[–] Genghis_Khan 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
I don't think that's technically censorship, but it's lame none-the-less.
[–] ClitoralCommander 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Well the thing is that it's just mods being idiots. As far as I know, there is no admin involvement. You can always just create your own subreddit and people can move. That's difficult to do when admins control everything and the general management of the system is controlled by corruption.
[–] 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.
[–] 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.
[–] 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.
[–] 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.
[–] Flagger 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
Screw that, feel free to submit anything you like over at /v/uncensored. Everyone is welcome and the users decide what goes up or down.
[–] mblim [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I honestly think this is ridiculous. This subreddit was one of my favorite once it started, but it's definitely past its prime. The amount of submissions was already low, and now they are restricted it to a subset of users.