For years, I was a very prominent community member on r/vans (different username). I have been a very large content creator there and loved the community, but I’m thru with reddit.

I had the random thought to search google images for the shoes I’ve posted, searching “vans [model keyword] reddit” and I was surprised to see that my posts were consistently the top image results. Half the time the first image result was one of mine, and the vast majority of the time my images were the 2nd and 3rd image results.

Here are some examples.

Those are just the tip of the iceberg. I realize now that one user absolutely can make a measurable impact, as I have undoubtedly directed an absurd amount of traffic to reddit and r/vans thru image search engines over the years. Not anymore!

I went thru reddit manually deleting years of posts off of r/vans (admins can undue the script deletion). Now there are 100s of image results on search engines that just go to my deleted reddit posts!

Most importantly… I have created [email protected] (alt link for apps that don’t support that format) and strongly encourage any Vans fans to check it out! I have also published the greatest shoe cleaning guide on the internet over there!

  • @Protoknuckles
    22•1 year ago

    Seeing as their valuation has tumbled over the past few years, and all their value is made from user content like this, if they aren’t afraid now, they should be. 🤷‍♂️

      • @Lucacri
        23•1 year ago

        First we had the Musk simps, now the Reddit ones. Go back to Reddit if you enjoy it that much, and stop trying to be the “edgy” guy here

          • @Lucacri
            17•1 year ago

            Then stop shitting where you eat, and be constructive instead of being negative, “sweetie”

              • @Thteven
                13•1 year ago

                If you’re being serious then it looks like you’re stuck in reddit comment mode. You’re not going to be well received here dumping toxic comments on people.

                A more constructive way to say what I think you meant is “Reddit will survive without us but I’m enjoying the fediverse too.”

                You can still say “fuck spez” all you want though lol