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user-inactivated  ·  3569 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Will hubski one day hit a inevitability of memes and 9gag/digg type humour, and should we fight against it if so?

I also feel that our lack of thumbnails will aid us to this end a LOT. I think Reddit could be a totally different site if it didn't enable people to upvote memes without clicking a link into it, or without extensions like RES that make it even easier.

Hubski's format doesn't really allow a path of least resistance in this manner, aside from the preview icon (which is also another click to view content). Someone who spends a lot of time thinking about UX might say that this is not optimal for traffic, but it might be optimal for good content.





swedishbadgergirl  ·  3569 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's a thing i hadn't really considered, but you're right, that might also discourage memes from forming.

The old hubski users also seem to largely favor quality over quantity and see no problem with remaining a small site.