Dear Reddit, Please Help Us Control Picture-Only Posts

By Daniel Miessler on July 13th, 2007: Tagged as Digg | Reddit

I can understand Digg being infested with posts that are nothing but pictures — it’s a younger, less sophisticated crowd. But Reddit? Come on, guys; look at the current top 6 posts:

reddit_images

Options:

  1. Create an images subredit.
  2. Allow us to filter picture-only posts.
  3. ?
  • Lizzie

    Oh.. Today I submitted my first Reddit thing, which was a picture. I’M SUCH A DOUCHE. But that’s cool, I’m a girl.

  • Lizzie

    Oh.. Today I submitted my first Reddit thing, which was a picture. I’M SUCH A DOUCHE. But that’s cool, I’m a girl.

  • http://dmiessler.com/ Daniel Miessler

    You’re not a douche. :)

    It’s not the users’ fault that there are so many images; they do well so people submit them. It’s Reddit’s fault for not allowing people to filter them. Keep posting, Lizzie — we like new blood.

  • http://dmiessler.com Daniel Miessler

    You’re not a douche. :)

    It’s not the users’ fault that there are so many images; they do well so people submit them. It’s Reddit’s fault for not allowing people to filter them. Keep posting, Lizzie — we like new blood.


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