• globuli@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
    1·
    15 hours ago

    alt text: A screenshot of the reddit app. It is of a sub-reddit called r/AskSocialScience “Why did America quit Cigarettes, while Europe and Asia only …”. A series of deleted replies to the question from 3-4 days ago is shown like:

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    This seems as problematic, since reddit will not exist as a place for organic conversation like this any longer but an over-moderated place.

  • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    2 days ago

    This is what r/science looked like, except all posts were [removed] instead of [deleted].

    The difference is important, because [deleted] means the individual user removed their own comment. [removed] means the comment was deleted by a moderator.

  • Tempus Fugit@midwest.socialEnglish
    3·
    2 days ago

    Well jumping ship 6 months ago seems to have been the right move. Sure my posts here don’t get nearly the same traction, but people are still seeing them and that’s good enough for me. I never was a karma chaser so who cares?

  • Skavau@piefed.socialEnglish
    451·
    3 days ago

    Rules of r/AskSocialScience:

    All claims in top level comments must be supported by citations to relevant social science sources. No lay speculation.

    This is likely why you see that.

    • glimse@lemmy.world
      111·
      3 days ago

      Subreddits with strict rules were the best. Tight posting and commenting guidelines allowed them to avoid the homogenization that took over every major sub.

    • SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world
      4·
      3 days ago

      Those rules are never applied consistently.

      They exist as cover to remove the things the community owners don’t want to see.

  • prof@infosec.pub
    9·
    3 days ago

    Recently I tried to get some advice from some locals and posted in a larger subreddit.

    Post got immediately removed because it’s a duplicate of a year old post which is only remotely related.

    That place can be so stupid.

    • Konstant@lemmy.world
      3·
      2 days ago

      Not saying it’s the case. But the amount of tourists making posts in the subreddit asking for sites to go sightseeing in my country is astronomical. It gets old fast.

      But it’s still intriguing that some of those posts get lots of responses while others not even one response. Still trying to figure why this happens.

      • ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        2·
        2 days ago

        Not saying it’s the case. But the amount of tourists making posts in the subreddit asking for sites to go sightseeing in my country is astronomical. It gets old fast.

        Then pin a post at the top “things to do, see, and hear in X country” and bam, problem solved?