Comment by sickhippie on 11/06/2015 at 05:21 UTC*

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~~Someone~~ /u/siccoblue on another thread[1] likened it to getting rid of an anthill with a leaf blower.

1: http://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/39c58h/could_someone_sue_reddit_for_banning_and/cs2ch7d

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Comment by [deleted] at 11/06/2015 at 20:31 UTC

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Comment by LamaofTrauma at 12/06/2015 at 10:06 UTC

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likened it to getting rid of an anthill with a leaf blower.

A leaf blower pointed towards your open front door, and now you're wondering why you have ants everywhere inside your house.

Comment by [deleted] at 11/06/2015 at 16:53 UTC

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Surprisingly apt analogy

Comment by [deleted] at 12/06/2015 at 12:03 UTC

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It was all under control did reddit deleted fatpeoplehate, then bam. Now we must find a new place on the interwebs.

Comment by -u-words at 11/06/2015 at 15:59 UTC

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getting rid of a hornets nest with chopsticks.