2019 General Christmas election.

Honestly I don't want to get into an argument over this. It is irrelevant to presentation matters. But it is the 15th most popular website in the UK, just beating gov.uk and behind Instagram. Visit the correct parts (such as oldbritishtelly for clips which could go in the Youtube Gold thread) and it's alright.

Like those on Reddit listen to the World Service.

I'm sure some do, it's a massive site with a large diverse membership.

I've used Reddit for years and it's really a reflection of Internet itself - some subreddits are valuable and decent, some are absolute cesspits. Some users are well informed and highly intelligent... some are total a-holes.

r/politics has been invaluable the last few years for keeping in touch with what's going on with American politics. It's a very heavily moderated subreddit so it's mostly constructive and reliable.

There's every topic you can think of on there, to dismiss it because it's got, or had, some undesirable parts is unfair

(Not that I'm a subscriber to the conspiracy regarding the BBC and Boris)

I don't want to get into an argument, particularly with people on here I respect like yourself. But there are a number of reasons why I dislike Reddit, as I've followed the site and its leadership in the tech news over the years. A BBC conspiracy theory on the front page isn't going to change my mind.

I've the opposite review on R/Politics actually. It's one of the worst subs for absolute hysteria - and is a chore to read after a while.
I always take Reddit and Twitter with a big pinch of salt - there's a lot of ignorance and people can come out with or believe the biggest load of rubbish. The whole Boston Bomber saga was a particular lowpoint.

Agree - while r/politics is useful in a way, it's not only biased but jumps quickly onto any hysteria train

It can be a bit, but I get a better context of the story through reading the conversations about the story than I do through any other means. The way that only certain, reliable, publications are allowed to be posted is a big plus.


As I say, it's representative of the whole Internet.


The one USP that Reddit has is that a lot of the rubbish gets downvoted and therefore hidden or relegated to the bottom. It's a feature I wish a lot of other forums had.... I'd use it a lot on here!


Yes that was disastrous for its reputation, there's been a few of those - the whole The_Donald section is another. However not every user sees the controversial stuff as by its very nature you only get the sections you want appearing. It's different to Twitter in that respect as it's topic based rather than person based

Shows what a sheltered life I lead, I'd seen the name Reddit, but until this thread never knew what it was exactly.

It seems to me it's a modern version of Usenet, that was all the rage in the 90s, and early 00s, (and I still use it daily)

Yeah kind of, but on a web page interface and every post and comment is voted up or down depending on how good it is.

Is any of this to do with presentation?

This is TV Forum, where many people go off on a tangent - it happens.

You’ve struck a chord with that statement.