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Jul 30, 2014 10:22 AM
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It is a good site, except it has ONE problem that KILLS it. The karma system.

People don't even debate with you on the site. If you have an unpopular opinion that everyone disagrees with, they will give you negative karma EVEN if your opinion is the correct one. You will receive so much negative karma for your post that your post will become hidden. Hiding someone's post by giving it negative karma is basically a form of censorship, and this especially sucks if someone is saying something that is correct but the masses are too dumb to agree with it.

Similarly, if someone agrees with your comment, they will give you positive karma. So even if your opinion is complete and utter nonsense, if enough people agree with it, then you will receive a ton of positive karma. As anyone with half-a-brain should know, just because an opinion is more popular doesn't make it the RIGHT option. For example, in Nazi Germany, they believed that Jews were evil and needed to be exterminated. That was the most popular opinion back then, but did that make it right? Nope it doesn't. Similarly unpopular opinions are often the right opinions. For example, only a small minority of people believed that the Earth revolved around the sun back in Galileo's time. Just because only a small percentage of people believed in the opinion didn't mean that opinion was wrong. In fact, it is the right opinion because it can be proven that the Earth revolved around the sun, and not the other way around.

Reddit would be a much better site if nobody one was allowed to give negative karma (and thereby no one would be able to censor unpopular views). Or better yet, Reddit would be much better if there wasn't a karma system at all, because all the karma system does it induce conformity and censor unpopular but correct view points.
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Jul 30, 2014 10:32 AM
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The Karma System is a minior issue if you are dealing with decent communites.

Reddit probably would be less popular without the Karma System ... the fucking site is based on the concept of circle jerking and that is the only reason it has so many damn (dumb) users otherwise it would be just another internet forum with bad design ... the only other good thing is the sign up. Username and password that's all you need ... feels like heaven.
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Who knows? Perhaps the devil is the good guy. Aaaaaaaaah


Lucifer is the good guy.
Jul 30, 2014 10:34 AM
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I just go on there to get gifs and read some funny stories on the forums.

Jul 30, 2014 10:34 AM
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Never been on that site before. I have a friend who's always on it though.

Jul 30, 2014 10:36 AM
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I hate the layout, forums are confusing, hard to get noticed, you need to write in a captcha almost every time you post more than one post in the same hour, points instead of thumbs up or down. Other than that, it's fine. I'm only there for the TIL.
Jul 30, 2014 10:36 AM
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Reddit is cool.

The community can suck a lot at times, but just find a decent subreddit and stay away from front page shit.

When r/adviceanimals was taken off default, I found the place to be so much more enjoyable.

DesuMaiden said:
It is a good site, except it has ONE problem that KILLS it. The karma system.

People don't even debate with you on the site. If you have an unpopular opinion that everyone disagrees with, they will give you negative karma EVEN if your opinion is the correct one.
Stopped reading right here.
Jul 30, 2014 10:37 AM
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Bloodania said:
you need to write in a captcha almost every time you post more than one post in the same hour.

Only applies if you didn't use E-Mail activation. Seems fair to me.
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Who knows? Perhaps the devil is the good guy. Aaaaaaaaah


Lucifer is the good guy.
Jul 30, 2014 10:40 AM
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Pollandball.
Jul 30, 2014 10:41 AM
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Some sub-reddits are okay, the main page is garbage.
Jul 30, 2014 10:41 AM
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VanguardWolf said:
Bloodania said:
you need to write in a captcha almost every time you post more than one post in the same hour.

Only applies if you didn't use E-Mail activation. Seems fair to me.


Still annoying.
Jul 30, 2014 11:15 AM

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how is an opinion correct or wrong?

Jul 30, 2014 11:19 AM

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I don't have a strong opinion on reddit. It's filled with garbage, but I've stumbled upon some good subreddits in the past as well, although I've never felt like involving myself on the site or create an account. Browsing reddit is fucking tedious for me as well.
Jul 30, 2014 11:45 AM

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i really just go on there for /r/softwareswap
Jul 30, 2014 11:46 AM

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Worse than 4chan, cause it's not even funny sometimes.
Jul 30, 2014 12:09 PM
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I never used Reddit.
But from what I heard, it can generate some good things, but also some terrible things.
Jul 30, 2014 12:12 PM

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VanguardWolf said:
Reddit probably would be less popular without the Karma System ... the fucking site is based on the concept of circle jerking


Pretty much why I can't stand it, I know most people praise Reddit as the front page of the Internet but I could never get on with it.
Jul 30, 2014 12:14 PM
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I tried using it twice, and both times I couldn't get used to the sites horrible layout, so I've never liked it.
As far as I can see outside of the site, the community is shit.
"There is no more effective method of concealment than the broadest publicity."
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Jul 30, 2014 12:21 PM

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AkatsukiWolf said:
I just go on there to get gifs and read some funny stories on the forums.
Jul 30, 2014 1:01 PM

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VanguardWolf said:
The Karma System is a minior issue if you are dealing with decent communites.

Reddit probably would be less popular without the Karma System ... the fucking site is based on the concept of circle jerking and that is the only reason it has so many damn (dumb) users otherwise it would be just another internet forum with bad design ... the only other good thing is the sign up. Username and password that's all you need ... feels like heaven.

I agree with you. The circle-jerking on Reddit is disgusting. The people on the site are too stupid to think on their own and form their own opinions. And yeah, it is easy as hell to create your own account on the site. What sucks about the site is that it prevents you from posting comments frequently if you don't have a high enough karma. And since karma is completely pointless and retarded, why restrict how much someone can post based on how much karma they have?

If you remove Reddit's karma system, the site would be much better and there would be far less circle-jerking idiots on the site.
Here is my Pixiv account of my hentai drawings.....

https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/104739065

Here is my blog....

https://theendofindustrialcivilization.blogspot.com/?m=1
Jul 30, 2014 1:02 PM

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It's awesome.

And what's so awesome about the site other than the fact it is popular?
Here is my Pixiv account of my hentai drawings.....

https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/104739065

Here is my blog....

https://theendofindustrialcivilization.blogspot.com/?m=1
Jul 30, 2014 1:06 PM

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I don't visit Reddit frequently enough to have a valid opinion about it.
Jul 30, 2014 1:13 PM

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i like it for the subreddits
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Jul 30, 2014 1:17 PM

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It's interesting enough for me to check it fairly regularly. The karma system is terrible for discussion though. Only cheep jokes/puns make it to the top (not that I don't enjoy them) and any opinion that the community disagrees with gets downvoted into oblivion. The issues are most prominent with celebrity topics I find. There are certain people that you just can't say anything bad about on reddit and others whom it's a crime to compliment.

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Pollandball.
I love these.
Jul 30, 2014 1:26 PM

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Slyr3do0n said:
It's interesting enough for me to check it fairly regularly. The karma system is terrible for discussion though. Only cheep jokes/puns make it to the top (not that I don't enjoy them) and any opinion that the community disagrees with gets downvoted into oblivion. The issues are most prominent with celebrity topics I find. There are certain people that you just can't say anything bad about on reddit and others whom it's a crime to compliment.

JonyJC said:
Pollandball.
I love these.

The site would be 100 times better if it didn't have the retarded karma system. The funny thing is Youtube has a karma system too, but unlike Reddit, it isn't abused as much by idiots. I wonder why Youtube's karma system is much less abused than Reddit's though.
Here is my Pixiv account of my hentai drawings.....

https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/104739065

Here is my blog....

https://theendofindustrialcivilization.blogspot.com/?m=1
Jul 30, 2014 1:30 PM
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DesuMaiden said:
Slyr3do0n said:
It's interesting enough for me to check it fairly regularly. The karma system is terrible for discussion though. Only cheep jokes/puns make it to the top (not that I don't enjoy them) and any opinion that the community disagrees with gets downvoted into oblivion. The issues are most prominent with celebrity topics I find. There are certain people that you just can't say anything bad about on reddit and others whom it's a crime to compliment.

I love these.

The site would be 100 times better if it didn't have the retarded karma system. The funny thing is Youtube has a karma system too, but unlike Reddit, it isn't abused as much by idiots. I wonder why Youtube's karma system is much less abused than Reddit's though.


What karma system does YouTube have?
Jul 30, 2014 1:33 PM
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DesuMaiden said:
Slyr3do0n said:
It's interesting enough for me to check it fairly regularly. The karma system is terrible for discussion though. Only cheep jokes/puns make it to the top (not that I don't enjoy them) and any opinion that the community disagrees with gets downvoted into oblivion. The issues are most prominent with celebrity topics I find. There are certain people that you just can't say anything bad about on reddit and others whom it's a crime to compliment.

I love these.

The site would be 100 times better if it didn't have the retarded karma system. The funny thing is Youtube has a karma system too, but unlike Reddit, it isn't abused as much by idiots. I wonder why Youtube's karma system is much less abused than Reddit's though.

Most people don't care about up votes or down votes ... it's only relevant for jokes most of the time.

Bloodania said:
DesuMaiden said:

The site would be 100 times better if it didn't have the retarded karma system. The funny thing is Youtube has a karma system too, but unlike Reddit, it isn't abused as much by idiots. I wonder why Youtube's karma system is much less abused than Reddit's though.


What karma system does YouTube have?

He means that YouTube hides comments that are down voted too much and pushes comments with up votes. Most people don't care much about it thought and it really doesn't affect any discussion anyway due to the new comment system with threads. This raises a new problem thought ... censorship and cowardness by threadstarters. Especially on the religious side of YouTube some people like deleting comments with facts they can't deal with and/or don't agree with.
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LashLethal said:
Who knows? Perhaps the devil is the good guy. Aaaaaaaaah


Lucifer is the good guy.
Jul 30, 2014 1:48 PM

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Just FYI, my account on Reddit is called Bronies1234. Don't ask me why I named it that. But I just did.
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DesuMaiden said:
Just FYI, my account on Reddit is called Bronies1234. Don't ask me why I named it that. But I just did.


You like horse rectums?
Kronie is mai waifu.
Enema is my master.
Shadowslave13 is my loli milk provider.
Flume is my dark magic buddy cop sidekick™.
And Afshar was my first MAL friend ;-;

I have coveted these people, so that I may one day sacrifice them in the name of love.
Jul 30, 2014 1:49 PM

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I don't use reddit, it's either anime, work, or sleep.
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Jul 30, 2014 1:50 PM
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I don't use reddit, it's either anime, work, or sleep.


Or MAL
Kronie is mai waifu.
Enema is my master.
Shadowslave13 is my loli milk provider.
Flume is my dark magic buddy cop sidekick™.
And Afshar was my first MAL friend ;-;

I have coveted these people, so that I may one day sacrifice them in the name of love.
Jul 30, 2014 2:10 PM

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I like the karma system. I like getting karma.
Jul 30, 2014 2:12 PM
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I don't use reddit, it's either anime, work, or sleep.
Then why the eroge avatar?
Jul 30, 2014 2:24 PM

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Karma system is fine. They're just internet points.
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Jul 30, 2014 2:27 PM

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Enema said:
Wh1t3 said:
I don't use reddit, it's either anime, work, or sleep.
Then why the eroge avatar?

Cause it's anime? Idk how to respond to that one.
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You really are the king of marathoning

Jul 30, 2014 2:35 PM

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Enema said:
Then why the eroge avatar?

Cause it's anime? Idk how to respond to that one.


He's making a joke about the fact that you didn't list masturbation in your routine.

[spoiler]Right?
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Jul 30, 2014 2:39 PM

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I used to visit there for the Twitch plays pokemon updates and fan art. It was a pretty good outlet for that sort of thing. Now I never go there since I don't have a reason to.
Jul 30, 2014 6:17 PM

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It's a shitty website for shitty people who say shitty things and aren't even so stupid that it's funny.
Jul 30, 2014 6:44 PM

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Some shit on there is hilarious, but sometimes the community can get really stupid




Jul 30, 2014 6:55 PM

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I don't understand how the website works.
~ça vax~

Jul 30, 2014 7:01 PM

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I love, love Reddit, mainly for the content, but also for the community. While there are a lot of trolls and idiots, there are a lot of wonderful people as well.
Jul 30, 2014 7:02 PM
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i only lurk on Reddit to get news around the world or get latest technology news on futorology sub reddit and sometimes lurk on /r/NSFW_GIF
Jul 30, 2014 7:06 PM

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I do not care about the karma system. Who cares about internet points. The community can suck sometimes. Its layout is ugly but at least it loads fast.
Jul 30, 2014 7:57 PM

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I do not care about the karma system. Who cares about internet points. The community can suck sometimes. Its layout is ugly but at least it loads fast.

Your karma does kinda matter, because if your karma is low, then you can't post frequently. The whole karma system is fucking stupid, and they are better off without it. I find karmawhore extremely annoying. Even more annoying than idiotic moralists.
Here is my Pixiv account of my hentai drawings.....

https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/104739065

Here is my blog....

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Jul 30, 2014 8:01 PM

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Its manga discussion threads are pure comedy gold!
Jul 30, 2014 8:20 PM

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I don't understand how the website works.

Karmawhoring...that's how it works.
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https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/104739065

Here is my blog....

https://theendofindustrialcivilization.blogspot.com/?m=1
Jul 30, 2014 8:28 PM

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The anime subreddit is full of people that have a lower powerlevel than my cat.
Jul 30, 2014 8:30 PM

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Karma doesn't work well on that site although the idea itself isn't too bad. Imo the IQ on RapGenius is perfect and isn't abused.
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People are made out of 79% water.
I can walk on people.
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Jul 30, 2014 8:31 PM
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I love going on and finding cringe videos. XD
Jul 30, 2014 8:32 PM

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The anime subreddit is full of people that have a lower powerlevel than my cat.
is your cat Korin?
Jul 30, 2014 8:50 PM

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Karma doesn't work well on that site although the idea itself isn't too bad. Imo the IQ on RapGenius is perfect and isn't abused.

The idea is flawed because people use karma as a means of stifling dissent...if you don't agree with a comment, then give it negative karma. If you agree with it, give it positive karma. In an ideal world people would just be debating with each other with words and not karma.
Here is my Pixiv account of my hentai drawings.....

https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/104739065

Here is my blog....

https://theendofindustrialcivilization.blogspot.com/?m=1
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