jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoReddit brings back its old award system — ‘we messed up’www.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkReddit brings back its old award system — ‘we messed up’www.theverge.comjeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square43fedilink
minus-squareRentlar@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months ago beloved features — like the ability to “gild” posts by donating a Reddit Premium subscription — are not returning. That was like more than half the point of gold. Some random comment getting lots of gold would mean the recipient, in turn, could give out gold too. Now…
minus-squareGsus4@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months ago“great, I got upvoted by reddit “blue” subscribers…this is so special :/” energy
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoYeah, like the point wasn’t a “here’s how much i like it” it was “here’s a reward for providing such good content”. I would never give someone this, but old gold, maybe
That was like more than half the point of gold. Some random comment getting lots of gold would mean the recipient, in turn, could give out gold too.
Now…
“great, I got upvoted by reddit “blue” subscribers…this is so special :/” energy
Yeah, like the point wasn’t a “here’s how much i like it” it was “here’s a reward for providing such good content”. I would never give someone this, but old gold, maybe