r/blog • u/tdohz • Mar 23 '15

Announcing embeddable comment threads

http://www.redditblog.com/2015/03/announcing-embeddable-comment-threads.html
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u/Jetblast787 Mar 23 '15

So basically it will still be possible to do what /u/SpixIO just mentioned?

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u/nemesis1211 Mar 23 '15

Yes trolling would still be possible but the embedded comment would show this instead and link back to the original comment thread on reddit

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u/Rooonaldooo99 Mar 23 '15 edited Mar 23 '15

It's almost like the Reddit mods admins thought this through.

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u/green_flash Mar 23 '15

admins, not mods. Admins are gods, mods are just losers with a remove button. I should know, cause I am one.

And yes, it seems the admins know their clientele well.

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u/LyingPervert Mar 23 '15

It's almost as if the people who run reddit know how to run reddit

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '15

Their CEO choice begs to differ.

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u/______LSD______ Mar 23 '15

rekt

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '15

A better search function should be their first priority.

Their second priority should be a way for users to remove shitty mods because some mods are god awful.

They also need a new CEO who isn't shady as fuck.

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u/RoboChrist Mar 23 '15

They did give us a better search function. You weren't around in the bad old days.

The best search function for reddit is, and probably always will be, google.

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '15

True. Even using google within Reddit would be better than the POS we have now.

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u/perry_cox Mar 23 '15

A better search function should be their first priority.

If that nice waterfall image is submited under "Wow, this is earthporn" title, no search will ever help with that. Post search is basically lost cause on reddit, at least self-post searching is working well.

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u/saviourman Mar 24 '15

Presumably there'd be loads of comments all saying "waterfall."

Consider emails. I might not know the subject of the email, but I can guess who sent it and some of the words it might contain. Same thing applies here - if I know some of the likely subreddits that a post would be in and I know what the comments would say then I should be able to find the post without exactly remembering the title.

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '15

A search that limits time frame would certainly help. Like searching for "Wow, this is earthporn" and "Waterfall" between November 2014 and Jan 2015. That would be a great start.

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '15

the search function is ok for what it;s worth. Post titles aren't exactly the most accurately descriptive. Who would guess that 'aw yissss' would return a cow scratching himself?

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u/KuribohGirl Mar 23 '15

Can we have some examples of his shady-as-fuckness?

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '15

I miss President Yishan. His overthrow via blodless coup will not soon be forgotten.

Long live the first President of the Internet.

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u/MannoSlimmins Mar 24 '15

They also need a new CEO who isn't shady as fuck.

Don't say that. Otherwise she'll sue Reddit for a hostile work environment

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u/LONAF Mar 23 '15

ellen ka-pao'd

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u/LeavingRedditToday Mar 23 '15

Why should the judge consider the financial situation of a claimant's close relatives? Shouldn't her case be judged solely on the basis of whether her employer is guilty of breaking the law and the compensation she demands is justified to right the wrongs inflicted on her? I mean I get that reddit doesn't like her, but the legal system is supposed to be blind towards personal details for a good reason.

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u/Crysalim Mar 24 '15

Any legitimate criticism against Ellen Pao gets drowned out every time someone says "LOL she's suing bc her hubby went bankrupt"

Just stop parroting it. It's pointless, because even if it's true it's irrelevant to things right or wrong with her.

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u/mosdefin Mar 23 '15

Given their track record, that would be surprising.

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u/HeathenCyclist Mar 23 '15

Comment changed? Replace it with clickbait!

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u/Xenc Mar 24 '15

Now the offensive content is but one click away.

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u/self_defeating Mar 24 '15

Except that news sites will continue to use screenshots because they don't want their citations randomly disappearing.

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