118 upvotes, 4 direct replies (showing 4)
View submission: Karma for text-posts (AKA self-posts)
/r/smashbros mod here. During major events like EVO, people scramble to be the first to post tournament threads for matches, which is problematic because we are constantly removing threads. Now that there is a karma incentive to post threads for big matches, we now have to deal with even more people trying to be the first.
I'm sure all the other "esports" subreddits feel the same way.
Edit: This comment[1] also sums up some of my other misgivings. A long time ago (before I was even a mod) /r/smashbros started putting most images and gifs in text posts to help weed out the low quality stuff. Despite the extra click, the addition of karma to text posts means that we now have to deal with this stuff again to some extent.
1: http://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/4tmb16/karma_for_textposts_aka_selfposts/d5iej3j
Comment by WiFiForeheadWrinkles at 19/07/2016 at 19:11 UTC
51 upvotes, 2 direct replies
I think ANY sports subreddits will have the same issues with people rushing to posting game-day threads and post-game threads.
Comment by Sapharodon at 19/07/2016 at 22:30 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Another /r/smashbros mod here, just chipping in to show my support for making text-post karma optional. Our text post rules specifically exist to curb the number of low effort posts that are made on the sub, and to stop 'lower level content (mundane pictures, gifs, etc) from overpowering higher quality works that otherwise get buried. This change would probably throw us back in turmoil if it was mandatory.
Comment by Tjonke at 19/07/2016 at 21:16 UTC
5 upvotes, 1 direct replies
After big matches we can get anywhere from 10-500 threads about the match in /r/leagueoflegends. Just gonna get worse now that self posts also come with a karma incentive.
Comment by omgpennies at 20/07/2016 at 13:36 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Why not have a mod post the official tournament thread and delete the rest? I imagine after awhile people would get the idea and stop posting tournament threads. Maybe I'm naive.