It now redirects you to the new site login page. There’s no way to sign up with out an email anymore(?) It was only possible on the old site.

    • n2burns@lemmy.ca
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      6 months ago

      I experienced this yesterday, maybe 12 hours ago? So not just in the last few hours.

    • Cheradenine@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      6 months ago

      One of the other sub’s here had something about it earlier, I can’t find it of course.

      Some people seemed to be redirected, others reported no problems.

      Some users were also reporting that a Gmail address was now required for new signups, others said no.

      Seems like probably an A/B test.

      I no longer have an account there, I still use Stealth (Android) for search redirects and have no issues, others say Stealth doesn’t work at all.

  • bquintb@midwest.social
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    6 months ago

    It is possible to use Reddit without having to log in and deal with the shit mods and community. Apps like RedReader (similar to old school RiF) allow you to bookmark subreddits locally if you need to access the site as a source or whatever. I haven’t logged in to participate for months and I havent missed it at all.

    • Otter@lemmy.caEnglish
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      6 months ago

      Professional communities, local communities, niche hobby communities, each of which don’t have critical mass here (yet)

      I’m doing my best to grow stuff here, but I recognize that there’s still stuff there that people find helpful for other parts of their life.

    • dragnet@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      6 months ago

      Reddit is terrible as a website. But it still has the communities that developed there over years, and they are an invaluable resource. They are definitely positioning themselves to pull a Digg, but until the Reddit-killer comes along with a mass exodus (and it doesn’t look like it’s gonna be Lemmy unfortunately) access to those communities will entail dealing with reddit.

        • Chainweasel@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          6 months ago

          Digg (a link aggregator very much like Reddit) started pulling similar shit and everyone left for the alternative, which was Reddit at the time.
          After everybody left Digg, Read it became the default and after about 15 years they are doing the same things that drove people away from Digg

        • TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml
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          6 months ago

          To rapidly lose your userbase to another platform, due to controversial changes to the website.

          Named after Digg, which lost most of its userbase to Reddit and is now a shell of its former self.

      • NOT_RICK@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        6 months ago

        I still look at Reddit from time to time, but I don’t see a need to sign in at all. There’s no use contributing anymore

    • SirSamuel@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      r/locksmith

      r/lockshop

      r/[local area]

      r/sw5e

      These communities either don’t exist or don’t have critical mass here.

      And if you recommend Discord as an alternative, it’s not the same

      Also: Search results that take me to Reddit threads with actual answers

      • Chainweasel@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        6 months ago

        And if you recommend Discord as an alternative, it’s not the same.

        I keep seeing people recommend discord as an alternative but it’s just chat rooms, If it’s an alternative for anything it’s ICQ.

        • SirSamuel@lemmy.world
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          6 months ago

          Right!? gO To oUr DiScOrD. Like bitch please, I’ve got ADHD, i will never find what i need in a discord chat

          • can@sh.itjust.works
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            5 months ago

            And even now that they kind of have firm threads they’re still hard to access and not indexable. Whenever someone recommends discord as a reddit alternative I wonder if they really understand why we’re seeking an alternative in the first place. I have no interest in setting up camp somewhere I’ll have to abandon in a few years again.

    • Wanangwa_Bamidele@thelemmy.club
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      6 months ago

      lot of subreddit doesn’t move yet. Move a communities is not easy. If the community is your business (game, company specific, or fandom, movie, …) moving is lot more difficult.