A major change is on the way for the "front page of the internet."
Reddit on Tuesday announced it will be launching a new "post-to-profile" experience with a "very small number of redditors" this week. Alpha testers will have a new profile page design that lets them make posts directly to their profile, not just to communities, a la Facebook and Twitter.
Logged-in users will be able to follow those with the new "profile page experience." After doing so, any posts made to the tester's profile page will appear on the follower's front-page. Community members will be able to comment on profile posts, but won't be able to create posts on someone else's profile.
Profile pages will prominently showcase the redditor's avatar, a short description of the person, and their profile and community posts. Reddit said it believes this new feature will be "helpful" for users.
"We're making this change because content creators tell us they have a hard time finding the right place to post their content," the company wrote. "We also want to support them in being able to grow their own followers (similar to how communities can build subscribers)." Reddit said it's been "working closely" with a few moderators to develop the product and ensure it "will not negatively impact our existing communities."
Reaction about the impending change has been mixed.
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"So basically a Facebook newsfeed? Please don't," one user wrote. "That's what makes Reddit great, I dont have users to follow, I have topics."
One person pointed out that you can already make your own subreddit to essentially "accomplish the exact same thing," though another said that "making a subreddit for yourself is clunky at best, and perceived as narcissistic at worst."
"It seems like the admins want to encourage original content creators to publish directly to reddit, and this is a great way to make that experience smoother," the rebutter continued. "Plus, you no longer have the issue of semi-popular users posting to subreddits and basically disrupting smaller communities with their own thunder."
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