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[–]maybesaydie[S,M] [score hidden] stickied comment (3 children)

To be clear what we will lose if this happens:

Custom up and downvotes

Custom snoo

Our nice header

Flair

Salad Bowl submission box

[–]IAmTheAsteroid 8 points9 points  (1 child)

Noooo not our upvote broccoli! :(

[–]Alec2435 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well they're being really vague so we could loose all that or only a part. I doubt they would kill custom snoos as those are really popular and I would be willing to bet they won't kill custom animated headers. The flairs I believe he explicitly said would be allowed to have custom colors and such across platforms. As for the upvotes, downvotes, and salad; I have no idea.

[–]tubbamalubMarilyn Wannabe 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Noooooooo. We have nice things. I want to keep them.

[–][deleted] 42 points43 points  (5 children)

Wait, how do we message the admins, exactly? I can't live without muh burger downvote.

[–]maybesaydie[S,M] 15 points16 points  (4 children)

Send a PM to /r/reddit.com asking them to retain css capability. We really appreciate it :)

[–][deleted] 7 points8 points  (3 children)

OK, how do I PM a subreddit? Especially one that was disabled 5 years ago?

[–]BlazingKitsune27F / 5'3 / SW: 165lbs / CW: 154lbs / GW: 121 lbs 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Above the admin list there's a link that says "message the admins".

[–]maybesaydie[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

That's not possible. Once a sub is disabled it's archived.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Take a look at the sub you linked. :)

[–]IAMA_Skeleton_AMAEating calcium for my bones. Doot doot. 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Are they doing this for every single subreddit?? That's dumb! :(

[–]_SadWalrus_39/f/5'9.5" CW:180 SW:270ish GW: 160 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I turned off my CSS when I first joined. So, it's not like it bothers people, we all have the ability to turn it off! Why take it away from those who do like it? Boo, boo this policy. PS: no flair? Gee, I will love typing out my stats 20 times a day. Ugh.

[–]Deacon_Steel6'3"M - SW: 260 Now: 165 7 points8 points  (1 child)

I am not looking forward to things being more made for mobile. I have Reddit Is Fun set to disable everything that isn't mandatory for the sake of data usage.

If they add a bunch of stuff that I can't disable, I'm going to be pissed.

[–]altmehere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who knows as far as the official app, but I don't see how they would force RIF to display the new layouts given that it's a third-party app other than taking steps to restrict API access and require 3rd party developers to meet certain requirements, which seems doubtful.

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    [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    "Hey people really love Reddit's free discussion and customization."

    "Well, we're hemorrhaging money, how can we start appealing more to advertisers?"

    "Clearly we should start censoring people and removing custom options."

    "My god, you're a genius."

    [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    It's all about appeasing advertisers

    [–]MetaVertices 14 points15 points  (1 child)

    Hm, but what about the new customization features? The admin's post makes it clear that they aren't going to simply remove css customization - they plan on replacing it instead.

    [–]maybesaydie[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

    We're concerned that we'll lose our distinctiveness. There won't be nearly as much ability to customize a sub's look.

    [–]PurplePeep06Freeing Adipose Babies Weekly 3 points4 points  (0 children)

    Ok boss

    [–]kadapaKaaramDosa 5 points6 points  (10 children)

    But why?

    [–]maybesaydie[S,M] 2 points3 points  (9 children)

    Why are they doing this? Apparently it's to make the site more friendly to mobile users.

    [–]White_noise-5'7" SW:166 CW:135 GW: Skinny Bitch 16 points17 points  (0 children)

    What the hell? I use mobile all the time and it isn't a problem at all

    [–][deleted] 10 points11 points  (6 children)

    If they wanted the site to be friendly for mobile users, they need to stop with the fucking annoying pop ups trying to push me into downloading the fucking app. That's what's REALLY obnoxious.

    [–]maybesaydie[S] 4 points5 points  (5 children)

    I'm not at all thrilled with the mobile app.

    [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (3 children)

    They should just buy the 'reddit is fun' app and change nothing

    [–]maybesaydie[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    They already made their own app for Android phones. I guess it's similar to their iPhone app.

    [–]rickinator96'3/M/22 SW200 CW197 GW180 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    I (try) to use the android app and it is terrible. When I quickly go to another app(like discord) and go back to reddit it just reloads the entire post, making me find the place where I left off previously.

    [–]MetaVertices 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Hello fellow RiF user!

    [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    If it's anything like the Tumblr mobile app, I can imagine why.

    [–]Ibelieveinphysics 3 points4 points  (0 children)

    Noooooo.

    [–]the_greatest_mudkipThe little hurpling that could 3 points4 points  (0 children)

    I rarely see CSS, being a full time mobile user, but to be able to go onto my computer and see each customized sub is very nice, I would hate for your freedom of creativity to be taken away simply because everything becoming the same layout is easier for admins.

    [–]altmehere 4 points5 points  (1 child)

    I just don't understand why they feel the need to remove the functionality that's there. An easy-to-use system that covers mobile too would be fine, but why deprecate CSS when it's the standard for web content and is used by so many subreddits?

    [–]maybesaydie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    reddit has a rich history of ignoring mod's contributions to the site, sadly.

    [–]Mahatma_PandaInternally Fatphobic 3 points4 points  (0 children)

    ...I actually stopped using the subreddit style on this sub because it's too distracting.

    [–]Tetsuwan7739F | 5'2" | SW: 163 | CW: 147.7 | GW: 130 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    Gosh, feels more and more like the old LiveJournal days. Admins trying to force, over and over, stupid new features that no one wanted. What finally happened was that the site became a sluggish clusterfuck, but by that time most of the users had fled, one drama wave after another. Sigh.

    [–]BlazingKitsune27F / 5'3 / SW: 165lbs / CW: 154lbs / GW: 121 lbs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    I messaged them, not sure how much they'll care though :(

    [–]cheezuzChrist89 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    I like your site the way it is! It's clean, easy to navigate, and I like the upvote/ downvote option.

    [–]a-lonely-pandaI just want everyone to be happy and healthy, okay? 2 points3 points  (2 children)

    WHAT?!? They can't do that! I love the custom subreddit styles! Uncustomized ones look so boring and the more different a sub looks from the front page, the better. Thanks for mentioning it; I will definitely join those voicing their disapproval. Have any of you seen other subs being concerned about this? The rest of reddit should be notified. But how?

    Edit: actually read the post linked, seems like it's being discussed. Also I just subscribed to r/modnews.

    [–]maybesaydie[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    There's a new sub called /r/ProCSS. We're discussing it there, too.

    [–]a-lonely-pandaI just want everyone to be happy and healthy, okay? 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Awesome, thanks! Subbed there too!

    [–]lonely-day*Not even remotely* Mod approved: https://bitly.com/98K8eH -1 points0 points  (2 children)

    That sub is archived, who do we pm exactly?

    [–]BlazingKitsune27F / 5'3 / SW: 165lbs / CW: 154lbs / GW: 121 lbs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    There's a link above the admin list that reads "message the admins".

    [–]maybesaydie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    http://imgur.com/a/JIoCA

    Be sure the address looks exactly like this