22 Reader Comments

1. TallonArs Centurion
   And by "anything" they mean "T-shirts".
2. ken27238Wise, Aged Ars Veteran
   Tallon wrote:

   And by "anything" they mean "T-shirts".

   
   
   Test shirt, please ignore.
3. oldtakuArs Centurionet Subscriptor
   Hundred and hundreds of dumb t-shirts.
   
   Well, if anyone wants to buy one, it's not hurting anyone. Except perhaps the image copyright holders.
   
   I do have to wonder what they'll do with the first blatantly awful shirt from /r/jailbait, /r/gamergate, /r/creepshots, /r/n***ers or the like (since some of those are closed). FAQ says the only thing you can't do is make it age-restricted.
4. LadnilWise, Aged Ars Veteran
   "The ads are auto-generated but are not shown if the ad space has already been sold"
   
   Wow. They must really not sell very many ads if they're positioning actually selling an ad as the occasional alternative scenario.
5. Drizzt321Ars Praefectuset Subscriptor
   Quote:

   Disclosure: reddit shares a parent company, Advance Publications, with Ars Technica's parent company, Condé Nast.

   
   
   Wait, so reddit and Ars are related? So you're like, step-cousins, twice removed or something? Stupid parent companies, holding companies, shell companies, etc. Makes it all confusing
6. apoclypseArs Scholae Palatinae
   Great! So when the Fappening Part Deux happens and the guy asks for funds to post more pictures, we can all chip in.
7. dbrightArs Praetorianet Subscriptor
   oldtaku wrote:

   Hundred and hundreds of dumb t-shirts.
   
   Well, if anyone wants to buy one, it's not hurting anyone. Except perhaps the image copyright holders.
   
   I do have to wonder what they'll do with the first blatantly awful shirt from /r/jailbait, /r/gamergate, /r/creepshots, /r/n***ers or the like (since some of those are closed). FAQ says the only thing you can't do is make it age-restricted.

   
   
   dont forget /r/beatingwomen , /r/beatingwomen2 , /r/MensRights , /r/GunsForSale , /r/PicsOfDeadKids , /r/whiterights , /r/BlackCrime , /r/White_Pride , /r/White_Nationalism , /r/NationalSocialism , /r/racism_immigration , /r/HBD (eugenics) , /r/LegalTeens , /r/CosplayBoobs , /r/watchpeopledie , /r/Tentai /r/Incest_Hentai_Manga , /r/littlespace ...
   
   sorry, i am going to have to stop making this list... i think i may vomit.
8. jdaleArs Scholae Palatinae
   All the example products here can be produced on an on-demand basis, so crowdfunding is not really necessary. They could be produced in quantities as low as 1 and still make a profit (admittedly small).
9. keltorArs Praefectus
   Drizzt321 wrote:

   Quote:

   Disclosure: reddit shares a parent company, Advance Publications, with Ars Technica's parent company, Condé Nast.

   
   
   Wait, so reddit and Ars are related? So you're like, step-cousins, twice removed or something? Stupid parent companies, holding companies, shell companies, etc. Makes it all confusing

   
   
   I think that entire comment is a bit weird. reddit is a seperate entity which is not owned entirely by Advance Publications. The exact split of ownership is undisclosed, but reddit is it's own corporation.
10. keltorArs Praefectus
    dbright wrote:

    oldtaku wrote:

    Hundred and hundreds of dumb t-shirts.
    
    Well, if anyone wants to buy one, it's not hurting anyone. Except perhaps the image copyright holders.
    
    I do have to wonder what they'll do with the first blatantly awful shirt from /r/jailbait, /r/gamergate, /r/creepshots, /r/n***ers or the like (since some of those are closed). FAQ says the only thing you can't do is make it age-restricted.

    
    
    dont forget /r/beatingwomen , /r/beatingwomen2 , /r/MensRights , /r/GunsForSale , /r/PicsOfDeadKids , /r/whiterights , /r/BlackCrime , /r/White_Pride , /r/White_Nationalism , /r/NationalSocialism , /r/racism_immigration , /r/HBD (eugenics) , /r/LegalTeens , /r/CosplayBoobs , /r/watchpeopledie , /r/Tentai /r/Incest_Hentai_Manga , /r/littlespace ...
    
    sorry, i am going to have to stop making this list... i think i may vomit.

    
    
    Wait why is /r/GunsForSale on your list? People shouldn't be allowed to sell guns? Next up was /r/guns, then /r/politics then /r/BDSM and then every subreddit you don't personally agree with?
    
    Aaaand now I'm going to go look at some guns for sale.
11. groghunterArs Praetorian
    keltor wrote:

    dbright wrote:

    oldtaku wrote:

    Hundred and hundreds of dumb t-shirts.
    
    Well, if anyone wants to buy one, it's not hurting anyone. Except perhaps the image copyright holders.
    
    I do have to wonder what they'll do with the first blatantly awful shirt from /r/jailbait, /r/gamergate, /r/creepshots, /r/n***ers or the like (since some of those are closed). FAQ says the only thing you can't do is make it age-restricted.

    
    
    dont forget /r/beatingwomen , /r/beatingwomen2 , /r/MensRights , /r/GunsForSale , /r/PicsOfDeadKids , /r/whiterights , /r/BlackCrime , /r/White_Pride , /r/White_Nationalism , /r/NationalSocialism , /r/racism_immigration , /r/HBD (eugenics) , /r/LegalTeens , /r/CosplayBoobs , /r/watchpeopledie , /r/Tentai /r/Incest_Hentai_Manga , /r/littlespace ...
    
    sorry, i am going to have to stop making this list... i think i may vomit.

    
    
    Wait why is /r/GunsForSale on your list? People shouldn't be allowed to sell guns? Next up was /r/guns, then /r/politics then /r/BDSM and then every subreddit you don't personally agree with?
    
    Aaaand now I'm going to go look at some guns for sale.

    
    
    
    Nothing wrong with GunsForSale, but the kind of T-shirts that might be spawned from it, on the other hand...
    
    Listen, I like firearms, I enjoy shooting. But the mentality of a large portion of firearms enthusiasts these days isn't something I'm real excited to see on a T-shirt.
12. Drizzt321Ars Praefectuset Subscriptor
    keltor wrote:

    Drizzt321 wrote:

    Quote:

    Disclosure: reddit shares a parent company, Advance Publications, with Ars Technica's parent company, Condé Nast.

    
    
    Wait, so reddit and Ars are related? So you're like, step-cousins, twice removed or something? Stupid parent companies, holding companies, shell companies, etc. Makes it all confusing

    
    
    I think that entire comment is a bit weird. reddit is a seperate entity which is not owned entirely by Advance Publications. The exact split of ownership is undisclosed, but reddit is it's own corporation.

    
    
    Ah. Didn't know that. Was aiming for a joke, but clearly it sounded better in my head.
13. Dark EmpathArs Praefectus
    dbright wrote:

    dont forget /r/beatingwomen , /r/beatingwomen2 , /r/MensRights , /r/GunsForSale , /r/PicsOfDeadKids , /r/whiterights , /r/BlackCrime , /r/White_Pride , /r/White_Nationalism , /r/NationalSocialism , /r/racism_immigration , /r/HBD (eugenics) , /r/LegalTeens , /r/CosplayBoobs , /r/watchpeopledie , /r/Tentai /r/Incest_Hentai_Manga , /r/littlespace ...

    
    Cosplay boobs? Awesome!
    
    And "Redditmade" is kinda weak, for crowdfunding they should have called it "Creddit" or "RedditCreddit".
14. xryancatWise, Aged Ars Veteran
    keltor wrote:

    Drizzt321 wrote:

    Quote:

    Disclosure: reddit shares a parent company, Advance Publications, with Ars Technica's parent company, Condé Nast.

    
    
    Wait, so reddit and Ars are related? So you're like, step-cousins, twice removed or something? Stupid parent companies, holding companies, shell companies, etc. Makes it all confusing

    
    
    I think that entire comment is a bit weird. reddit is a seperate entity which is not owned entirely by Advance Publications. The exact split of ownership is undisclosed, but reddit is it's own corporation.

    
    
    ArsTechnica is owned by Condé Nast, a subsidiary of Advanced Publications which is a private company. Here are the words of Ken Fisher, Ars' Founder (2008):
    
    

    Quote:

    It is with much pride and pleasure that I announce that Ars Technica has been acquired by Condé Nast. Ars Technica will now grow with the tools and resources of Condé Nast's WIRED Digital unit. WIRED Digital oversees the business operations of not only WIRED.com, but also Reddit, WebMonkey, HotWired, and other technology destinations. Ars Technica will remain an independent publication, with the same editorial leadership in place. I will remain the Editor-in-Chief, and Jon, Eric, and the rest of the editorial team is staying on board, too.
15. Drizzt321Ars Praefectuset Subscriptor
    xryancat wrote:

    keltor wrote:

    Drizzt321 wrote:

    Quote:

    Disclosure: reddit shares a parent company, Advance Publications, with Ars Technica's parent company, Condé Nast.

    
    
    Wait, so reddit and Ars are related? So you're like, step-cousins, twice removed or something? Stupid parent companies, holding companies, shell companies, etc. Makes it all confusing

    
    
    I think that entire comment is a bit weird. reddit is a seperate entity which is not owned entirely by Advance Publications. The exact split of ownership is undisclosed, but reddit is it's own corporation.

    
    
    ArsTechnica is owned by Condé Nast, a subsidiary of Advanced Publications which is a private company. Here are the words of Ken Fisher, Ars' Founder (2008):
    
    

    Quote:

    It is with much pride and pleasure that I announce that Ars Technica has been acquired by Condé Nast. Ars Technica will now grow with the tools and resources of Condé Nast's WIRED Digital unit. WIRED Digital oversees the business operations of not only WIRED.com, but also Reddit, WebMonkey, HotWired, and other technology destinations. Ars Technica will remain an independent publication, with the same editorial leadership in place. I will remain the Editor-in-Chief, and Jon, Eric, and the rest of the editorial team is staying on board, too.

    
    
    Yea, I knew Ars had been acquired by Conde Nast, just didn't know they were in turn owned/partially owned/whatever by someone else. Who then apparently has a stake in reddit, which I didn't know.
16. xryancatWise, Aged Ars Veteran
    Drizzt321 wrote:

    xryancat wrote:

    keltor wrote:

    Drizzt321 wrote:

    Quote:

    Disclosure: reddit shares a parent company, Advance Publications, with Ars Technica's parent company, Condé Nast.

    
    
    Wait, so reddit and Ars are related? So you're like, step-cousins, twice removed or something? Stupid parent companies, holding companies, shell companies, etc. Makes it all confusing

    
    
    I think that entire comment is a bit weird. reddit is a seperate entity which is not owned entirely by Advance Publications. The exact split of ownership is undisclosed, but reddit is it's own corporation.

    
    
    ArsTechnica is owned by Condé Nast, a subsidiary of Advanced Publications which is a private company. Here are the words of Ken Fisher, Ars' Founder (2008):
    
    

    Quote:

    It is with much pride and pleasure that I announce that Ars Technica has been acquired by Condé Nast. Ars Technica will now grow with the tools and resources of Condé Nast's WIRED Digital unit. WIRED Digital oversees the business operations of not only WIRED.com, but also Reddit, WebMonkey, HotWired, and other technology destinations. Ars Technica will remain an independent publication, with the same editorial leadership in place. I will remain the Editor-in-Chief, and Jon, Eric, and the rest of the editorial team is staying on board, too.

    
    
    Yea, I knew Ars had been acquired by Conde Nast, just didn't know they were in turn owned/partially owned/whatever by someone else. Who then apparently has a stake in reddit, which I didn't know.

    
    
    Condé Nast was merged with the privately owned Advanced Publications in 1959 by the Newhouse family. Condé Nast bought reddit in 2006 and ArsTechnica later in 2008. reddit was then spun-off as a wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Publications in 2011, effectively giving it the same hierarchy as Condé Nast. All are basically owned by the same company with varying levels of autonomy.
17. Drizzt321Ars Praefectuset Subscriptor
    xryancat wrote:

    Drizzt321 wrote:

    xryancat wrote:

    keltor wrote:

    Drizzt321 wrote:

    Quote:

    Disclosure: reddit shares a parent company, Advance Publications, with Ars Technica's parent company, Condé Nast.

    
    
    Wait, so reddit and Ars are related? So you're like, step-cousins, twice removed or something? Stupid parent companies, holding companies, shell companies, etc. Makes it all confusing

    
    
    I think that entire comment is a bit weird. reddit is a seperate entity which is not owned entirely by Advance Publications. The exact split of ownership is undisclosed, but reddit is it's own corporation.

    
    
    ArsTechnica is owned by Condé Nast, a subsidiary of Advanced Publications which is a private company. Here are the words of Ken Fisher, Ars' Founder (2008):
    
    

    Quote:

    It is with much pride and pleasure that I announce that Ars Technica has been acquired by Condé Nast. Ars Technica will now grow with the tools and resources of Condé Nast's WIRED Digital unit. WIRED Digital oversees the business operations of not only WIRED.com, but also Reddit, WebMonkey, HotWired, and other technology destinations. Ars Technica will remain an independent publication, with the same editorial leadership in place. I will remain the Editor-in-Chief, and Jon, Eric, and the rest of the editorial team is staying on board, too.

    
    
    Yea, I knew Ars had been acquired by Conde Nast, just didn't know they were in turn owned/partially owned/whatever by someone else. Who then apparently has a stake in reddit, which I didn't know.

    
    
    Condé Nast was merged with the privately owned Advanced Publications in 1959 by the Newhouse family. Condé Nast bought reddit in 2006 and ArsTechnica later in 2008. reddit was then spun-off as a wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Publications in 2011, effectively giving it the same hierarchy as Condé Nast. All are basically owned by the same company with varying levels of autonomy.

    
    
    Nice to know someone around here knows all of this stuff. Me, I'm going to go crawl back into my cave lit by the soft, green glow of my green on black terminal sessions =D
18. 0bliv!onArs Praetorian
    Drizzt321 wrote:

    Quote:

    Disclosure: reddit shares a parent company, Advance Publications, with Ars Technica's parent company, Condé Nast.

    
    
    Wait, so reddit and Ars are related? So you're like, step-cousins, twice removed or something? Stupid parent companies, holding companies, shell companies, etc. Makes it all confusing

    
    
    Despite Ars being older chronologically speaking, I think using the company holding model, Reddit is like Ars' uncle, where Advance Publications is the grand daddy, Reddit and Conde Nast are brothers, and Ars is Conde Nast's kid.
19. dangerstrangerSmack-Fu Master, in training
    This is smart. Free advertising for the products in the subreddit mean more money for reddit as I'm sure they take a cut on each transaction.
    
    Niche categories with a really engaged audience who would be more interested in buying those random products.
20. iamaelephantArs Praetorian
    Who the fuck would want to wear Reddit merchandise?
21. dgilmore2duqSmack-Fu Master, in training
    Fuck reddit
22. edziebaWise, Aged Ars Veteranet Subscriptor
    As an idea, it's interesting. As a website, it;s horrifically awful. Even ignoring the cardinal sin of hijacking middle-click-to-new-tab to force everything into the same window, it's near unusable. You cannot zoom images to actually see what the hell most of them are, there is only one image per listing (OK for basic T-shirts, worthless for anything else), the 'blurb' cannot contain hyperlinks, etc.