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Other meta-reddit subs have to use np links. Why does SRS get away with being able to post direct links with obvious brigading?
Why post bullshit? /r/DepthHub is basically a fancier /r/bestof with over 200,000 subscribers and they've *never* required np. links.
Comment by [deleted] at 06/07/2015 at 19:15 UTC
-34 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Not only that, np links don't mean anything. It's an informal agreement set up using reddit's [language].reddit.com URLs. It's not a real thing, just a way for the subreddits to essentially say "we don't support our users going here."
One explanation for why this doesn't fly for /r/kotakuinaction is because it's a subreddit that's pretty much just for getting angry at things full of people who would immediately remove the "np." to vote anyway. /r/shitredditsays is more likely to be wary and not touch other comments because they know it could mean an impending ban. It's been a rule there since before everyone started getting angry about all of this stuff.