People on reddit and other forums can be so mean

[Judge]

Yeah. Ironically even when I use Reddit only for technical computer problems I find myself having to wade through petty social banter that often makes it a last choice to ponder.

 

[Eren]

Yeah. Ironically even when I use Reddit only for technical computer problems I find myself having to wade through petty social banter that often makes it a last choice to ponder.

I also use reddit for technical questions and it has happened to me a few times too.

 

[Lemon Zing]

This forum seems to be more active than Wrong Planet, and WP was probably more popular a long time ago.

 

[stevens]

I have used Reddit before, but I prefer forums that use the XenForo or vBulletin software.

Oh, that is so right on. From just about Y2K, I had so many wonderful experiences on small, curated special-interest forums that typically used vbulletin. This included a now-defunct one that I used to help me stop using alcohol. The people on there were wonderful. And then, by the mid-2010's people had moved their platforms over to such venues as Facebook (which was basically the Fakebookization of everything). Even one anti-Wall-Street surveillance state forum I visited converted to Facebook! Incredible, but true. People were quitting over that, but the operators didn't see the irony in their choice of platform, at all. People have normalized this sewer of anonymous trolling that takes over everything, so they look at you like you're crazy if you even question it.

This just meant that the people specially interested in the subject area didn't own the platforms anymore. This is becoming more and more true of Reddit today, but there is too much mainstream appeal of the platform to make it work for people like me.

Unfortunately, supporting platforms like vbulletin became completely impossible for ordinary do-it-yourselfers in the present security environment. Also, vbulletin gradually made it very difficult on customers, too.

I'm afraid the genie is out of the bottle and the Internet has become broadcast media or at least public-access TV. It's what floats to the top.

 

[vergil96]

Last time I was on a Discord of a subreddit, they kept on spitting a lot of vitriol. The people there were accusatory, and as someone else already mentioned, I got the impression that they were enabling each other in a poor quality lifestyle driven by impulsive decisions and disregarding their own long-term wellbeing.

 

[Lemon Zing]

It happened when I covered Resident Evil as thesaunderschild. It was clear to me and it should have been clear to them, that Capcom was robbing ideas from other games and films. The writing was on the wall. Yet all the same, they denied it. This was even after I posted videos and described what they were copying. It's just because they support the franchise, but want to pretend everything is originally via Capcom's creative personnel.

Why deny it if the proof is there? That's like being caught with your pants down.

 

[Cryptid]

I started my Reddit account about two months ago, and then lurked just to get an idea of the Standards and Protocols as used by the members (not just as posted by the mods).

One of my first posts was so well received that it garnered 2,000+ upvotes with about 6 hours. Not bad, I think.

At that point, I started getting new replies from people who accused me of making it all up, not knowing what I was talking about, and criticizing the one spelling error in the entire post. Even after I had corrected the spelling error, they still criticized me for it. They also criticized me for correcting it.

They used tone policing, defamatory claims, gaslighting, and outright lies against me, too.

Why are they so mean? I don't know, but the moderators of AutismForums would never let them get away with any of those shenanigans. I like it here.

I'll keep my Reddit account open, but I don't know If I'll be posting there again anytime soon.

UPDATE: The post I referred to above was taken down about 9 hours after I posted it, even though it had garnered about 5000 likes. It seems that people disbelieved it because it was written too well (one of my career skills is technical writing). So if I ever post again, it wel contan a buncha speling an puchuashun erors so noone wel thenk it es to slik.

 

[jsilver256]

UPDATE: The post I referred to above was taken down about 9 hours after I posted it, even though it had garnered about 5000 likes. It seems that people disbelieved it because it was written too well (one of my career skills is technical writing). So if I ever post again, it wel contan a buncha speling an puchuashun erors so noone wel thenk it es to slik.

Now I'm curious, lol.

 

[Lemon Zing]

The folk on dreamindemon.com can have a bad attitude. So I may stop posting there.

I've got Resident Evil to rant about anyway. You know how Capcom are.

Yes. I get tempted to go back to Reddit and even GameFAQs sometimes, as they are at least active. But seriously - just don't!

Fanboys are a huge problem on gaming sites, making Reddit no real exception.

 

[Tony Ramirez]

Reddit is too popular now that is the problem. I had a tech issue and every forum had articles dated from 2011 and older. Only Reddit has something current from the past couple of years. Of course most of the posts had to contain profanities but I had no choice because that was the only place to find the solution to my problem which I did fix. But if I did not have APF I would have had an issue because of lack of moderation.

 

[vergil96]

My main problem with readdit is that I don't find it readable enough. It's a mess and posts keep on disappearing in my opinion. You also can't post on boards until you have X number of points and I don't tend to get upvotes on replies, because... I don't say what a million other people think, am not terminally online to be the first to post, don't write polarising oversimplifying comments - those tend to get a lot of votes. Why even bother? I don't fit in there. The meme boards are funny, but not enough to keep me there.

 

[Misty Avich]

My main problem with readdit is that I don't find it readable enough. It's a mess and posts keep on disappearing in my opinion. You also can't post on boards until you have X number of points and I don't tend to get upvotes on replies, because... I don't say what a million other people think, am not terminally online to be the first to post, don't write polarising oversimplifying comments - those tend to get a lot of votes. Why even bother? I don't fit in there. The meme boards are funny, but not enough to keep me there.

I find that with Facebook groups too - the posts are a mess and when I tap the notification icon that says more than one person has replied to my post I can find one person's post but not the other, because different people have replied to different replies to the same post and it's just difficult to navigate my way around all the answers. I also find that with emails too. Forums seem to be easier because it's more tidier and easier to see everyone's posts.

 

[WhitewaterWoman]

I only “use” Reddit when a google search on a practical question turns up Reddit items. Such as “what is the best way to get rid of lily pads in my pond.”

So those posts and answers all seemed pretty straight forward. No cursing or pettiness.

I don’t use FB at all and it galls me when information searches turn up FB and I can’t access them. I’m not going to voluntarily join the meta universe.

 

[Judge]

So those posts and answers all seemed pretty straight forward. No cursing or pettiness.

With high-tech questions I found both cursing and pettiness to occur on occasion. But not compared to other subjects as much, often having to do with pop culture and gaming.

Even then I don't like to consider Reddit sources unless there are none other. Which with Linux thankfully isn't the case.

 

[Lemon Zing]

There's a gaming forum I go on called JoyFreak. I know one of the members there is a moderator on a not too dissimilar gaming site that I also post on.

The thing is, he warned the owner that bots and members in general are linking to sites that may steal your credentials. Despite repeatedly telling the owner this, nothing changes.

More and more, sites like Reddit and generic message boards will fade out, and it will get to a point where there will be hackers flooding it with spam because they will detect flaws in the system.

 

[Tony Ramirez]

I only “use” Reddit when a google search on a practical question turns up Reddit items. Such as “what is the best way to get rid of lily pads in my pond.”

So those posts and answers all seemed pretty straight forward. No cursing or pettiness.

Your joking right. I clicked on so called innocent subreddit like health weight loss and even solo travel with the f word used in the posts. One topic that showed up on that I googled on how to lose middle belly fat had the f word in the title. So I don't know where you say you don't see any profanity in those subreddits.

 

[WhitewaterWoman]

Your joking right. I clicked on so called innocent subreddit like health weight loss and even solo travel with the f word used in the posts. One topic that showed up on that I googled on how to lose middle belly fat had the f word in the title. So I don't know where you say you don't see any profanity in those subreddits.

Sorry to disappoint but I was not joking. These posts had to do with specific gardening, yard maintenance and household repairs.

I did not go to Reddit to look for these posts. They showed up in google searches I initiated to get information as part of a long list of google suggestions. I am not a member of Reddit and do not go there to browse.

 

[Tony Ramirez]

Mine did too and I would have got offended if it was not for my profanity filter. All I am saying is most of the time when I click on a reddit post from a Google search and it can be any topic even innocent stuff like health, traveling and spiritual it contains profanity and not the mild type but the two major swears.

 

[Lemon Zing]

I've got a funny feeling that 2024 really will be my last year on forums.

Hardly any forums online are active for gaming talk, but I have little to share any more, seeing as how I know what they can be like as people. I have experienced it countless times.

In terms of fans being stubborn and all that, a lot of them like to defend a franchise for some reason, even if the quality begins to deplete. Why not just open your eyes and accept a company has tarnished it? And companies keep doing remakes, or they remaster games from way back. Although in some cases, it may be needed.

Usually, though, they just remake games when they get low on creativity, with Hollywood doing the same thing every year as well.

 

[WildCat]

I take a "look, but don't touch" approach when browsing certain subreddits or other forums with questionable moderation. Though I've got an account with one of those default generic names (I didn't bother with a proper name), I don't participate in any of the discussions on there. There may be subreddits that won't eat you alive for having a difference in opinion, not fitting in, etc., but when it comes to Reddit I'd rather keep myself at arm's length.

Another thing I've noticed (that's also been discussed here in a way), especially with certain subreddits centered around video or popular content, is that it seems designed to pull in users and keep them not just engaged, but also hooked. In a way, it looks to me like Reddit is riding the current trends of social media in doing just that.