Reddit is a website used by thousands of people daily to find and share information.  It is an open forum, but you do run the risk of being downvoted (if your post is not favored by the public), or even banned.  Gail Gardner from Directory Journal has thoroughly explained the basics for beginners on Reddit and has given a link if you need more thorough instructions on how to use Reddit properly.  After reading through her article I have deduced that Reddit, while it can be useful from time to time, is not necessary in the world of new new media.  Gardner explains that individual Reddit posts are voted on by people, as well as bots.  There is the choice to upvote or downvote, which will either make a post more popular or it will move it to the bottom of the page where nobody looks.  This seems unfair to me and I do not see how this could be effective for getting useful information out to the public.  If you have a different viewpoint than the majority, you are bound to get downvoted, even if your information is factual and current.  There are also Reddit bots that will downvote just to keep new posts towards the top of the page. Gardner says this is done in order to keep conversation and information new and put the older stuff to the bottom, but it also takes away credibility when people see downvotes.  Another reason Reddit should just give up is that there is the possibility of people posting information with the only intention being to gain publicity for their individual blog pages.  The information may not be relevant or credible in any way, which can end up being a waste of time, or lead to the spread of misinformation.  The third reason I believe Reddit is not beneficial to society is if you are not witty with your words your post, no matter how important the information may be, may be downvoted or simply ignored.  Gardner says that Redditers look at titles to see if they are interested in the post they are looking at.  This means that if you can not come up with a good opening line as bait to get the public to notice your post, it will travel to the bottom of the page, never seen by over half of the Reddit visitors.  While Reddit does have some positives, it is not a website that needs to be around.  The information you get on Reddit can be found in other locations, and there are hundreds of ways to get your information noticed without a popularity vote deeming it's importance.  If you are interested in finding out more about Reddit you can go to this link http://www.dirjournal.com/articles/reddit-guide-how-to-use-reddit/.