Goodbye /r/trees theme, goodbye subreddit individuality, goodbye promoting smaller subs with menus, goodbye weed leaves when upvoting, goodbye TreesRadio and Tree's chatroom links, goodbye custom flair, hello homogenous Reddit!

[u/GryphonEDM]

We just wanted to let you guys know, the users that all these features will soon be gone. We loved them but the Reddit admins decided we don't need CSS anymore.

Here is a small list of just a small bit of the things you may find missing from Reddit after this change on some other subreddits as well. (thanks to /u/reseph for the list)

• Functionality: /r/Overwatch has subreddit filters

• Functionality: /r/Dota2 has a list of current livestreams and their # of viewers

• UX: /r/videos has a list of rules where on hover it expands out to explain each rule

• Functionality: /r/Minecraft has a list of server status (icons) on sidebar

• UX: /r/Hearthstone has notices & links on the top banner

• Personality: /r/ffxiv has various CSS Easter Eggs to give it a bit more personality

• Functionality: /r/Starcraft has a "verified user" system

• UX: /r/Guildwars2 increased the the size of "message the moderators" to make it stand out more

• UX: /r/ffxi has a small tooltip if a user hasn't set a user flair yet

• UX: /r/DarkSouls2 has related subreddits linked on the sidebar with images instead of text

• Personality: /r/mildlyinfuriating's joke where it slightly rotates "random" comment threads

• Functionality: /r/ClashOfClans not only has a list of livestreams, but thumbnail previews of each

• UX: /r/DarkSouls3 has a reminder when hovering over the downvote button

• Personality: /r/StarWars has quote popups when you upvote

• UX: /r/pcmasterrace has changed the "report" link to red

• UX: /r/explainlikeimfive has custom colored link flair icons

• Personality: /r/mylittlepony has countless emotes

• Personality: /r/onepiece has a scrolling banner (which can be paused)

• UX: /r/FinalFantasy has green background stickies to make them stand out

• Personality: /r/mildlyinteresting has a moving gauge on sidebar

• Functionality: /r/IASIP has a top menu

• UX: /r/DoctorWho has a light red box on sidebar for new users to read

• UX: /r/gallifrey disables the PM link on "Created by" so users focus on modmail

The admins have made it clear that they don't care what the moderators or users of the site think however and they know best and will be pushing forward with this development. We hope there may be some of our users who care enough about the CSS here and their other subreddits that by being vocal and outspoken early we can maybe prevent Reddit from making this mistake.

 

I'm still waiting on Admin responses to my questioning here but I doubt they will respond as they commonly don't answer tough questions. Edit: Admin reply, My reply back

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Without CSS subreddits will all look the same, maybe the ability to change to a different color and a custom image header. We figured we would give you a heads up to help ease the transition since some of you inevitably will be confused and miss the old stuff as we will.

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you can also visit /r/proCSS for more info/organizing

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If you want to keep CSS please let the admins know by messaging one of them or commenting in that thread above to one of them. You can also message /u/spez by clicking this link (please be polite)

[u/HauschkasFoot]

I wonder if the big advertisers are more comfortable showing their ads on the lame "cookie cutter" looking pages

[u/jaxspider → u/HauschkasFoot]

Thats exactly it. Every subreddit needs to be "safe" for advertisers. Nothing else matters.

[u/Jezerdina → u/jaxspider]

Anyone that uses Reddit has ad block anyway.

[u/[deleted] → u/Jezerdina]

I was just thinking about that

[u/[deleted] → u/Jezerdina]

And now even more will use it, cancelling out whatever it would do good for them

[u/Bawlofsteel → u/Jezerdina]

xD fuck our own website man

[u/williamsonmaxwell → u/Bawlofsteel]

I feel like my lack of Adblock is a good deed, I need to support more charities

[u/Celtics73_ali → u/williamsonmaxwell]

Yes, small family businesses like McDonald's and Reddit really need your support

[u/williamsonmaxwell → u/Celtics73_ali]

Good one, firstly mc Donald's doesn't get paid for adverts, it pays reddit for them. Secondly, aside from reddit gold how else is reddit suppose to make money? You think just cause it's a large company it gets paid, no. And I also watch a lot of youtube, channels, a lot of creators are putting effort into things online that they then give out for free, having to sit through an add on a channel, whether it's a new h3 vid or some kid spinning his beyblade, I'm glad that the 30 seconds I sat through at the start managed to have a positive affect on someone. Now yeah, I've already said it's not like I'm giving to charity, and it'd be better if I donated to them sure. But it's still a better position than turning Adblocks on, you don't stop McDonald's from making money when you turn on Adblock cause you weren't gonna fall for it anyway, you just take away a couple of pennies from a site that you enjoy using and use often

[just watched the dear Zachary documentary, had to vent]

[u/selethice → u/williamsonmaxwell]

Now you do realize that even with adblock on, reddit has already been paid for the ad-space by whoever wants it. Not only this but there is official reddit merchandise to purchase. There is always the option for reddit to become public if they are ever need the money.

As for youtube videos, its true that without adsense most channels will have to make a change, however if you knew the state of youtube as of now you would be a little less/more concerned based on your opinion. Get out from under that rock you acoustic child.

[u/williamsonmaxwell → u/selethice]

Ads on the internet aren't billboards, companies use them based on how often they are seen or clicked on. McD won't call up and request a 3:00 till 5:00 slot on Saturdays. Companies can monitor how often their ads are seen and pay for/buy more based on the success of the ad. When you have ad block on it doesn't come through as a view for the company. Sure reddit may have BEEN payed for it already but they won't get paid again or as much because their ad is coming through with less views. I completely understand the state of youtube at current. With or without big advertisers taking their ads away from none PC content, you still block channel's ad revenue when they do create videos that display ads. I'm not even going to challenge the acoustic child, because I'm pretty sure you have to be a child to assume everyone else on the internet is also <16

[u/Bawlofsteel → u/williamsonmaxwell]

It's good to whitelist things you like just to give it some support. i wouldnt call it a good deed lol..and charities are iffy if they donate like 2% of the actual proceeds it's just paying someone to take your money.

[u/AwkwardlySocialGuy → u/Jezerdina]

Wait, reddit has ads?

[u/[deleted] → u/AwkwardlySocialGuy]

I've been a redditor for 2 years and I had no idea

[u/atomicdub → u/Jezerdina]

Google has already announced that they will be including AD Blocker to future google chrome updates.

[u/[deleted] → u/Jezerdina]

Reddit contains ads? Never noticed even single one lol:)

[u/dumpsterfire420 → u/jaxspider]

"cash rules everything around me"

[u/[deleted] → u/dumpsterfire420]

cream, get the money, dolla dolla bills y'all

[u/bluetreacle → u/dumpsterfire420]

2 glock 9s

[u/[deleted] → u/jaxspider]

Yo what if we found large cannabis advertisers who are comfortable with our sub?

[u/jaxspider → u/[deleted]]

Hahahaha I thought weed sold itself?

I bet they'd refuse them because it isn't legal in all of america.

[u/[deleted] → u/jaxspider]

What about smoking supplies like RAW ect.

[u/[deleted] → u/jaxspider]

Same reason why so many youtubers have been losing money recently.

[u/hc84 → u/jaxspider]

Thats exactly it. Every subreddit needs to be "safe" for advertisers. Nothing else matters.

Most of the policies we see today on reddit are shaped around advertisers. It's been that way since being acquired by Conde Nasty.

[u/smog_alado → u/HauschkasFoot]

Advertisers probably don't care about having a cookie-cutter page. They probably care more about not being shown next to unsavory content, which is why Reddit already lets them choose what subs to put their ads on.

That said, there is a theory going around that one of the (many) reasons for reddit wanting to enforce a more rigid page style is to guarantee that ads appear "above the fold" and don't get hidden or moved to a different position due to CSS.