Agreed. It is tough to say something meaningful about these matters, and yet drop enough qualifiers in order to convey that everything is game for reassessment given that trouble arises. I suppose that's why I mention that 'clarity of vision' is the one thing that a necessary component to avert disaster. It won't guarantee success, but lack of it will guarantee failure in due time.

I've spoken with Alexis and communicated with him a few times via email. I don't know him well, but I do get the sense that he puts a lot of thought into what he does. For better or worse, I don't think Reddit would have followed the same evolution if he remained at the helm.

BTW, it's nice to hear some feedback on dropping the 'all posts'. It took a bit of getting used to, but it feels like the right direction. The new user experience is something that I am thinking on quite a bit. http://hubski.com/lurk was a first step. More is necessary. Also, there are a few UI tweaks in the works that will hopefully make the existing site more intuitive. There is a bit of redundancy about this place that could use some attention.