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I use Reddit long term and /r/all was always bad and you should find your subreddits to care for.

codingdave 4y ago
I have been browsing /r/all for years, but I aggressively filter subreddits out that hold no interest for me. It allows /r/all to be semi-curated content for me, while I still will see something that breaks containment from the niche subreddits. I don't feel that this makes reddit a great news source or anything - but it does make it palatable entertainment.
- site-packages1 4y ago
  I do this same thing, it has worked really well. I browse the all subreddit and aggressively block/filter subreddits that are of no interest, then smaller subreddits start bubbling up and all becomes relatively good for finding new content actually. Blocking the main default subreddits and subreddits where they just keep posting memes and all subreddits that have anything to do with gaming or new games gets you like 80% of the way there. It's nice seeing small subreddits on all after that curation.
honksillet 4y ago
And hope it does not get quarantined then disappeared? No thanks.
- nvr219 4y ago
  Has this happened to you ever? I’ve been on reddit for 10 years, and this never happened to me.
  - dandellion 4y ago
    I've also been on reddit for more than 10 years and it's also never happened to me, but I know what they're talking about. Let's not pretend like it doesn't happen.
    - site-packages1 4y ago
      I have seen it happen through complaints reaching the all subreddit. However it only seemed to happen to subreddits that were peddling deep hatred against outgroups like people of color, overweight people, or were just vile. Your comment makes it seem like any given subreddit is in danger of quarantining, but anecdotally that doesn't seem to be the case. However, I have an open mind: would you give me an example of a subreddit that was otherwise innocuous yet got quarantined?
      - throwaway98797 4y ago
        innocuous to thee but not to meee
        hhmc 4y ago
        Instead of being glib, take the challenge: name a subreddit that got quarantined that you think shouldn't have been.
        leadingthenet 4y ago
        /r/2balkan4you (banned, not even quarantined)
      - jerkstate 4y ago
        the most recently banned subreddit to my knowledge was about disagreement with public policy for covid lockdowns. the ability to protest public policy is essential to a functioning democracy.
        deleted 4y ago
        [deleted]
      - Miner49er 4y ago
        /r/chapotraphouse wasn't any worse then say /r/conservative or /r/politics, but it got banned. /r/DarkNetMarkets. Just for discussing DNMs, AFAIK. /r/shoplifting /r/stealing /r/beertrade: for trading beers /r/gundeals for a bit. Several other gun buying subs are still banned. /r/fakeid /r/scotchswap: for trading Scotches /r/cigarmarket There's more, too.
- Waterluvian 4y ago
  This is a “razors in candy” kind of problem.
  - pineconewarrior 4y ago
    Disagree. Reddit is not a safe place for political movements, minority groups, etc, for this reason
    - nvr219 4y ago
      Which minorities
Cthulhu_ 4y ago
How do you discover subreddits if not by browsing /all? I mean I for one don't know what I'm missing.
- justaj 4y ago
  This is one way: https://old.reddit.com/reddits/ https://old.reddit.com/reddits/ Another is subreddit search engines like https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22823109 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22823109
- czechdeveloper 4y ago
  Just to note, some subreddits decide not to appear on /r/all, so even there you're missing stuff.

I have been browsing /r/all for years, but I aggressively filter subreddits out that hold no interest for me. It allows /r/all to be semi-curated content for me, while I still will see something that breaks containment from the niche subreddits. I don't feel that this makes reddit a great news source or anything - but it does make it palatable entertainment.

site-packages1 4y ago
I do this same thing, it has worked really well. I browse the all subreddit and aggressively block/filter subreddits that are of no interest, then smaller subreddits start bubbling up and all becomes relatively good for finding new content actually. Blocking the main default subreddits and subreddits where they just keep posting memes and all subreddits that have anything to do with gaming or new games gets you like 80% of the way there. It's nice seeing small subreddits on all after that curation.

honksillet 4y ago

And hope it does not get quarantined then disappeared? No thanks.

nvr219 4y ago
Has this happened to you ever? I’ve been on reddit for 10 years, and this never happened to me.
- dandellion 4y ago
  I've also been on reddit for more than 10 years and it's also never happened to me, but I know what they're talking about. Let's not pretend like it doesn't happen.
  - site-packages1 4y ago
    I have seen it happen through complaints reaching the all subreddit. However it only seemed to happen to subreddits that were peddling deep hatred against outgroups like people of color, overweight people, or were just vile. Your comment makes it seem like any given subreddit is in danger of quarantining, but anecdotally that doesn't seem to be the case. However, I have an open mind: would you give me an example of a subreddit that was otherwise innocuous yet got quarantined?
    - throwaway98797 4y ago
      innocuous to thee but not to meee
      - hhmc 4y ago
        Instead of being glib, take the challenge: name a subreddit that got quarantined that you think shouldn't have been.
        leadingthenet 4y ago
        /r/2balkan4you (banned, not even quarantined)
    - jerkstate 4y ago
      the most recently banned subreddit to my knowledge was about disagreement with public policy for covid lockdowns. the ability to protest public policy is essential to a functioning democracy.
      - deleted 4y ago
        [deleted]
    - Miner49er 4y ago
      /r/chapotraphouse wasn't any worse then say /r/conservative or /r/politics, but it got banned. /r/DarkNetMarkets. Just for discussing DNMs, AFAIK. /r/shoplifting /r/stealing /r/beertrade: for trading beers /r/gundeals for a bit. Several other gun buying subs are still banned. /r/fakeid /r/scotchswap: for trading Scotches /r/cigarmarket There's more, too.
Waterluvian 4y ago
This is a “razors in candy” kind of problem.
- pineconewarrior 4y ago
  Disagree. Reddit is not a safe place for political movements, minority groups, etc, for this reason
  - nvr219 4y ago
    Which minorities

Cthulhu_ 4y ago

How do you discover subreddits if not by browsing /all? I mean I for one don't know what I'm missing.

justaj 4y ago
This is one way: https://old.reddit.com/reddits/ https://old.reddit.com/reddits/ Another is subreddit search engines like https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22823109 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22823109
czechdeveloper 4y ago
Just to note, some subreddits decide not to appear on /r/all, so even there you're missing stuff.