stevenmeyerjr t1_iyyzb8q wrote
The idea is pretty neat. Seems easier and cheaper to simply make it into a subreddit like r/happydaze. Crowdsource the writing and posting from users on Reddit. As people crosspost and find links from around the internet, with a built in user base and an advanced commenting system. With no server cost and no subscriptions needed.
happydazenews OP t1_iyz352r wrote
You are totally right, but I really wanted to make it very clean and organized ui wise and I felt limited by the reddit form. Also, I like the idea of crowdsourcing and having people be able to post, and they are absolutely welcome to in the sub reddit but for the site I just wanted to strictly control design elements and stylistic choices which is only possible when I'm the only who can post.
On the https://happydaze.io/contribute/ page I have a email where people can send me potential ideas/topics
Also here's the link to the subreddit : r/happydazenews
i_used_to_have_pants t1_iz04c8s wrote
Also the privacy, I’m not sure what you’re doing with the data but Reddit is heavily tracked, just like most big social media platforms
PandaKing185 t1_iz0c731 wrote
Yeah but subreddits can quickly and easily stray from their intended purpose and as soon as a post hits r/all and you get an influx of the average reddit user, you can bet it'll be a full time job moderating it to keep it from turning into r/orphancrushingmachine like r/upliftingnews. I can completely understand wanting to have a curated website separate from Reddit
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