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Re:Experiment finds under 1 in 10 people can tell sponsored ... by FrojoS on Saturday January 19, 2019 @02:48PM (#18948814)
r/spacex is now 300k and still quite good I think
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Re:Experiment finds under 1 in 10 people can tell sponsored ... by elektor on Saturday January 19, 2019 @03:39PM (#18949038)
Likewise, some science and history-based subs are doing well. I think large subs need heavy moderation to work.
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Re:Experiment finds under 1 in 10 people can tell sponsored ... by Simon_says on Sunday January 20, 2019 @05:19AM (#18952316)
I agree. But those threads just look like they've been nuked from orbit. I think that's what you have to do to keep the quality high. Any sub that isn't willing to delete everyone's comments is going to be dragged down.
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