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zebra2  ·  3515 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Thoughts on Hubski from a potential ex-redditor

The thing about Hubski that seems to trip up most new users is that it's path is different than a lot of comparable sites. Hubski's goal isn't to "get big" or grow it's userbase to super big proportions. Hubski's goal is rather to maintain it's community and quality of content, so things move slower here.

A lot of people come here looking for a replacement for sites like Reddit, but you shouldn't think of it like that. Hubski will give you your fix of things that Reddit can't offer, but it doesn't do all the things other site will--and shouldn't.

7. I rather like that there aren't thumbnails on Hubski and I hope it stays that way. Hubski has a clean, zen look to it as is. The other issue is that all posts are on comparatively equal footing on your feed without thumbnails. Thumbnails become attention-baiting little bastards. Browsing Hubski takes some human amounts of patience, and that's in line with what the site wants to offer.

9. Everyone seems to always fret about power abuse when coming from Reddit. The admin/moderator dynamic that there is on Reddit does not exist on Hubski. All content is really just user-moderated on a per-person basis. I don't know how such controversies could even arise on Hubski.





user-inactivated  ·  3515 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    I rather like that there aren't thumbnails on Hubski and I hope it stays that way. Hubski has a clean, zen look to it as is. The other issue is that all posts are on comparatively equal footing on your feed without thumbnails. Thumbnails become attention-baiting little bastards. Browsing Hubski takes some human amounts of patience, and that's in line with what the site wants to offer.

Agreed. I'm of the opinion that the front page of /r/all is nearly always 100% banal pictures precisely because of thumbnails.

zebra2  ·  3515 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I remember when seeing 50% imgur posts on the frontpage of r/all was a shocking, shocking, development on reddit. Now if the frontpage is 90% imgur the thought is "what else would be there?"

_refugee_  ·  3514 days ago  ·  link  ·  

My work blocked imgur, which only impacts about 10-15% of the Reddit posts I actually click on, but is sad. :( This comment is off-topic but I just wanted to share with someone. Facebook still isn't blocked. But Imgur is.

Wesim  ·  3503 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'll bet the IT guy uses Facebook a lot.

_refugee_  ·  3502 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I think, actually, we keep Facebook/Twitter unblocked because of social media marketing purposes. However, they could/should easily restrict it to a profile only assigned to certain users (not that I should be complaining)

user-inactivated  ·  3515 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yep. Couple thumbnails with a cumulative point reward system, and you enable low-effort users to stand out with low-effort content.

elizabeth  ·  3515 days ago  ·  link  ·  

We do have our little drama-filled times but they usually don t last for long and are fairly easily ignored (remember the mute-iny?).

Agreed on the "not a replacement" point.

organicAnt  ·  3515 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    All content is really just user-moderated on a per-person basis. I don't know how such controversies could even arise on Hubski.

You're a very trusting person. For as noble and trustworthy as the admins may sound, if a system isn't transparent, there's no way of knowing if it's being abused.