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user-inactivated  ·  4353 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What causes a Community Content website to die out?

Yes, as I explained to possessedcow, I meant in terms of content rather than users! Otherwise I would be contradicting myself.

Yes, that's the thing I see as changing reddit. The fact that people can use cheap and easy memes and content to generate points that are, well, pointless. This self-made competitive element drives the content to become more efficient, i.e: easy to manufacture and replicate. It's like the economy of the internet.

I hope what you said about Hubski is true, I've not been here for long at all but I already like the content and the users.

That said, do you think content change is the main reason for the downfall of community content sites? I discussed earlier that Digg's downfall was it's design change and subsequent feeling of "betrayal" by it's users. Do you think redditors will start migrating to avoid content, or will it largely become a "memebase" kind of deal? I have to agree about smaller subs though, I've since unsubbed from most large subs and concentrated on the smaller ones. More community based.