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by MatthaeusHarris 3741 days ago
Browse "User Submitted" by "Newest First" and you'll see the raw firehose of stuff people are submitting to the main gallery. If you're especially brave, do this at work.
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> If you're especially brave, do this at work.

People keep saying that, but have you actually tried it? I feel pretty confident that I could browse user submitted, newest first and mature filter off at work and the biggest problem would be "browsing Imgur at work". There's practically no nudity or other offensive stuff. It's actually quit impressive.

That's the default view at imgur.com, isn't it?

I hit that page a couple of times a month and haven't even seen any porn....

Aren't all images on Imgur user submitted? Who else would upload stuff?
Images from the front page of reddit are autopromoted to the front page of imgur.

One of the reason I like imgur: it's Reddit without the Reddit UI or redditors.

One of the reasons I like Reddit: It's Imgur without the Imgur UI or "imgurians".
Fair enough. If Reddit is what works for you then rock it. Regarding the imgur community, I personally think they are a little too tryhard and silly, myself.

But I don't go there for the community. All I want are the best of the funny, amusing and interesting images the Internet can generate, served up in a never ending stream. After a long day of reading, coding, emailing, and everything else, the last thing I want to do is navigate yet another wall of grey on white text.

Imgur is pure brain candy in that sense. No thinking, no real discussion, no need to look at comments or interact with the users. Just flip awww, kitty flip hey boobs flip neat!