[PAR] [TLE] Slashdot effect [SEP] The Slashdot effect, also known as slashdotting, occurs when a popular website links to a smaller website, causing a massive increase in traffic.  This overloads the smaller site, causing it to slow down or even temporarily become unavailable.  The name stems from the huge influx of web traffic which would result from the technology news site "Slashdot" linking to websites.  The name, however, is somewhat dated, as flash crowds from "Slashdot" were reported to be diminishing as of 2005 due to competition from similar sites.  The effect has been associated with other websites or metablogs such as Fark, Digg, "Drudge Report", Imgur, Reddit, and Twitter, leading to terms such as being "farked" or "drudged", being under the "Reddit effect"—or receiving a "hug of death" from the site in question.  Google Doodles, which link to search results on the doodle topic, also result in high increases of traffic from the search results page.  Typically, less robust sites are unable to cope with the huge increase in traffic and become unavailable – common causes are lack of sufficient data bandwidth, servers that fail to cope with the high number of requests, and traffic quotas. Sites that are maintained on shared hosting services often fail when confronted with the Slashdot effect. [PAR] [TLE] Reddit [SEP] Reddit ( ) is an American social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website.  Reddit's registered community members can submit content such as text posts or direct links.  Registered users can then vote submissions up or down that determines their position on the page.  Submissions with the most up-votes appear on the front page or the top of a category.  Content entries are organized by areas of interest called "subreddits".  Subreddit topics include news, science, gaming, movies, music, books, fitness, food, image-sharing, and many others.  The site prohibits harassment, and moderation requires substantial resources.
[PAR] [TLE] Slashdot effect [ SEP ] The Slashdot effect , also known as slashdotting , occurs when a popular website links to a smaller website , causing a massive increase in traffic . This overloads the smaller site , causing it to slow down or even temporarily become unavailable . The name stems from the huge influx of web traffic which would result from the technology news site " Slashdot " linking to websites . The name , however , is somewhat dated , as flash crowds from " Slashdot " were reported to be diminishing as of 2005 due to competition from similar sites . The effect has been associated with other websites or metablogs such as Fark , Digg , " Drudge Report " , Imgur , Reddit , and Twitter , leading to terms such as being " farked " or " drudged " , being under the " Reddit effect"—or receiving a " hug of death " from the site in question . Google Doodles , which link to search results on the doodle topic , also result in high increases of traffic from the search results page . Typically , less robust sites are unable to cope with the huge increase in traffic and become unavailable – common causes are lack of sufficient data bandwidth , servers that fail to cope with the high number of requests , and traffic quotas . Sites that are maintained on shared hosting services often fail when confronted with the Slashdot effect . [PAR] [TLE] Reddit [ SEP ] Reddit ( ) is an American social news aggregation , web content rating , and discussion website . Reddit 's registered community members can submit content such as text posts or direct links . Registered users can then vote submissions up or down that determines their position on the page . Submissions with the most up - votes appear on the front page or the top of a category . Content entries are organized by areas of interest called " subreddits " . Subreddit topics include news , science , gaming , movies , music , books , fitness , food , image - sharing , and many others . The site prohibits harassment , and moderation requires substantial resources .
Which website contributes to the Slashdot effect and allows registered users to up or down vote submissions?
Which website contributes to the Slashdot effect and allows registered users to up or down vote submissions ?
Reddit
Reddit