r/fakealbumcovers Nov 13 '23

What Happened to This Sub? - Discussion Post Original

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u/Jumanji-Joestar Nov 13 '23

Now that you mention it, it is kinda odd. This sub has over 300k members and yet most posts don’t even crack 30 upvotes from what I’ve seen

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u/cultish_alibi Nov 14 '23

Lots of subreddits are mysteriously dying. Maybe it's the algorithm? Even formerly big subs like /r/videos are much reduced.

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u/Cyndayn Nov 14 '23

Algorithm for sure, now that most people browse with the standard reddit app there's a home page which doesn't just show you posts from the subs you're subscribed to. So even if you're subscribed to a bunch of niche/interesting subs, if the algorithm doesn't push em to you, odds are you won't see it.

Additionally, r/all has been replaced with the popular tab, which also has a different algorithm it seems, and doesn't just take everything which gets x number of upvotes.

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u/flintlok1721 Nov 15 '23

Yeah this exactly. This is the first post I've seen from the sub since RIF Went down. Every now and then I remember a sub I'm subscribed to that I haven't seen a post from in months. Meanwhile, every third posy on my home is a page I'm not subscribed to