargron I use it in my browser on my phone and desktop. It's super slow when you start getting past 2 pages on desktop and the cut and paste on both can be dicey but it works for reading.
Every other social media that I don't have an app for sucks worse when you don't use the app.
Show threadAdministratorJun 12, 2023

@Calavera @Gargron I... just have a different experience, I guess. 🤔

I am typing this on the Mastodon web app right now, on my phone. Fast. No problems.

Also use the reddit web app daily, no problems.

Is it a phone architecture issue? I use iOS.