10 upvotes, 4 direct replies (showing 4)
View submission: Karma for text-posts (AKA self-posts)
But link-based subreddits have to deal with this all the time. (Plus spam bots already use /r/askreddit to look more legitimate.) The fact that text based posts don't get karma has always felt pretty arbitrary to me.
Comment by flyryan at 19/07/2016 at 18:18 UTC
17 upvotes, 1 direct replies
A few years ago, there was an effort to abolish karma all together because of that reason. Other subs already having to fight crap content isn't a reason to make sure all the subs do.
Comment by codeverity at 19/07/2016 at 18:24 UTC
24 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I don't think 'link-based subs have to deal with shit!' is a reason to inflict the shit on the rest of the subs. One of the things I love about Reddit is that it's a mixture of low-effort, easy to digest content *and* really thoughtful, insightful/funny/whatever content. This encourages the former over the latter.
Comment by MrRandomSuperhero at 19/07/2016 at 18:34 UTC
4 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Imagine subs like /r/TIFU or /r/confessions. There always were shitty made-up stories for the sake of attention, but now that karma is reapable those subs will be inundated with horribly made fake posts. This is basically a bullet to the brain for any sub that relied on qualitycontrol via textpost.
Comment by nandosman at 19/07/2016 at 18:26 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I don't know, I believe all subreddits should be allowed to set whether posts give karma or not, text-only or not.