Table Of Content
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reddit.com/r/scifi
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My recent experience on r/scifi
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About r/scifi - Community & Members
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How to access r/scifi?
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Moderators of r/scifi
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Why should you follow r/scifi?
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Community Engagement
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Navigation
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Reddit Gold
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Filter by flair
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Important rules you must know before joining r/scifi?
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Design
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Content
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Conclusion
reddit.com/r/scifi
Over the past decade, social media platforms such as Reddit have changed the way we communicate with others. Instead of exchanging letters or meeting in person, we use social media to share our thoughts and ideas with each other. This platform is perfect for getting insights and sharing feedback quickly. The shift in content consumption has led to people using Reddit more often to ask questions and find results.
Reddit is a great platform to gauge people's opinions on any topic. With over three billion visits each month, you can understand that there's something that Reddit is doing right. People with like-minded thinking, interest, and passion are a part of the micro-community within Reddit known as the subreddit. There are many subreddits with decent sizes but aren't quite as active.
Today, we will be reviewing one of the oldest and lesser-known subreddits called r/scifi. Just by the name, you can understand that this page is for science fiction and speculative fiction fans. Whether you are into movies, books, or television shows, you will find resonating content on this subreddit.
My recent experience on r/scifi
I recently stumbled on a post on r/scifi that mentioned a TV series called "Nowhere Man" which aired in 1995 and was a combination of "The Prisoner," "The Fugitive," and "The X-Files." The show was canceled after one season because it was ahead of its time, but now I think about it I've seen various titles loved by people today but which were not widely acclaimed at the time of their release.
About r/scifi - Community & Members
Despite being one of the oldest and most popular subreddits, r/scifi hasn't been able to gather a lot of attention. Just 200-500 people are online at any given time, which is barely enough to keep the community going. It's been around for eight years, but it hasn't had much luck becoming more popular.
Nonetheless, if you love science fiction, it does offer a lot to enjoy. If you're into books such as Asimov, Bradbury, Clarke, Dick, Heinlein and other science fiction authors, you'll have a good time. Even if you're not into books and prefer watching shows like Game of Thrones, laser guns, spaceships, Star Trek, Star Wars, Battlestar and other fantasy genres, r/scifi will still feel like your home.
How to access r/scifi?
If you're already a Reddit user, you can simply type ?r/scifi? in your search bar and join the subreddit. However, if you're new to the platform, you'll need to create an account and confirm your email address. Once you do so, you'll be able to follow subreddits, comment on posts, and even post anything on any of the subreddits. I'd also recommend you download the Reddit app because that will provide you a comprehensive browsing experience.
Moderators of r/scifi
I was a bit sad to see that this popular subreddit had comparatively low engagement when compared to the other 1 million subreddits. Granted, 1 million is a small number, and as such, a single moderator cannot fully manage it. At the time of writing this review, there were seven moderators on this subreddit - illuminatedwax, qgyh2, anutensil, kerrianneta, Warlizard, edify, and davidreiss666.
Why should you follow r/scifi?
More than one hundred posts are updated every day. However, the engagement level is quite low. On average, a single post receives between 30-50 upvotes. The top post on any day receives between 300-500 upvotes. And that?s not a good sign as it shows how passive a particular community is. Compare that to other active subreds such as r/videos and r/MovieDetails and you suddenly feel bad about this one. Even the content itself is not something that would grab many eyeballs and so content-wise, it?s average at best.
Community Engagement
The r/scifi subreddit isn't as active as other subreddits. Sure, it has 1.6 million members, but only 300-500 of them are active at any given time, which is 90% less than what we saw on r/MovieDetails. So, if you post content on this subreddit, chances are that you might not even get a single response to your post. However, if it's your lucky day, expect to get between 200-300 upvotes and you can mark that as a hall of fame accomplishment in relation to this subreddit.
Navigation
Browsing and navigation on any subreddit is hassle-free. Sure, the video-based pages take a little time to load, r/scifi is mostly image-based and thus, there are no issues at all. You can browse across various categories, use sorting function, read rules using the drop-down section towards the right - Everything works great. I guess that's because only a handful of users are active in real-time so the server isn't overloaded.
Reddit Gold
If you thought r/MovieDetails was calculating in terms of gold, wait until you experience r/scifi. I browsed through the top content of the month, and within the first 30 posts, I only found 8-10 golds. That's literally one of the worst Reddit gold tallies I've seen on the pages I've reviewed so far. Now, given the fact that the top five upvoted posts this past month didn't have a single gold, that shows that users are not so generous on this subreddit.
Filter by flair
Unlike r/Videos and r/MovieDetails where you have an in-depth ?Filter by Flair? option to help sort the content, r/scifi just has ?See Mod Comment? so you can stay up-to-date with announcements, changes, and other important posts from the moderators. I find this to be a turn-off factor since the content itself is not too specific. But it would be great if the mods would bifurcate the posts based on books, shows, movies, and pure fantasy.
Important rules you must know before joining r/scifi?
Believe it or not, there are no rules that you must adhere to when you join the community on Reddit. And that is okay given that not many people post unrelated content that attracts controversy.
Design
The first two are self-explanatory, and ?Top? will show you the most popular posts in the subreddit at the moment. If you want to submit a new post, just click on the ?Create a New Post? button and fill out the relevant fields.
This subreddit has a simple design. There's a Saturn/spaceship vector which is commonly used to describe the scifi genre. Towards the right, you have the "Join" button and under that, you have "Create a Post" section where you can upload anything related to the thread. Under the positing section, you'll find four options - "Hot?" and "New?" which are self-explanatory, and "Top?" will show you the most popular posts in the subreddit at the moment. If you want to submit a new post, just click on the "Create a New Post" button and fill out the relevant fields.
If you look to the right, you can find a small community bio followed by the subreddit's cake day. Beneath this information is an advertising section which includes two main adverts: a square banner and a skyscraper ad. There are no other features or design elements included within this section of the site.
Content
The following content is among the most popular on this subreddit.
Some of the most popular content on this subreddit is the following.
1. We need to fight to keep the internet neutral, so don't let the FCC destroy it! - Join us and get 33,600 votes
I am applying for US citizenship in order to fight and oppose the Trump administration. Over 15,700 people have voted for this.
Death of actress Carrie Fisher at 60 results in 15,700 upvotes on Reddit.
so far
Nathan Fillion just posted this photo and said that he would break the internet - over 14,400 upvotes so far.
Karl Urban has confirmed that ?Dredd 2? is in development, garnering over 13,900 upvotes on the popular Reddit forum. This confirms previous rumors that the film is being actively developed and would be a part of the studio's planned trilogy.
The five most popular content in 2020 will be those that are interesting, informative, and sharable.
on Reddit say it deserves the top spot
Netflix's "The Witcher" dethroned "The Mandalorian" as the biggest TV series in the world - 5,000 upvotes on Reddit say it deserves the top spot.
Space Sniper, an artwork by Lars Sowing, has received over 2,700 upvotes on Art Station.
on IMDb
Tremors, an old movie starring 3 monsters that are now 30 years old, has garnered 2,600 upvotes on IMDb. This movie is considered to be one of the most perfect creature feature films ever made, and its viewers agree.
The Orville was renewed for a third season at Fox. Over 2,600 people voted in favor of the renewal.
The "Matrix" movie series is now officially a go with Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Lana Wachowski.
Conclusion
If you enjoy science fiction, scifi, fantasy, or pure fantasy genres you'll find something valuable on the platform every day. However, it's not good enough to keep you hooked throughout the day. The community is smaller than the other science and fiction-based subreddits, but you can be a voice of change if you want. Overall, this subreddit is average at best and has stalled in recent years.
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