But they direct users to /r/popular instead… what’s the difference there anyway? It doesn’t seem to have any special inclusion rules, as I can still get all the zero upvote zero comment posts if I sort by new. So I don’t see what the point of /r/popular was/is before /r/all’s removal.
Popular is a list of what they approve, or more recently it’s the algorithmic feed.
I only used my own subs for my personal interests or All to discover something new. It was, at least at one time, good for surfacing things I never would have looked for. More often things that didn’t interest me, but that was valuable in itself.
Huh interesting, thanks for explaining! Sorting by new includes all kinds of random subs, so it doesn’t look much more curated to me than /r/all, though.
r/popular can be set to a country. For the US, it’s pretty similar to r/all for any other country, it’s distinct and boosts local subreddits and language.
I’m not sure I follow, I didn’t select anything. Can’t find a setting about it in preferences. Well, except for the general location setting which seems to be a shreddit-only feature, as I need to go to shreddit to set it.
OH, I see now. I idiotically didn’t check the hot sort, the others don’t have that option. So this explains hot, but I’m still wondering what the difference is with the others.
/r/all still works for me.
But they direct users to /r/popular instead… what’s the difference there anyway? It doesn’t seem to have any special inclusion rules, as I can still get all the zero upvote zero comment posts if I sort by new. So I don’t see what the point of /r/popular was/is before /r/all’s removal.
They curate the subs that appear.
All is everything minus a deny list (nsfw).
Popular is a list of what they approve, or more recently it’s the algorithmic feed.
I only used my own subs for my personal interests or All to discover something new. It was, at least at one time, good for surfacing things I never would have looked for. More often things that didn’t interest me, but that was valuable in itself.
Huh interesting, thanks for explaining! Sorting by new includes all kinds of random subs, so it doesn’t look much more curated to me than /r/all, though.
Per the thread, it is on its deathbed.
r/popular can be set to a country. For the US, it’s pretty similar to r/all for any other country, it’s distinct and boosts local subreddits and language.
Maybe the reason I don’t see much of a difference is because I’m using old reddit?
What country did you select?
I’m not sure I follow, I didn’t select anything. Can’t find a setting about it in preferences. Well, except for the general location setting which seems to be a shreddit-only feature, as I need to go to shreddit to set it.
OH, I see now. I idiotically didn’t check the hot sort, the others don’t have that option. So this explains hot, but I’m still wondering what the difference is with the others.