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Re:Reddit by TylerE on Tuesday September 30, 2014 @03:10PM (#8390462)
Avoiding a sort of Web 2.0 of the old usenet "Back to School newbie flood" certainly helps. It takes a really good mod team to stand up against the flood. See the decline of /r/books, for instance.
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Re:Reddit by jiggy2011 on Tuesday September 30, 2014 @03:18PM (#8390517)
That's why keeping the default subs as light hearted funny content helps. They act as a sponge to soak up impulsive low quality comments.
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