A reddit clone, at least we are starting with that but there is a lot more planned. We have a long list of innovative features we will continue to add one by one.
Welcome to ClubsAll!
1. Announcement: TL;DR: In short, it is a reddit clone, at least we are starting with that but there is a lot more planned. We have a long list of innovative features we will continue to add one by one.
We're excited to share our brand new social platform where you can share your interests, create new communities, and connect with people of the same interests. Say hello to ClubsAll — your next favorite community hub! Think of it as your go-to destination for dynamic conversations, diverse interests and make new friends.
2. Why: When companies start "monetization" of their platforms, they starts to push unpopular changes to the detriment of their own community. This happened to a lot of companies and social platforms. We thought we could create a platform where we will not need to "do evil" in the very long term. We innovated on business, technology and features to build a better community for users that will not need to do evil to survive for decades to come.
3. Innovations: Here are a few things we have done or plan to do (not a comprehensive list)
3.1 Business Innovation: This platform has not and will not raise any funding. This means we are not answerable to any VCs, so we will never need to go IPO, increase profits 10-20% every year and "do evil" for profits. We did a lot of innovation to lower costs. By our calcualations, we can make it a financially self sustaining community with awards, tip jars etc. but without any intrusive features that hurt the community.
3.2 Technology Innovation We simplified the tech architecture significantly so we can develop faster and lower our operational costs. This in-turn will help us become self sustaining without having to raise funding.
3.3 Feature Innovations:
3.3.1 Multiple clubs per post: Each post can be tagged to multiple clubs, so there is no need to duplicate posts. Added benefit is that there will be a single comments section, no matter which club a user sees the post in. This will make it less duplicated content and more enriching conversations.
3.3.2 Multiple user IDs per login: A lot of users keep multiple ids for each social platform for various reasons. Instead of having to constantly logout and login, we are building unlimited IDs within a single login. Now you can switch with a single click."
4 Features: In creating this platform, we wanted to ensure a sense of familiarity in design and preserve the features you know and love. ClubsAll is a young platform and we're committed to continuously enhancing your experience by introducing more features and content. Stay tuned for regular updates as we evolve and grow!
4.1 Your Feed: The Home feed consists of posts from your joined clubs, sorted by popularity, or if you are logged out, from featured clubs across the site.
The New feed or c/All has all of the newest posts on the site.
The Discover feed becomes available once you log in and lets you discover new communities you may not have seen yet before.
Infinite scrolling
Light and Dark themes
User summary and activity pages (e.g., upvoted, downvoted, saved)
Robust media viewer for images and posts
Expanded, compact, and list-style views based on your preference
4.2 User Profiles
Allow multiple profiles under one account with easy switching between profiles
We all have different and complex interests that we want to explore, but it can be difficult or even dangerous to express it under one profile. This is why we wanted to make it easier for users to switch between profiles.
User Summary and Activity pages
These allow you to review and oversee your posts and comments, as well as your upvoted, downvoted, and bookmarked items.
4.3 Clubs
Clubs are our implementation of subreddits or communities.
Add user restrictions to your club -- public, private, or restricted
Allow tagging of club as NSFW/18+
Moderator Tools
Club Details
Add or edit club rules, club description, header image and other club details
User Management
Block certain users from joining or accessing your clubs
Add other club members to join your moderation group
4.4 Posts
Posting to multiple clubs to reach a wider audience (currently limited to 3)
Upvoting, downvoting, and bookmarking of posts
Create link, image/video, and text-type posts
Posts with multiple images are coming soon!
Images and videos have a limit of 10MB
Links will be converted to card-type previews
Rich text posts
Add spoiler tags, links, bold text, code and other types of text to your posts
Tag your post as NSFW/18+
Comments
Nested comments will be available on this site
Rich text comments with spoiler tags, links, etc.
Upvoting, downvoting, and bookmarking of comments are available
Collapse comment threads that you have already read
5. Planned Features
5.1 Mobile Apps
This is a no-brainer. We have already made sure ClubsAll is responsive (that means it can be used on a smaller screen such as smartphone). However we will also be releasing iOS and Android apps.
5.2 Clubs
More robust moderation tools especially with Content Management. If you have experience as a moderator, consider sending us feedback to make this better and more robust.
Bot system
Sidebars and wiki pages for each club
Club member flairs
App-wide club search
Sticky/Pinned posts
Club avatars
5.3 Posts
Video content
Multiple-image posts (coming soon)
Post flairs and tags
App-wide post search
Post editing and deletion
5.4 Comments
GIF comments
5.5 Users
User avatars and more personalization features
Ready to dive in? Head over to ClubsAll and start your own club and share it with others!
If you have any other questions, please let us know. When you do check out ClubsAll, please consider sending us feedback on our feedback form or create a post on our subreddit. It would be of great help for us to continue improving the site. Thank you!
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@ravi_kapoor has done an amazing job in creating a network that allows people to connect. With ClubsAll, you can meet new people and start meaningful conversations. Kudos to you!
Congratulations on launching your version of Reddit! It's so much fun to see what innovative features you have planned. My suggestion is to focus on community engagement tools to differentiate your platform.
Congratulations on launching your version of Reddit! It's exciting to hear about the innovative features you have planned. My suggestion would be to focus on community engagement tools to differentiate your platform from others.
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