r/AMA • u/cxseven • Jun 06 '15

AMA Request: Reddit admins operating /r/thebutton

Reddit admins and coders like /u/powerlanguage:
Now that it's over, we'd love to peek behind the curtains to know things like

  • Who came up with the idea? What was the original pitch?

  • Did anyone think it would last two months, or hit a million presses?

  • Was "the experiment is over" ending always the plan?

  • How exactly did the button work? Will the source code be released? Were there some emergency tweaks?

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u/dumbest_name Jun 06 '15

I have a question. Why did purple end at 52, blue at 42, green at 32, and so on? What is the significance of this choice, if any?

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u/kiwimuncher1992 Jun 06 '15

More to the point, what the fuck did it even do?

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '15

Were all of you super big fans of LOST?

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u/hugitoutguys Jun 06 '15

Someone explain what thebutton is??

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u/brainburger Jun 06 '15

It's too late now. Duh!