Social websites with nested comments v2

Posted by 1billionthuser@reddit | RedditAlternatives | View on Reddit | 28 comments

Sites are ordered by global [Similarweb rank](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Similarweb#Similarweb_ranking) as of 2023-09-07 Site | Similarweb Rank | Release Year | Federated | Source Code ----|----|----|----|---- [reddit.com](https://reddit.com) | [19](https://similarweb.com/website/reddit.com) | 2005 | No | proprietary [news.ycombinator.com](https://news.ycombinator.com) | [2,234](https://similarweb.com/website/news.ycombinator.com) | 2007 | No | proprietary [funnyjunk.com](https://funnyjunk.com) | [3,327](https://similarweb.com/website/funnyjunk.com) | 2001 | No | proprietary watchpeopledie.tv | [7,133](https://similarweb.com/website/watchpeopledie.tv) | 2022 | No | https://fsdfsd.net/rDrama/rDrama [ifunny.co](https://ifunny.co) | [7,332](https://similarweb.com/website/ifunny.co) | 2011 | No | proprietary [scored.co](https://scored.co) | [10,822](https://similarweb.com/website/patriots.win) | 2019 | No | proprietary [slashdot.org](https://slashdot.org) | [19,124](https://similarweb.com/website/slashdot.org) | 1998 | No | proprietary [lemmy.world](https://lemmy.world) | [21,887](https://similarweb.com/website/lemmy.world) | 2023 | [Yes](https://lemmy.world/instances) | https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy [ovarit.com](https://ovarit.com) | [21,969](https://similarweb.com/website/ovarit.com) | 2020 | No | https://gitlab.com/feminist-conspiracy/throat [steemit.com](https://steemit.com) | [22,635](https://similarweb.com/website/steemit.com) | 2016 | No | https://github.com/steemit [wallstreetoasis.com/tracker](https://wallstreetoasis.com/tracker) | [26,387](https://similarweb.com/website/wallstreetoasis.com) | 2007 | No | proprietary [cohost.org](https://cohost.org) | [26,461](https://similarweb.com/website/cohost.org) | 2022 | No | proprietary [lesswrong.com](https://lesswrong.com) | [44,788](https://similarweb.com/website/lesswrong.com) | 2009 | No | https://github.com/ForumMagnum/ForumMagnum [hive.blog](https://hive.blog) | [51,518](https://similarweb.com/website/hive.blog) | 2020 | No | https://gitlab.syncad.com/hive rdrama․net | [53,277](https://similarweb.com/website/rdrama.net) | 2021 | No | https://fsdfsd.net/rDrama/rDrama [themotte.org](https://themotte.org) | [58,513](https://similarweb.com/website/themotte.org) | 2022 | No | https://github.com/themotte/rDrama [forum.effectivealtruism.org](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org) | [66,066](https://similarweb.com/website/effectivealtruism.org) | 2018 | No | https://github.com/ForumMagnum/ForumMagnum [kbin.social](https://kbin.social) | [79,035](https://similarweb.com/website/kbin.social) | 2023 | [Yes](https://kbin.social) | https://codeberg.org/Kbin/kbin-core [cumtown.org](https://cumtown.org) | [98,794](https://similarweb.com/website/cumtown.org) | 2020 | No | proprietary [saidit.net](https://saidit.net) | [143,899](https://similarweb.com/website/saidit.net) | 2018 | No | https://github.com/libertysoft3/saidit [raddle.me](https://raddle.me) | [203,309](https://similarweb.com/website/raddle.me) | 2017 | No | https://gitlab.com/postmill/Postmill [lobste.rs](https://lobste.rs) | [245,478](https://similarweb.com/website/lobste.rs) | 2012 | No | https://github.com/lobsters/lobsters [tildes.net](https://tildes.net) | [293,682](https://similarweb.com/website/tildes.net) | 2018 | No | https://gitlab.com/tildes/tildes [stacker.news](https://stacker.news) | [329,664](https://similarweb.com/website/stacker.news) | 2021 | No | https://github.com/stackernews/stacker.news poal.co | [331,528](https://similarweb.com/website/poal.co) | 2018 | No | proprietary [discuit.net](https://discuit.net) | [350,710](https://similarweb.com/website/discuit.net) | 2023 | No | proprietary [voat.xyz](https://voat.xyz) | [471,820](https://similarweb.com/website/voat.xyz) | 2021 | No | proprietary [squabbles.io](https://squabbles.io) | [545,275](https://similarweb.com/website/squabbles.io) | 2022 | No | proprietary [wt.social](https://wt.social) | [697,497](https://similarweb.com/website/wt.social) | 2019 | No | proprietary [coracle.social](https://coracle.social) | [1,127,088](https://similarweb.com/website/coracle.social) | 2022 | [Yes](https://coracle.social/relays) | https://github.com/coracle-social/coracle [soylentnews.org](https://soylentnews.org) | [1,226,147](https://similarweb.com/website/soylentnews.org) | 2014 | No | https://github.com/SoylentNews/rehash [headcycle.com](https://headcycle.com) | [2,536,174](https://similarweb.com/website/headcycle.com) | 2016 | No | proprietary [mainchan.com](https://mainchan.com) | [2,653,243](https://similarweb.com/website/mainchan.com) | 2022 | No | proprietary [arete.network](https://arete.network) | [3,024,269](https://similarweb.com/website/arete.network) | 2022 | No | proprietary [trustcafe.io](https://trustcafe.io) | [3,189,050](https://similarweb.com/website/trustcafe.io) | 2023 | No | proprietary [zsync.xyz](https://zsync.xyz) | [3,720,636](https://similarweb.com/website/zsync.xyz) | 2022 | No | proprietary [satellite.earth](https://satellite.earth) | [4,272,406](https://similarweb.com/website/satellite.earth) | 2020 | [Yes](https://satellite.earth) | https://github.com/lovvtide/satellite-web [retalk.com](https://retalk.com) | [4,744,986](https://similarweb.com/website/retalk.com) | 2021 | No | proprietary [pcmemes.net](https://pcmemes.net) | [6,181,756](https://similarweb.com/website/pcmemes.net) | 2021 | No | https://pcmemes.net/site/source [klique.io](https://klique.io) | [6,212,970](https://similarweb.com/website/klique.io) | 2023 | No | proprietary [brutalinks.tech](https://brutalinks.tech) | [6,487,134](https://similarweb.com/website/brutalinks.tech) | 2021 | No | https://git.sr.ht/~mariusor/brutalinks [limereader.com](https://limereader.com) | [7,455,530](https://similarweb.com/website/limereader.com) | 2023 | No | proprietary [readup.org](https://readup.org) | [7,838,924](https://similarweb.com/website/readup.org) | 2017 | No | https://github.com/reallyreadit [comsta.net](https://comsta.net) | [8,141,847](https://similarweb.com/website/comsta.net) | 2023 | No | proprietary [dojo.press](https://dojo.press) | [8,311,623](https://similarweb.com/website/dojo.press) | 2015 | No | proprietary [phuks.co](https://phuks.co) | [8,642,368](https://similarweb.com/website/phuks.co) | 2016 | No | https://github.com/Phuks-co/throat [shpong.com](https://shpong.com) | [9,633,948](https://similarweb.com/website/shpong.com) | 2023 | No | https://github.com/commune-os/commune-server [non.io](https://non.io) | [11,256,128](https://similarweb.com/website/non.io) | 2023 | No | https://github.com/jjcm/nonio [narwhal.city](https://narwhal.city) | [11,447,496](https://similarweb.com/website/narwhal.city) | 2021 | [Yes](https://narwhal.city/communities) | https://github.com/lotide-org/lotide [discussions.app](https://discussions.app) | [14,729,995](https://similarweb.com/website/discussions.app) | 2020 | No | https://github.com/Novusphere/discussions-vue [sociables.com](https://sociables.com) | [16,891,002](https://similarweb.com/website/sociables.com) | 2023 | No | proprietary [commentcastles.org](https://commentcastles.org) | [18,367,827](https://similarweb.com/website/commentcastles.org) | 2023 | No | https://github.com/ferg1e/comment-castles [reclown.com](https://reclown.com) | [20,685,903](https://similarweb.com/website/reclown.com) | 2023 | No | proprietary [livefilter.com](https://livefilter.com) | [--](https://similarweb.com/website/livefilter.com) | 2020 | No | proprietary [sift.quest](https://sift.quest) | [--](https://similarweb.com/website/sift.quest) | 2023 | No | proprietary [plebbitapp.eth.limo](https://plebbitapp.eth.limo) | [--](https://similarweb.com/website/plebbitapp.eth.limo) | 2023 | No | https://github.com/plebbit [dread](http://g66ol3eb5ujdckzqqfmjsbpdjufmjd5nsgdipvxmsh7rckzlhywlzlqd.onion) | -- | 2018 | No | proprietary

28 Comments

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BambooEater9876@reddit

Smashr.com features nested comments. To be included in the list, how deeply must comments be nested? Is it required to have an infinite number of levels, or does it suffice to have 2 or 3 levels (similar to Facebook)? It's worth noting that this requirement might be limiting, as one can create a Reddit alternative without heavily nested comments.

1billionthuser@reddit (OP)

10 levels at least

“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” Henry Ford

SCP-087-1@reddit

Let me tell you this-- rdrama(dot)net is one of the most malevolent, cruel, coldhearted online communities you'll ever find, and even as a supporter of free speech it appalls me that ISPs would allow such a vile, festering hub of bigotry and sadism to exist. You think [slur]town was bad? That subreddit, if you pick up on the dog-whistles (and many don't even bother with that-- say want you want about Stormfront, at least it bans "n[slur]"), will reveal itself to you as Reddit's number one hub for the web's most hardened Nazis, Klansmen, Fascists, and Gamergaters. You'll notice on the sidebar that it encourages members to be as dramatic as possible. That's intentional. They encourage arguments in the comments section. That's intentional. You know the Three Minute Hate (it's from this underrated book 1985, give it a read, it's scary how much it parallels our society)? It's like that, they want to stoke the flames of reactionary rage so they continue to dogpile every progressive and minority who enters the subreddit, normalizing these evil feelings. They brigade from subreddit to subreddit, having an entire cabal of mods spanning hundreds of communities, gaslighting lived experiences of the oppressed and unashamedly bolstering Reddit's homegrown white supremacy movement. They've kink-shamed hundreds of people too, some even... to death. I fear that rdrama(dot)net may be producing an entire army of Dylann Roofs and Elliot Rogers, and I highly suggest that nobody dares visit that horrible subreddit, lest you potentially fall victim to its corruptive aura.

borisich983@reddit

Can you give an example of a proven dog-whistle that exists anywhere in the world?

HentaAiThroaway@reddit

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qOirrO64zWg Skip to 0:50

I thought it was obvious that I meant a racist dog-whistle. For the sake of clarity, I corrected my question.

YXIDRJZQAF@reddit

found the bard alt

C1xed@reddit

Hi, I'm Bimothy! :)

Brief_Bus5688@reddit

It's a freaking cat enthusiasts forum wtf are you talking about?

SorrowPlagues@reddit

Oh shit a site for me

Inaeipathy@reddit

>will reveal itself to you as Reddit's number one hub for the web's most hardened Nazis, Klansmen, Fascists, and Gamergaters. I love how "gamergaters" are equivalent to klansmen, fascists and nazis, that's hilarious. You'll be more effective in your writing if you don't make silly equivalences like this.

textuist@reddit

there were way more linked in the megathread, do the mods have something against that post and using that as a template? https://old.reddit.com/r/RedditAlternatives/comments/1467a5s/find_alternatives_for_ourselves_megathread_third/

I read that thread and added the sites that has nested comments that I have missed into my thread

nunchucky12@reddit

> has nested comments Is that a prerequisite for being considered a "Reddit Alternative"? When Reddit launched in 2005 it didn't have comments or communities(subreddits). By feature-locking the list here you may be inadvertently excluding sites that haven't matured yet or have taken a different direction entirely. https://web.archive.org/web/20050804002153/http://www.reddit.com/

Pamasich@reddit

> Is that a prerequisite for being considered a "Reddit Alternative"? This is a list of "social websites with nested comments", not reddit alternatives.

phasetwo__@reddit

The chat-based alternatives were also scrubbed but unsure why?

just give me one of them that has nested comments and i didnt include, just one

john_dumb_bear@reddit

Can you add Comment Castles? Site: https://www.commentcastles.org Release Year: 2020 Federated: No Code: https://github.com/ferg1e/comment-castles Thank you!

rdrama

subfootlover@reddit

You're only missing a few hundred thousand sites. You don't seriously believe this is an actual list of ALL social websites with nested comments? lmao

like?

tunachilimac@reddit

wow someone managed to not only bring Voat back but make it worse? Impressive feat.

jhayes88@reddit

It's source code is opened but I dont recommend it. It's a refactored version of old reddit source code, but it's a pain in the ass to configure and install, and the code base is bloated (speaking as a python backend web dev). I tried to install their source and it was a major pain. Got 95% of the way done but had database issues where a critical piece of data was missing to set up the DB. They linked to a page to get it but the page doesn't exist anymore. It would be easier for me to create a new reddit from scratch than to deal with all of that BS.

boxer_dogs_dance@reddit

In case you don't know, Tildes.net is open source. You have options

djfrodo@reddit

holly shit, you weren't kidding.

xyfoh@reddit

It will always be funny to me how popular gore websites are and always have been, yet barely anyone in real life talks about watching it

Electrical-Pain-3519@reddit

rdrama.net is one of the most malevolent, cruel, coldhearted online communities you'll ever find, and even as a supporter of free speech it appalls me that ISPs would allow such a vile, festering hub of bigotry and sadism to exist. You think [slur]town was bad? That subreddit, if you pick up on the dog-whistles (and many don't even bother with that-- say want you want about Stormfront, at least it bans "n[slur]"), will reveal itself to you as Reddit's number one hub for the web's most hardened Nazis, Klansmen, Fascists, and Gamergaters. You'll notice on the sidebar that it encourages members to be as dramatic as possible. That's intentional. They encourage arguments in the comments section. That's intentional. You know the Three Minute Hate (it's from this underrated book 1985, give it a read, it's scary how much it parallels our society)? It's like that, they want to stoke the flames of reactionary rage so they continue to dogpile every progressive and minority who enters the subreddit, normalizing these evil feelings. They brigade from subreddit to subreddit, having an entire cabal of mods spanning hundreds of communities, gaslighting lived experiences of the oppressed and unashamedly bolstering Reddit's homegrown white supremacy movement. They've kink-shamed hundreds of people too, some even... to death. I fear that /r/drama may be producing an entire army of Dylann Roofs and Elliot Rogers, and I highly suggest that nobody dares visit that horrible subreddit, lest you potentially fall victim to its corruptive aura.

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