# We've been reddited **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 21, 2007, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-been-reddited/416320 "2007-08-21T00:43:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-been-reddited/416320/1 "2007-08-21T00:43:14Z")
[The Horror of Blimps is on the front page of Reddit.](http://reddit.com/info/2gyab/comments) Reddit is a collection of links to various stuff online updated frequently, but since so many people like this it might be up there for a while. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-been-reddited/416320/2 "2007-08-21T01:17:59Z")
[QUOTE=Derleth] [The Horror of Blimps is on the front page of Reddit.](http://reddit.com/info/2gyab/comments) Reddit is a collection of links to various stuff online updated frequently, but since so many people like this it might be up there for a while. [/QUOTE] I wonder how long it’s been up there, and if there is any cause/effect where our board performance is concerned. Not that the board hasn’t been cranky on its own, lately. But… ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-been-reddited/416320/3 "2007-08-21T03:10:21Z")
I thought that thread was alot longer. Was that the readers digest version? Anyways, I wonder if the original thread should be locked, lest someone from teh intrenets digs it up. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-been-reddited/416320/4 "2007-08-21T03:25:25Z")
[QUOTE=Joey P] I thought that thread was alot longer. Was that the readers digest version? [/QUOTE] The link goes to the OP in ‘View Single Post’ mode. So all you get is the OP. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-been-reddited/416320/5 "2007-08-21T03:42:07Z")
Another step closer to having the Dope swarmed with everyone else in society… …but we were here when it was _cool_, dammit. ---
**Author:** ![Zany\_Zeolite\_Zipper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/4af34b/32.png) [@Zany\_Zeolite\_Zipper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zany_Zeolite_Zipper)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-been-reddited/416320/6 "2007-08-21T04:29:08Z")
To be honest, I’ve wondered why it has taken so long for the SDMB to show up on reddit/digg/etc. C’s columns show up often enough that it was only a matter of time before someone posted the message board threads. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-been-reddited/416320/7 "2007-08-21T04:32:22Z")
Last night(Monday), at 8:00PM, EDT, there was(were?) a record 1253 people on the Board. All because of THE THREAD. ---
**Author:** ![cards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecd19e/32.png) [@cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cards)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-been-reddited/416320/8 "2007-08-21T13:30:04Z")
[QUOTE=Least Original User Name Ever] Another step closer to having the Dope swarmed with everyone else in society… …but we were here when it was _cool_, dammit. [/QUOTE] Well, some of us have been cool longer than others. All these newbies coming in after 1999 we’ve learned to tolerate. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-been-reddited/416320/9 "2007-08-21T13:43:20Z")
When I saw this thread’s OP, I thought it was a reference to Wally’s thread. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-been-reddited/416320/10 "2007-08-21T13:43:26Z")
I got here as soon as I could! ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/46a35a/32.png) [@Great\_Dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Dave)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-been-reddited/416320/11 "2007-08-21T13:56:45Z")
Pity me, I decided to stop lurking in January 2000. If only I’d have known how cool a 1999 would have made me. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-been-reddited/416320/12 "2007-08-21T16:05:12Z")
[QUOTE=cards] Well, some of us have been cool longer than others. All these newbies coming in after 1999 we’ve learned to tolerate. 🆒 [/QUOTE] Not to mention that first batch of back-to-school posters. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophistry_and_Illusion)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-been-reddited/416320/13 "2007-08-21T16:08:42Z")
Why is Scylla listed as a guest in that thread? Did the [groundhogs](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=431834) finally get him?