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Reddit Migration

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That's it folks. RIF has stopped working.
Reddit is no longer fun.

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[–] DeadEnd@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

RIF was Reddit for me, sad to see it end like this. But excited to see where this goes.

[–] vrojak@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago
[–] dakar@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

I've put the app on the corner to always remember what was taken away from us.

[–] Puph@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago
[–] Awwab@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Good night sweet prince.

[–] bozo@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The shadow remains cast.

Thank you for 12 years of fun, talklittle

[–] BBKuma@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Yup has stopped working for me as well. Rip RIF.

[–] Obsydian@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

BaconReader is no more. 7 years of use from me and I am so upset. It's not the same over here

[–] kelce@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Now for Reddit is going to stay open but I don't suspect it will be for long. Reading his post I don't think he has a firm grasp of what it's going to look like working within reddits cogs.

[–] Kerrigor@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Sync for Reddit is shut down now too 😢

So long, and thanks for all the fish!

[–] AnonymousLlama@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

F to pay respect

[–] kerplunk@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Was in the middle of deleting all of my post history using RIF when it stopped working. Had to finish up on a browser, sadly.

[–] gridleaf@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Same with Sync. The dev is working on a Lemmy app, but I'm not convinced it can replace Reddit.

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[–] a-man-from-earth@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

It was my favorite Reddit app for many years. But the fun is now over.

RIP RiF! Thanks for all the fun!

[–] zarbthebard@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Feels weird man, used that app for years and now it's gone.

[–] Thatoneguyyoulove@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Shit sucks man. I've used Rif for longer than I can even remember. I never once used the official app or even view Reddit in my desktop.

[–] k1k@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Yep, never installed the app and never will. If I need access it's going to be through the old link on desktop with adblock

[–] PB-and-Jon@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wonder how big the next wave of refugees is gonna be.

[–] KrombopulosRosie@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

I'm actually all for the huge wave. I found this in anticipation of the loss of RIF and I am very excited to see it take off.

Maybe all the new people to Reddit that dgaf about the people behind the content will just stay on actual Reddit and we will get the better groups?

[–] Jjshank@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago
[–] spicyweiner@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

reddit was fun :(

[–] bttoddx@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

That app was my most used app for the better part of 10 years. I'm legit grieving. I was so very lonely during this last decade, and Reddit had been the closest simulacrum to genuine social interaction that I got. I'm mourning, not just the passing of that app, but the trust I had in Reddit as a platform. I feel like I've lost a close friend. RIP.

[–] Cal@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Weird. RIF still works here.

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[–] Metaright@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I thought it was shutting down tomorrow, so the shock made it sting all the more.

It's Fediverse full-time for me, now.

[–] Dean-North182@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I used RIF for its accessibility features and screen reader support.

The Reddit App has none of that.

[–] Fiat_Nox@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I literally watched RIF die while watching a movie at home with my family. I was hoping it would be good to midnight, eastern time, but recognized this was completely arbitrary. One minute the front page worked. I put my phone down and went back to it 20 minutes later maybe around 8:45pm Eastern - I could only get one screen-full of links, and when I tried to scroll, I got an error saying it couldn't load anything else, and visiting other subreddits produced the same "no threads" message posted here. About 20 minutes after that, the front page was doing the same thing, and it was done.

RIF was great; I checked out reddit via mobile browser after it died, but the interface was just.... not nearly as clean as RIF. No interest in using the app.

I remember leaving Digg.com for reddit in 2010. Reddit was an easy choice. It remains to be seen where we'll all end up as there doesn't seem to be anywhere as big and developed as reddit was, even back then. Lemmy and the fediverse might be good initially for topics with a broader draw of people, but for our niche interests it'll be hard to kick reddit. Maybe for niche topics, things will look like pre-Digg internet, with more reliance on individual websites, individual forums, but with a healthy amount of discord added in.

[–] Wisely@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Reddit themselves cut off the apps early. Probably to prevent users from protesting and complaining.

[–] Vertelleus@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Thank you RIF developers for making reddit compact and readable.
Welcome to lemmy / kbin to all new reddit refugees!

[–] NextGenHen@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

RIF was a great app. Here's to hoping we bring all the best parts of Reddit across and continue the fun!

[–] Jcb2016@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Dam, That is so real. RIP RIF my fav reddit client ever!

[–] Chozo@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I'm legitimately sad to see RIF go. It will be missed. :(

[–] teydam@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I ditched it a week ago, i didn't want to experience this. so glad I am here.

[–] Deleted@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I stopped using Reddit and rif when the protests started. I've started seeing a lot more content on kbin so I'm hoping it keeps growing

[–] watchout5@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Reddit will never be fun again

[–] Lantech@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I've been on reddit for 17 years, I can't remember when I bought RIF. It was a good run.

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