/r/Fallout Is Now Self Posts Only

created by [deleted] on 24/08/2015 at 13:36 UTC*

1728 upvotes, 182 top-level comments (showing 25)

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Comments

Comment by smallof2pieces at 24/08/2015 at 17:30 UTC

183 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Will it be unacceptable to make a self post that then links to an image? Since at that point you are only posting to share, and not to gain karma.

Comment by Crallac at 24/08/2015 at 13:50 UTC

181 upvotes, 2 direct replies

I'm guessing the goal of the "self post only" rule is to stop the posting of crappy articles and other useless things and to encourage more discussion on the games?

Comment by [deleted] at 24/08/2015 at 13:53 UTC*

1293 upvotes, 10 direct replies

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Comment by Rhaegar_ii at 24/08/2015 at 13:59 UTC

413 upvotes, 2 direct replies

Great change! The shitposting after the fo4 announcement had kinda turned me off this sub for the last few months, this should help a lot.

Comment by [deleted] at 24/08/2015 at 14:42 UTC

48 upvotes, 2 direct replies

I wish there was an option to disable karma without that switch..

Having to open a post to click a link, then switch to a tab with that link, then switch back for discussion is a bit annoying compared to just middle clicking link then "comments" button. Or is there a RES option for it ?

Comment by [deleted] at 24/08/2015 at 22:02 UTC

19 upvotes, 1 direct replies

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Comment by totally_not_THAT_guy at 24/08/2015 at 14:13 UTC*

31 upvotes, 1 direct replies

[Perception 8]Is this another one of Vault-Tec's experiments on us Vault Dwellers?

Comment by fishfiend6656 at 24/08/2015 at 13:52 UTC

21 upvotes, 3 direct replies

I'm a lurker who rarely posts But for curiosities sake what exactly is a self post?

Comment by Yearlaren at 24/08/2015 at 22:10 UTC

25 upvotes, 0 direct replies

I don't understand humanity. The same people who upvoted all the shitposts are upvoting this.

Comment by Kinderschlager at 24/08/2015 at 19:05 UTC

6 upvotes, 2 direct replies

what exactly is "self post" mean anyway?

Comment by AerateMark at 24/08/2015 at 13:44 UTC

54 upvotes, 3 direct replies

Yeah, I'm pretty sure this will increase general quality of this sub, although it wasn't so horrible before either though. This sub is pretty cool relatively to most subs.

Comment by BNL22 at 25/08/2015 at 15:32 UTC

16 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Oh boy, time to open every post to see if there's an image inside.

Comment by SoundOfDrums at 24/08/2015 at 14:54 UTC

54 upvotes, 3 direct replies

Fantastic move guys. We made the same decision over at /r/skyrimmods. The transition got us a few complaints, but we've gotten a lot more subs. Turns out people want content!

Comment by Ronron7734 at 27/08/2015 at 20:48 UTC

14 upvotes, 0 direct replies

This really sucks :/

Comment by Xykotic at 27/08/2015 at 17:44 UTC

11 upvotes, 0 direct replies

I whole heartily disagree with this change, Me and most people I know use Reddit is a news source and discussing said news and subreddits allow you to get specific news about specific interests you share with others. This is just gonna turn the subreddit into any old text based forum that we already have 50,000 different versions of.

Ultimately It's the mods' decision of course but it would be quite sad to see my current favorite subreddit vanish into nothingness.

Comment by Weezleram at 28/08/2015 at 13:33 UTC

10 upvotes, 0 direct replies

This definitely seems like the kind of thing that should have been put to a vote and, if the vote was for this change, then voted on again in a week. Doing it the way it was done here seems to point towards the mods steering a sub in a certain direction instead of the readers.

Comment by [deleted] at 25/08/2015 at 01:22 UTC

5 upvotes, 1 direct replies

This is probably a stupid question and if so I apologize, but what about when, say, some new footage comes out? Are we supposed to put a link in a text post as apposed to linking directly?

Comment by Fallout4-Hype_Train at 25/08/2015 at 02:08 UTC

4 upvotes, 1 direct replies

What's the difference between self posts and whatever else there is

Comment by Craftypiston at 24/08/2015 at 16:11 UTC

26 upvotes, 2 direct replies

The thing is that there are no more previews in the posts. I understand the reasoning but still not a big fan of the change.. :(

Comment by WoodenHouse at 26/08/2015 at 21:09 UTC

13 upvotes, 0 direct replies

I miss thumbnails

Comment by ZirGsuz at 24/08/2015 at 15:20 UTC

11 upvotes, 0 direct replies

I think this is the type of change that needs to be tentative. I agree it's good now, but after the release of FO4 it would be nice to have image/link posts brought back.

Comment by Weezleram at 27/08/2015 at 17:58 UTC

9 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Is there a reason we can't just use filters?

Comment by dingleboy29292 at 27/08/2015 at 11:00 UTC

18 upvotes, 1 direct replies

I'm good with not reading this subreddit anymore, I don't come to a gaming subreddit to read through a bunch of people's text, I come to look at gameplay, read comments, and get news.

Sorry but this subreddit style is horrid, and will not be beneficial to anyone who looks at this subreddit and is interested in seeing actual content.

I'm not willing to click twice because of your choice to attempt to protect people from spamming content for "internet points", who cares about Karma.