[–] E28 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
What an awful subreddit. Surely blocking everyone but a select few goes against what reddit (used) to be about? If you're being spammed with bad (i.e. off-topic, constant reposting) posts, then use your moderation powers correctly and delete (or even flair) the post, informing the submitter what they did wrong. Don't block everybody but a select few from posting, because that'll just drive people away.
[–] wakowarner 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
It's problem with the mods of the sub, fuck them.
[–] heyitsfred 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
It's a last ditch effort to try to keep the sub relevant, as crap submissions could hit the front page simply by being submitted, the post rate went way down over there.
[–] heyitsfred 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
It absolutely does. And the reality is that crappy content will be downvoted. It's a core problem with reddit, the votes don't do the moderating anymore.
[–] Jax 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
No. It's not actually censorship. That sub had terrible problems with content quality, and that fixed it. You can become an approved submitter if you message a mod with a quality submission.
Normally I don't agree with censorship, but when it comes to dank memes I think it's OK.
[–] mblim [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
If there are problems with content quality, then the users should decide that by upvoting/downvoting.
[–] Mypasswordispassword 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
First time here from reddit. This place is so much better. I'm not quite ready to quit reddit cold-turkey....yet.
And yes, your comment is right on point. The entire reason I liked reddit was because the USERS decided what was important. Fuck the mods who think they know better and are literally destroying reddit.
[–] Jax 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
For smaller subs, that unfortunately doesn't always work. A submission with 1 point can still make the front page there, and there was a lot of spammy terrible content prior to the change.
[–] 123_456 ago
Technically you're right. It isn't censorship, but it can be used to censor people.
[–] Vulkluv ago
The subreddit is still getting worse, quality as continued to go down as it has became more and more popular.