• kingthrillgore
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    391 year ago

    Fun fact: Back in the day RIF paid for the pleasure to use the reddit name and spez killed the deal upon taking over.

    • ThesePaycheckAvenging
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      241 year ago

      I do remember when its name was “Reddit is fun” and then was renamed to “RIF is fun” but never questioned why. Your explanation fits the current mess.

      • @RichardB
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        131 year ago

        I always wondered why the app was called RIF is fun. I always tried to search for reddit because I thought the app was called Reddit is Fun.

      • Jon-H558
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        41 year ago

        I knew Reddit had claimed trademark and got them to remove it, I didn’t realise they had a deal at one point then Reddit went back on it

        • Zana
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          81 year ago

          Spez has altered the deal, pray he doesn’t alter it further.

          • Xeelee
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            31 year ago

            He already has. I’m altering the deal too. spez can go fuck himself. I’m out

    • squawkduck
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      41 year ago

      @kingthrillgore

      I had thought RIF was illegally using the trademark, even so I didn’t care who was in the wrong, RIF was a godsend even then, I wouldn’t be using reddit on phone without it. Grant to learn that RIF tried to do good legally until spez came along.