r/southpark • u/2th • Apr 22 '17
[Serious Post] Reddit is doing away with CSS
In case you all missed it, yesterday the Reddit admins announced they will be doing away with CSS.
Here is a small list of the things you may find missing from Reddit after this change on some other subreddits as well. (thanks to /u/reseph for the list)
Functionality: /r/Overwatch has subreddit filters
Functionality: /r/Dota2 has a list of current livestreams and their # of viewers
UX: /r/videos has a list of rules where on hover it expands out to explain each rule
Functionality: /r/Minecraft has a list of server status (icons) on sidebar
UX: /r/Hearthstone has notices & links on the top banner
Personality: /r/ffxiv has various CSS Easter Eggs to give it a bit more personality
Functionality: /r/Starcraft has a "verified user" system
UX: /r/Guildwars2 increased the the size of "message the moderators" to make it stand out more
UX: /r/ffxi has a small tooltip if a user hasn't set a user flair yet
UX: /r/DarkSouls2 has related subreddits linked on the sidebar with images instead of text
Personality: /r/mildlyinfuriating's joke where it slightly rotates "random" comment threads
Functionality: /r/ClashOfClans not only has a list of livestreams, but thumbnail previews of each
UX: /r/DarkSouls3 has a reminder when hovering over the downvote button
Personality: /r/StarWars has quote popups when you upvote
UX: /r/pcmasterrace has changed the "report" link to red
UX: /r/explainlikeimfive has custom colored link flair icons
Personality: /r/mylittlepony has countless emotes
Personality: /r/onepiece has a scrolling banner (which can be paused)
UX: /r/FinalFantasy has green background stickies to make them stand out
Personality: /r/mildlyinteresting has a moving gauge on sidebar
Functionality: /r/IASIP has a top menu
UX: /r/DoctorWho has a light red box on sidebar for new users to read
UX: /r/gallifrey disables the PM link on "Created by" so users focus on modmail
The admins have made it clear that they are going to move forward with this regardless of what the moderators or users of the site think. We hope there may be some of our users who care enough about the CSS here and their other subreddits that by being vocal and outspoken early we can maybe prevent Reddit from making this mistake.
Without CSS, subreddits will all look the same, maybe the ability to change to a different color and a custom image header. This means no post thumbnails, no pressing pickle for the votes, and no eventual return of usernames being buddy/friend/guy/marklar.
And this is just a small list of things that would be gone. This is a huge deal to us mods. We work hard to make sure this place is a true community. So we need your help to let the admins know we think this is a bad idea, and if you want to show your support in keeping CSS, please let the admins know by commenting in the thread in /r/modnew, or just CLICK HERE .
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u/4sch3 Apr 30 '17
Don't panic, the removal of CSS have good arguments IMO. And from what i can read here and there, they are gonna create some kind of "toolbox" to replace CSS. There not only CSS in life (and web) for web page aspect.
tl;dr : Wait and see.
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u/Cymen90 May 11 '17
This is the first step of reddit seizing control over every aspect of any community. Ads on everything. You will have to buy features we have now piece by piece. Make no mistake, this has nothing to do with CSS being "hard to use" which it isn't. This is all about gentrifying the entire site until not a shred of personality is left, so they can profit from everything you try to do to grow a community. If they remove CSS, it will be the first death knell of reddit.
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u/readonlypdf Apr 24 '17
Yeah this pisses me off a lot too.