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		TylerE on Sept 30, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Reddit Avoiding a sort of Web 2.0 of the old usenet "Back to School newbie flood" certainly helps. It takes a really good mod team to stand up against the flood. See the decline of /r/books, for instance.

jiggy2011 on Sept 30, 2014 [–]

That's why keeping the default subs as light hearted funny content helps. They act as a sponge to soak up impulsive low quality comments.

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