r/Kaiserreich • u/LordZarasophos To the auspicious cloud • Apr 22 '17
Announcement Bye-bye CSS
We just wanted to let everybody knoww that the Reddit admins decided we don't need CSS anymore.
Here is a small list of just a small bit 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
Without CSS subreddits will all look the same, maybe the ability to change to a different color and a custom image header. We figured we would give you a heads up to help ease the transition since some of you inevitably will be confused and miss the old stuff as we will.
The admins have made it clear that they don't care what the moderators or users of the site think however and they know best and will be pushing forward with this development. 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.
If you want to show your support, head over to /r/proCSS - subscribe, help recruit and organise, and just raise awareness. We need more people to know about this, so let everybody know.
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u/Nyrmar Literally Dzhugashvili Apr 22 '17
People like the admins are the reason the French Commune formed
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u/Flamefang92 Wiki, China & Japan Apr 23 '17
This reminds me a lot of when the people at Wikia rolled out the "Oasis" interface, a lot of functionality and customization was lost in the name of simplicity, and now supposedly they're pushing it even further in that direction to cater to mobile users and small children.
CSS on reddit definitely has my support, I hope it stays.
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u/TK-XD-M8 Surprise Market Liberalism Apr 23 '17
What about us lowly commenter plebs?