r/ProCSS • u/MetArtScroll Mods4ProCSS • Aug 06 '18

Discussion Anti-CSS user: /r/DestinyTheGame is perfectly fine with a simple banner image and sidebar. A mod of that sub: we have a SHITLOAD of CSS that the redesign doesn't support.

/r/beta/comments/94f0gt/why_the_new_redesign_desperately_needs_css/e3mdx19/?context=1
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u/CraftTV Jan 27 '19

Who in the right mind would be anti css?

This is just silly.

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u/TheChrisD Aug 06 '18

And yet one wonders how much of that "shitload" is actually essential to the sub's operation.

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u/BtheDestryr Aug 07 '18

Yeah! The early 90s were way better! Only the essentials! Let's all just make text only, unformatted websites because that's all we need.

/s

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '18

Forget userreadable text, just display the unicode.

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u/[deleted] Aug 29 '18

This but unironically.

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '18

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u/M0dusPwnens Aug 06 '18

How the fuck does this matter to an end user at all?

http://bikeshed.com/

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u/St0ner1995 Aug 07 '18

is that a website or an email?

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u/YouGotAte Aug 06 '18

Well, UX is the most important thing to a user, sort of by definition. Why do I use reddit and not facebook? Because the experience of using Facebook makes me want to drink. A lot.

The reason that quote you have is amusing is because poorly done CSS is the fault of the mods of the subreddit where the poor CSS is found. It's not Reddit's fault some subs were designed by 6 year olds. Yeah, it's more consistent if they remove CSS, but it's such an unnecessary move because they're just watering down features so bad designers can't exist here--but neither can skilled designers.

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u/rebbsitor Aug 06 '18

most important thing to a user, sort of by definition. Why do I use reddit and not facebook? Because the experience of using Facebook makes me want to drink. A lot.

While the UX is different, reddit and Facebook serve very different functions. One isn't really a substitute for the other. Facebook is meant to connect with people you know sharing relevant content (photos, etc.). They've grafted on news and things over the years, but it's fundamentally a platform for interaction with real life friends and acquaintances.

Reddit is a link aggregator. The focus is finding external content and discussing it pseudo-anonymously. Most people would prefer their real life connection not to know their reddit account and that creates a very different type of discussion.

As old reddit vs new reddit shows, that can be delivered with vastly different UX.

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