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Why is reddit so wank?

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Freinddilemma · 17/07/2026 19:16

Wheel of death when you try and join s sub.

If you manage to join a sub and try to make a post, 9/10 it gets rejected for [read miniscule small print for this specific sub]

Oh, and: you cant just read shit on your browser. You have to use their shitty app that doesnt work (see above).

Why is reddit so anally retentive? Its such an uptight platform

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TheIdlerReturns · 18/07/2026 12:15

I agree. Ignore the fucker. Life's better without it.

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Freinddilemma · 18/07/2026 12:13

SunnyKhakiMaker · 18/07/2026 10:11

Agree! I just posted a question in legalcanada as it was about a legal term used in Canada it was immediately locked as not 'on topic for thread' LOL. Posted on ASKACANADIAN deleted as 'better suited to another subreddit' Like which then??

I know its mental!!!! This morning I got a notification saying they had locked my account because they had noticed some "technical irregularities". What?

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MenstrualTramps · 18/07/2026 12:11

And I do find most people are kinder than the posters on mumsnet. Such snark on here, its interesting to see the contrast.

shoesandshipsandsealingwax · 18/07/2026 12:11

Mycoatisposhbutimnot · 18/07/2026 12:08

Does missing the point usually work well for you?

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What point was that, exactly?

CalmWriter · 18/07/2026 12:11

I love Reddit!

I’ve never had any issues, both on the app and on a browser it works great, heavily moderated so no childish, pathetic comments like you get on other social media platforms, no page long scrolling ads like the ones common on MN.

murasaki · 18/07/2026 12:09

Just stay out of the bits you don't like. I mostly post in tv subs or the one for my football team, which is well informed, funny, and brilliant on match day for live updates and comments. it is what you make of it, much like any other platform.

Mycoatisposhbutimnot · 18/07/2026 12:08

shoesandshipsandsealingwax · 18/07/2026 12:05

What, every single subreddit? 🙄

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Does missing the point usually work well for you?

DeterminedRat · 18/07/2026 12:08

I really like reddit too. I'm a serial hobbyist and love that there is a subreddit for every hobby imaginable. I also like my local subreddits.

shoesandshipsandsealingwax · 18/07/2026 12:05

Notmycircusnotmyotter · 18/07/2026 11:54

Full of TRAs

What, every single subreddit? 🙄

Oliveoy · 18/07/2026 12:04

Notmycircusnotmyotter · 18/07/2026 11:54

Full of TRAs

There's over 100,000 active subreddits and the vast majority have nothing to do with trans rights

Mycoatisposhbutimnot · 18/07/2026 12:02

Lots of subs run by lefties who are young men. Idiots. Bet they have those black rubber earrings that make your earlobe look like a polo.

shoesandshipsandsealingwax · 18/07/2026 12:02

NaturallyCuriousCat · 17/07/2026 20:30

Not sure if it's mainly men but you can get a pile on at times if even a couple of people down vote

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Same as on MN. If one person jumps on your comment, everyone else follows.

MenstrualTramps · 18/07/2026 12:00

I love the cat subreddits, I'm subbed to about 10 of them 😁 also like to read people's reactions to tv shows I watch, like Star City and House of the dragon. I always discover something I missed.

There are obviously some unhinged subs, like the Kate Middleton and Megan markle ones, I just read them for the laughs.

Also, its definitely mostly run by men who dont have the best opinion of women but I just avoid the incel subs.

Notmycircusnotmyotter · 18/07/2026 11:54

Full of TRAs

UniquePinkSwan · 18/07/2026 11:48

tobee · 17/07/2026 20:25

Why is reddit so anally retentive? Its such an uptight platform

isn’t it mostly run by men?

🙄

Tollington · 18/07/2026 11:29

I quite like Reddit. I follow a few subs. I don’t make that many posts though.

I made one recently commenting on the photo that the discussion was about and got a message saying my post had been removed because it didn’t supply any evidence to back up what I had commented lol.

I won’t bother posting on that one again, some of the admin are on power trips. Not all subs are like that. AskUK is better for us Brits in a sea of US subs and members

EmeraldRoulette · 18/07/2026 11:19

I haven't actually joined the forum and I hope they keep it so that you can just look at it

They have some really excellent discussions on there about books, about TV drama, films etc. I presume because they're actively moderated, that's why you don't get the dross about "this is a hate watch" "that person's hair looks terrible" or posts by people who've misunderstood who the characters are and stuff.

I'd much rather have those conversations on here but that doesn't seem to happen anymore. But I enjoy reading those threads if I've been really into something.

I'm sure it has its fair share of crazy on other threads. But whoever is doing the modding on the ones I look at is doing a very good job.

Missey85 · 18/07/2026 11:16

I love Reddit and never have problems hell I have more problems with the stupid Mumsnet app that never works

Crumpetring · 18/07/2026 11:14

Haven’t had these issue with Reddit

UrbanSoul · 18/07/2026 11:12

The app works fine for me. I mostly use old Reddit on my laptop though. I dread the day I'm forced to use New Reddit.

emnetstrozzapreti · 18/07/2026 11:11

Never had any problems with moderation, but it varies by sub.

I've never used the app and haven't had any problems with the website, across multiple browsers and devices.

UrbanSoul · 18/07/2026 11:06

I like Reddit because you can reply directly to a comment. You can delete your own posts and block annoying twats.

NaturallyCuriousCat · 18/07/2026 11:01

SunnyKhakiMaker · 18/07/2026 10:11

Agree! I just posted a question in legalcanada as it was about a legal term used in Canada it was immediately locked as not 'on topic for thread' LOL. Posted on ASKACANADIAN deleted as 'better suited to another subreddit' Like which then??

Can you contact mod of the subreddit?

I like reddit and it can be really interesting but you can get a lot of female 'adverts'! Then you have to explain that's not why you went there.

One quite sweet one was looking for an English husband, I had to explain I didn't fit the bill.

SunnyKhakiMaker · 18/07/2026 10:11

Agree! I just posted a question in legalcanada as it was about a legal term used in Canada it was immediately locked as not 'on topic for thread' LOL. Posted on ASKACANADIAN deleted as 'better suited to another subreddit' Like which then??

13RidgmontRoad · 17/07/2026 20:33

Love Reddit. I owe a lot to the Late Bloomer Lesbian sub (which is very clearly not mod'd by blokes!).