Arguments against auto-subscribing all new users to all subs
submitted 5 years ago * by Stoner from (self.SaidIt)
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[–]Stoner[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun - 5 years ago* (1 child)
EDIT: D3rr have offered a possible technical solution I'm very happy about. Thank you for your time.
It's just an artifact
No doubt, but not doing anything will:
An example would be /s/Archeology. It's currently inactive (1 post last 3 monts), yet it's one of the top 3 subs and will continue to be so until you change the mechanics of auto-subscribe and current subscrictions OR somebody starts shitposting to the point where people unsub en masse. might make new users not be subscribed to everything.
An example would be /s/Archeology. It's currently inactive (1 post last 3 monts), yet it's one of the top 3 subs and will continue to be so until you change the mechanics of auto-subscribe and current subscrictions OR somebody starts shitposting to the point where people unsub en masse.
might make new users not be subscribed to everything.
considerthefollowing.jpg:
If you stop auto-subscribing for new users, there will a 5270 subscriber difference between a new sub and the oldest, inactive sub. I believe a common way new users from reddit-like site finds new subs is to sort by subscriber count and pick as you go down until you reach a personal threshold size.
This is unfortunate in two ways, it stifles the growth of small subs and users who subscribe (or alternatively 'don't unsub from') /r/Archeology will find a ghost town with 5000+ inhabitants.
We have no plans to change people's existing subscriptions
If it's possible from database info, how about autosubscribe all users to subs created after account creation and keep auto-subscribe then? It won't have to change the current system, yet will reflect the actual community posting grounds?
[–]magnora7 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 5 years ago (0 children)
If it's possible from database info, how about autosubscribe all users to subs created after account creation and keep auto-subscribe then?
This is a feature we plan on developing, it's in the pipeline. So I guess we're in agreement now :)
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