2023-07-06, 05:29 AM
(This post was last modified: 2023-07-06, 05:30 AM by jimmybenkins. Edited 1 time in total.)
Yeah, people are quick to talk about the downsides of the reddit format, but there is a large upside. I don't know what to call it, so I'll just say "passive assistance". When you ask a question on reddit, your post is going to in front of thousands of eyeballs casually scrolling their feed. They'll see your post and say "hey! I had to deal with that myself!" and help you out. Honestly, the forum format is far too sequestered and categorized for my liking.
Getting help now is going to rely on one of two things:
1. The developers themselves helping you, which is something that should be avoided for all but the most technical questions because their time is precious, or
2. The right user making a conscious decision to visit this website for some reason, and happening to look at the right corner of it at the right time (probably before they post their own cry for help about something else lol, because if you're not a developer there's no other reason to come here). At the very least, response times are going to go through the roof compared to reddit.
Honestly I get wanting to give reddit the middle finger, but there's a reason the reddit format put traditional forums on the endangered species list.
Getting help now is going to rely on one of two things:
1. The developers themselves helping you, which is something that should be avoided for all but the most technical questions because their time is precious, or
2. The right user making a conscious decision to visit this website for some reason, and happening to look at the right corner of it at the right time (probably before they post their own cry for help about something else lol, because if you're not a developer there's no other reason to come here). At the very least, response times are going to go through the roof compared to reddit.
Honestly I get wanting to give reddit the middle finger, but there's a reason the reddit format put traditional forums on the endangered species list.
