Fuck it, I'm building my own reddit with blackjack and hookers. Ask me about it.

This is an approved x-post from /r/self and /r/upp.

Who am I? Nobody. My name is Cal, and I'm an SF-based web and UX developer. I've always been sorta frustrated with reddit. It is hands-down my favorite site on the internet, but their inability to evolve is continually leaving something to be desired. The company itself is seemingly mismanaged, understaffed, and lacking vision, as well as notoriously unprofitable.

On and off for the past two years, I've been conceptually working out how to do it better. Voat, Hubski, and most other r/RedditAlternatives have just copied reddit almost exactly and hoped for the best. I don't want to emulate that type of perpetual stagnation though. So I've designed and am in the process of building an entirely new platform.

Upp.

Loosely based on the good parts of reddit mixed with elements from various other social sites, Upp is heavily focused on great UI and the encouragement of discussion. And especially in light of recent circumstances, I want to highlight that my vision for the site is NOT to cultivate "a safe place", but instead to let the users decide exactly what they want to see by promoting vote-based content and comments.

My only rule as of right now is: don't do illegal shit. E.g. posting video of you doing illicit drugs—not illegal. Potentially incriminating, stupid, but not illegal. Posting pics of child pornography—definitely illegal. Don't do that shit.

I don't want to spill it all just yet, but here are some current features being fleshed out:

• Side-by-side content + comments
• No more subreddits/x-posting, replaced by tagging posts with multiple categories
• No more accumulated karma
• No more user moderators
• Anyone can comment and vote anywhere
• All content internally hosted, no more imgur + reddit + RES + etc
• ...and seriously a whole bunch more

I'm not looking to replace reddit, I don't think you really could. I just want to offer them some seriously needed competition.

So tell me, what are some crazy ideas you want to see in YOUR "better reddit"?

Feel free to use this thread or /r/upp to AMA about current Upp development, or make your own suggestions for the site.

Want to be notified about major developments for this project? Submit your email address here:

http://upp.co

Disclaimer: I will only ever use your email to send you pertinent updates about Upp. I will never sell or misuse it.

Check out the first discussion thread here, it may already have some answers you're looking for:

http://np.reddit.com/r/self/comments/39g3kf/serious_fuck_it_im_actually_building_my_own/