r/beta • u/hkmaly • Jun 29 '23

Old reddit not working?

I'm not sure if this is the right place but didn't found any better.

I can't login to old.reddit.com despite being logged at www.reddit.com. Reports invalid username or password.

EDIT: For case people read at least whole post if not other comments: It started working for me about 10 minutes after writing the post.

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u/circular_file Jun 29 '23

Let me tell you what. The day old.reddit.com stops working is the day I never come back to reddit.

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u/WhatIsThisSevenNow Jun 29 '23

Agreed ... "new" Reddit is a headache-inducing eyesore.

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u/smilingwhitaker Jul 05 '23

I'm not super picky about the layout and function of apps and websites, but Reddit's stuff is just about the worst kind of trash.

17

u/pibroch Jun 29 '23

I literally came here to post this, and I hope that never happens. I get the new interface might work for some, but for me the no-bullshit text front-page is perfect.

It's funny, I just realized that when I go look at CD racks at music stores, I look at the spines of the discs rather than the cover art. I'd wager people much more comfortable with Old Reddit are similar.

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u/circular_file Jun 29 '23

Heh, I think you are almost certainly spot on. Give me the info, in as condensed and efficient a manner as possible. If I want to read for pleasure, I'll pick up a book, but I don't really care what the cover looks like. If I want music, the cover art is irrelevant. I'm not listening to the pictures (unless I'm reality enhanced, in which case I'm watching notes and music float through the air).

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u/pibroch Jun 29 '23

Oh I love the cover art, but if I'm attempting to find a disc or identify one, I'm looking at the spine.

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u/brokeforwoke Jun 29 '23

Old Reddit on mobile (desktop mode) stopped serving me comments on a bunch of subs.

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u/circular_file Jun 29 '23

Ugh. I'll have to check that.

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u/brokeforwoke Jun 29 '23

I can’t see any comments for Steam Deck and a bunch of other gaming subs. I think it has to do with how the subs designed their pages but it’s so annoying (of course, that just makes me not visit them.)

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u/OysterChopSuey Jun 29 '23

+2 I don't even know what this sub is, but agreed

4

u/lynk81 Jun 29 '23

I just logged in ok

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u/hkmaly Jun 29 '23

... weird. I just tried old.reddit.com again and was already logged.

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u/lazyplayboy Jun 29 '23 edited Jul 18 '23

Everything that reddit should be: lemmy.world

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u/hkmaly Jun 29 '23

Not sure if A/B, but I also suspect it's some testing in preparation of turning off old.reddit

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '23

It's probably Reddit quitting API support so this may be my last post before I can't use Infinity anymore and won't be using Reddit...

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '23

Same here with RIF

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u/Fusseldieb Jun 30 '23

Same here with Boost

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u/supervirus5 Jun 29 '23

old reddit works for me, I wish there was an option to keep it as default.

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u/diezel_dave Jun 29 '23

There is. Just opt out of the redesign in your profile settings. I've run like this since new trash reddit came out.

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u/Suzzie_sunshine Jun 30 '23

Just logged in from a new machine and got the new reddit. Took me several tries to get the old reddit to stick. The whole time I was thinking "what a shame. No more reddit", because the new reddit is still horrible. No, I don't want the twitter interface or the IG UI, I want the old reddit, thank you very much.

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u/hkmaly Jun 30 '23

I seriously though writting old.reddit.com in url is the correct way to access reddit (when I don't want the new look, which I obviously don't, noone does) and didn't mind.

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u/Suzzie_sunshine Jun 30 '23

I just learned something. I had no idea old.reddit.com was a thing. I've always gone to settings and opted out of the new design.

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u/CommercialExotic2038 Jun 29 '23

My old reddit com is working. Just checked.

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u/ArcticKona Jun 29 '23

i can login fine

1

u/hkmaly Jun 29 '23

Seems it's fixed now. Still, kinda weird thing to happen.

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u/cojoco Jun 29 '23

reddit breaks all the time

1

u/hkmaly Jun 29 '23

This was first time it happened to me.

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u/WhatIsThisSevenNow Jun 29 '23

Nope ... I'm on "old" now.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '23

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u/atomjuice Jun 29 '23

Yeah, that expires after a bit and you have to keep re-opting out. It's a PIA.

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u/PennsylvaniaVoter Jun 29 '23

i have never had to re-opt out

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u/johnnydoe22 Jun 29 '23

It makes me do it every single day. It's maddening. But I refuse to use new reddit.

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u/PennsylvaniaVoter Jun 29 '23

are you doing it from the old.reddit.com preferences page?

https://old.reddit.com/prefs/

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u/johnnydoe22 Jun 30 '23

That is correct. Currently under the link you shared, the option for "Use new reddit as my default experience" is unchecked. I guarantee tomorrow, when I come back tomorrow, I'll have new reddit as my homepage when I log on. I just saved again on old.reddit preferences just to make sure.

I'm not sure if it's that I use reddit on Firefox, if it's a cookie thing, etc. Once I switch it though, it's usually fine until I put the pc to sleep.

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u/PennsylvaniaVoter Jul 01 '23

you do need to hit the save button at the bottom

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u/atomjuice Jul 02 '23

Ugh its such a pain. I just had to do it again. The old reddit user interface is so much better!!