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View submission: Making Redditing Simpler
Probably 90 % of communities on Reddit have some form of control on who can contribute where and when. making it simple to find a community does no good when new users are forced to generic unwanted communities just to participate at all.
Comment by superfucky at 07/03/2023 at 20:43 UTC
24 upvotes, 1 direct replies
you mean like karma limitations? well if new users could be trusted to actually read rules and adhere to them, without flooding a sub with spam or trolling, then those limitations forcing users into "generic unwanted communities" wouldn't be necessary. many subs *only* have an account age restriction, meaning it's as simple as chilling out and just reading for a day or two before trying to jump into a space and participate.
it's possible if not likely that the admins' goal of "new users easily and instantly find targeted communities and jump right into the conversation!" and mods' goal of "omg READ THE RULES FIRST maybe you don't even belong here" are irreconcilable.
Comment by -goodgodlemon at 18/03/2023 at 08:05 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
It helps block spam when it comes down to it. Newly created bot accounts can’t spam the subreddit if they can’t post. Automod can’t catch everything and it can be a tool to ebb the flow to a reasonable level.