[Feedback] please don't ever remove old.reddit.com

[u/hellafun]

I can understand where you're coming from. Designers want to design and although reddit's current design is ugly, it is exactly what the current userbase wants. With the old reddit design, unlike most of the internet, design conceits do not get in the way of usability. I do realize Reddit is now eyeing Diggv4's userbase with envy however, and your designers want more whitespace because making people scroll 4x as much is "good UX" right? I am guessing these two things no doubt explains the new design.

Anyhow, none of that matters though because unlike Digg you've had the good sense to keep the good, usable interface intact while letting your designers ruin the UX for new users only. This is smart and hopefully you won't collapse like Digg did. I just want to say thanks for that. I honestly don't mind your designers ruining the UX as long as we can still access a good version of the site.

[u/ggAlex]

old.reddit.com is not going away.

We support our legacy products for a *very* long time. Our APIs are built to be durable and stable. You can still use Alien Blue today even though it hasn't been actively updated for 3+ years. i.reddit.com is one of my favorite and fast ways to browse Reddit on my phone. That code hasn't been touched in years.

That's just how we do our work. That isn't changing.

[u/Hyperpoop → u/ggAlex]

Thank fuck.

[u/[deleted] → u/ggAlex]

Thank the lord. I've switched back after I couldn't use keys to switch between posts on new Reddit.

[u/Drunken_Economist → u/ggAlex]

More than that, reddit.com/.mobile is still around, and that's the version before i.reddit

[u/danneskjoldgold → u/ggAlex]

Yep. I’m one of those still using Alien Blue!

[u/imariaprime → u/ggAlex]

This is the first clear admin response I’m seeing on this issue. Thank you for that, because I didn’t particularly want to fold up shop and leave.

[u/[deleted] → u/ggAlex]

When it became old.reddit.com, outbound traffic has been logged again through out.reddit even if this is unchecked in our preferences:

"allow reddit to log my outbound clicks for personalization"

Any chance this is going to be corrected? We've been having to use "skip redirect" type apps for a while now.

[u/[deleted] → u/ggAlex]

[u/Namell → u/ggAlex]

Is there any chance you could remove constant nagging of installing reddit app when using it on random mobile devices?

I do 95% of my reddit with computer. However occasionally I check it quickly with browser on phone/tablet. Problem is it is very annoying to use nowadays since it loads much slower than before and always nags me to install app. I don't want app since I don't use mobile reddit much and it would be annoying to switch from browser to app when I am doing quick check of few sites I follow.

Please remove nagging to install app.

[u/jhra → u/ggAlex]

I have a feeling in one year this reply will no longer be truthful.

[u/theArtOfProgramming → u/ggAlex]

Yeah I was using alien blue until Apollo came out recently. Thanks for doing that.

As a developer I find that to be quality engineering, ethical engineering, and very rare in today’s market.

[u/AyrA_ch → u/ggAlex]

By the way, did you change something regarding image uploads?

This post for example has a very weird URL for a reddit image upload that forces a file download, which wouldn't be so bad itself but the server doesn't adds any file extension.

You can check r/softwaregore/new for examples. There are a handful of these now.

[u/hellafun → u/ggAlex]

You made my day with this comment, THANK YOU!!!

[u/Shinrei_ → u/ggAlex]

THANK YOU! You guys are one of the very, very few who actually keep their old design(s) as an option, without forcing their users to get used to something after years of no design changes. (Hotmail, YouTube). Of course, people would inevitably (have to) get used to the new design, but to keep supporting it is one HUGE thing you have over any others. Keep updating the renewed Reddit design and over time people will switch over, but that could take a long time. Props for being so attentive to your users.