Reddit

10 plus years, deleted the entire account the day they killed third party apps. Never looked back once.

/waves_hand

I'm not sure how old my account was before I deleted it, but it was 12+ years.

I starting using Reddit in 2010 or so when I was going through health issues and was looking for information. I became very active on Reddit over the years, occasionally helping to mod a couple of communities. I am not a hugely "online" person, but I loved Reddit as a source of information and advice from actual real people. Particularly for those of us living with chronic health conditions, Reddit in particular was hugely important.

But I don't use Reddit anymore. The whole API fiasco was the last straw for me, and I also just didn't see it remaining a vibrant place full of valuable information. So I deleted my accounts and left. Haven't been back since.

11 years ago I switched to Reddit from Fark. Before that I switched to Fark from Slashdot (mid 5 digit user ID).

I haven't quit Reddit completely, but I've drastically reduced my usage and will likely continue to reduce further as Lemmy and/or other options grow.

Basically the same as I did with previous sites I frequented. I occasionally check Fark and Slashdot, but I'm far from a frequent reader and rarely contribute any further.

It may take time, and obviously won't be as fast as the death of Digg, but spez has likely effectively killed Reddit. It just doesn't know it yet.

12 years here. Couldn't stand any more bs.

10 years checking in. Deleted the account after API changes. It had been on decline for a long time when advertisers and astroturfers started gaming the content.

The niche subs were not much affected and kept me around - the passion and quality and expertise were refreshingly genuine.

10 years overall for me. I still browse some niche subreddits by RSS only and no longer comment or vote.

15 years for me. Joined Reddit right when I got out of high school… crazy to think about.

I'm not off Reddit entirely, but I'm trying to transition here for what I can. It looks like most of the communities I'm in are here too, they're just a lot quieter. So I'm looking to post more.

Was on Reddit for ~7 years, I think.

Me. I was either 10 years or very close to it. The loss of Relay was one thing, but the general douchebaggery that followed was the end for me.

13 years old account. Purged my account yesterday

15 years for me...

15 years. I only visit occasionally now because with the exodus my favorite subs are a shadow of their former selves.

2007 here. Bye, ~~Felicia~~ Spez.

10 years. Quit the moment Bacon Reader lost API comms, did a data request and nuked my account. I've made a few accounts on Lemmy and Mastodon, set up an RSS feed - its a big change, but wonderful. Still want to sort out the Kbin piece, is it just an instance with only browser front-end?

Trying to let go, but the transition is a little hard. Still, 12 years over there.

I'm one ~70k karma and 11 years. Originally landed on the site at the peak of f7u12

12 years for my primary account, 11 years for my "other" one. Like many at the time, came over during the Digg meltdown. Just before the API went to paid, used a tool to delete my 15,000+ posts/comments. Deleted both accounts in early July. Used Teddit a bit to still follow one or two subreddits, but now that has stopped working. Unless it pops up in a search, I doubt I will ever visit again. RIP.

12y

17 years. I was never very active in commenting or posting, but quite addicted to reading and voting. But every good thing comes to an end, and I've known for some time that something this useful and interesting would eventually draw the attention of greedy minds (which happened awhile ago) and that they would eventually try to limit access to increase their profits (which just happened). So now it's time to move on. I'm doing this gradually, but it will happen.

16 year club here.

I think I joined around 2010-2011. Reddit feels soulless now, and I'm happy to use the fediverse instead.

I have been trying to make the switch to Lemmy but frankly the content on here is very low quality compared to Reddit for now...

I came over with the mass Digg exodus. Used RIF as long as I can remember. Don't go there anymore.

Only 2.5 years here, I'm the younger redditor

Here I am. But I regularly deleted my Reddit account for privacy measures. As I’ll do with this one

I've been a redditor for as long as I can remember, decided I had enough mid June. Sad to see what has become of the site. Lemmy has its quirks but it is a far better community.

Pity there are members here that still treat this place like it's reddit. Sensitive, hungry for validation, treating new posters like they ain't shit.. aye bro?

13+ years here, haven't been back since the API debacle happened and my favorite app Sync went under.

Pretty excited though since I'm new here and just read that Sync is coming back as a Lemmy app soon!

I made my first account in 2008 and was a regular, originally using Alien Blue on iOS and then RIF when I migrated to Android. I haven't been back since RIF lost access. Fuck SPEZ and RIP 3rd party apps.

11 years. I still check in on old.reddit, but I don't post or submit anymore. Some of my old subs still go on as if nothing ever happened.

11yrs on reddit. Been here a month.

No, I'm Spartacus!

13 Years, 300k+ karma. Haven't been on reddit since Jun 30th, and I don't plan on ever going back.

Ever since "new reddit", I only ever used old.reddit with RES. The writing is on the wall, and old.reddit will soon be on the chopping block too.

Fuck the enshitification of reddit.

I joined in 2011 and left as soon as Spez got caught trying to accuse Christian Selig of blackmail. I didn't want to help someone so clearly divorced from any reasonable standard of ethics make money

450k comment karma; I check twice a day and it looks like it's gone down hill. Shits just crypto spam and UFO bullshit now. What's the deal with the giant hard on for UFOs? If Trump didn't blab the second he found out then that should be proof enough for everyone.

17 years. Part of some big Reddit history (rest in peace, I_RAPE_CATS)

Left when Apollo was kill.

11 years on reddit. I deleted all comments and posts before deleting my account

Almost 12 years for me. Used Baconreader then Sync. Supported the protests in June, and bailed in July when they cut API access. Lemmy gives me what I need in an online community, without the aggression and toxicity that took over Reddit. I feel like I have gained back time to study/ read etc that I used to spend doom-scrolling.

I was 12+ years and browsed almost exclusively on mobile through RIF. I switched over to Lemmy and I'm liking it so far.

12 years (Dec 2010), 113000 comment karma, Reddit premium (still 10 months of that remaining apparently).

Cancelled my premium subscription, and I rarely visit the site anymore (usually just to gawk at the lack of any content). I was a large contributor to tech support and networking subs including /r/techsupport and /r/homenetworking. Avid user of old.reddit.com and RES.

Needless to say, I'm sad that we needed to find a new home, though, I get it. I'm not mad at anyone specific about it, beyond /u/spez. And I'm firmly invested in to Lemmy.

Fuck spez.

2009 was my primary account, I was a mod on some default subs and basically just dealt with spammers but it made me hate the site. I took a break and came back with disposable accounts, just used smaller hobby subs mostly.

My last reddit victory was spreading awareness of a toxic powermod's spam network and behavior on the site, someone who single-handedly controlled 20+ subs, dozens of alts, and is the type to send pics of dead bodies to people among other abhorrent behaviors. This led to their reputation being effectively ruined, and then later the admins ended up banning all their primary accounts and they lost all their main subs. They created more anonymous smaller subs and posted a screed against the "attack" on them, to which I gloated in the comments, effectively having that account reported for abuse and permanently suspended, to which I don't feel like appealing.

I lost my preferred third party app and had already been more involved on my favorite sub's discords. So while I still browse some meme subs I haven't really commented or interacted sincerely for quite a while.

12 years. Only go to the website when a search sends me there. Was active daily before all this stuff.