I used reddit for the small communities for news updates but it was incredibly discouraging to participate there. Then the whole mod protest by locking up subreddits made me realize that the entire administration (both admin and mods) is completely dumb. It's not fair that mods who claim the name for a subreddit first are untouchable and can ban anyone or any post they don't like. A few days ago I saw a mod remove a post because it was against the rules of posting "a fan submission" (a really neat fan video) but then someone else posted the exact same link and got to the front page but no action taken. That made me start my search for a better site.

It's actually nice to see full, positive conversations in the comment section. Not to mention that reposting and karma whoring seems almost nonexistent on this site which means that there is actual content on this site.

I'll will still use reddit for now until things pick up. I believe we will see more traffic as people seek better alternatives. The fact this site is struggling with the new load of users is a good sign.