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[–] red_suppository 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

It's useful when linking from other communities, to avoid disrupting it with outsiders.

E.g: a post from r/books is posted on r/bestof, you don't want to screw up the votes etc from books by people who do not normally browse it, but come from the front page.