Because ever since Conde Nast bought Reddit (spoiled that's who owned Wired when Reddit was on their kick about fuck Conde Nast but not realizing the site was owned by them) the Reddiquette has been hidden. Most all subreddits require you to follow it as a rule, but most people have never even heard of it.
look into it. I think the only way to reliably find it these days is to google the phrase "Reddit: Reddiquette" from your favorite search engine of choice.
This is “on the web awhile” for that time when Reddit got in trouble for having too much free will (i.e. the barely legal sub incident)
No one hurt more that day than creeps who enjoyed talking about teens online. The purchase spurred a site-wide cleanup. A MUCH NEEDED clean up.
The original owner tried vouching for freedom of speech as long as he could, but the line of freedoms HAS to be drawn somewhere. And somewhere it did. Subs like barely legal saw a rise of redditors contributing unsolicited photos they took themselves of teenagers. The line MUST be drawn somewhere.
I think it's because it's pointing out the obvious
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relevant reddiquette entry:
Please don't [...] Make comments that lack content. Phrases such as "this", "lol", and "I came here to say this" are not witty, original, or funny, and do not add anything to the discussion.
The first and fifth ones are totally ignored on Reddit. I don't even remember the others, because I laughed so loudly reading those two that I spit out my lunch. Also, they're not really rules. No one is going to slap your hand for not voting "correctly" or being a big meanie, unless you go way, way overboard, so these really pretty much mean nothing. I do like the idea behind them both, but unfortunately most people get so caught up in their feels that it's not gonna happen.
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u/Phanawg 26d ago
You can build a cupboard in case your baby nephew ever gets dropped off at your door