Reddit

Upvote-downvote discussion site

Reddit is a social media platform organized into topic-based communities called subreddits, each with its own focus and moderation.

Users post content, comment, and vote posts up or down, determining visibility.

The site functions as a sprawling discussion forum covering everything from news to niche hobbies: I saw it on Reddit, There's a subreddit for that.

Redditors are its users.

culture

upvote

Online approval click

lurker · moderator · AMA · flair · frontpage · gold · gilding · crosspost · repost · OP

discussion

thread

Fiber for stitching

  • commentsSpoken or written reactions
  • replyVerbal or written answer
  • debateFormal argument on issues

argument · discourse · conversation · dialogue · exchange · post · submission · controversial · locked · deleted

viral

trending

Currently gaining widespread attention

crossposts · awards · upvoted · breaking · news · all · rising · hot · engagement · reach

platform

website

Online page collection

  • appMobile device software
  • interfaceShared connection point
  • feedSupply with sustenance

homepage · algorithm · search · filter · awards · coins · premium · API · markdown · formatting

community

subscribers

Those enrolled for content

  • membersPeople in an organization
  • modsOnline community overseers
  • adminsSystem managers, informally

userbase · niche · hobby · fandom · support · advice · discussion · rules · sidebar · wiki

Categories
Opposites
platform anonymity/identity

RedditFacebook

Dominant social media platform

LinkedIn · Instagram · Nextdoor · mainstream media · Pinterest

content structure

RedditSnapchat

Disappearing multimedia messenger

Instagram · TikTok · Pinterest · YouTube · YouTube Shorts

community governance

Redditbroadcast television

Free over-the-air programming

The New York Times · CNN

Phrases
Family

subreddit, subreddits

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG