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Re:Ellen Pao Is Stepping Down as Reddit’s Chief by InclinedPlane on Friday July 10, 2015 @06:59PM (#9867476)
AskScience is a default sub, I think, and they've survived alright. Interestingly, AskHistorians asked to not be a default sub-reddit for precisely the reasons you've given.
Re:Ellen Pao Is Stepping Down as Reddit’s Chief by noir_lord on Friday July 10, 2015 @07:10PM (#9867543)
They have something like 500 moderators though so there is that.
Re:Ellen Pao Is Stepping Down as Reddit’s Chief by thelamest on Saturday July 11, 2015 @06:14AM (#9869247)
They used to ruthlessly remove everything without an academic source, however interesting - these days I feel more and more fluff is getting through.