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A random niche topic is less terrible than r/all, but it is not close to the quality of r/spacex. What specific subreddit reach this level of quality?
by jessriedel 10y ago
A random niche topic is less terrible than r/all, but it is not close to the quality of r/spacex. What specific subreddit reach this level of quality?
- brianwawok 10y agoWhat are you using to judge the quality of the sub? I can name many subs that attract some of the top members in the world in that field. If you are fascinated by rocketry, then yes /r/spacex is going to really impress you. There are knitting subs attended by the top knitters in the world that write the knitting books everyone else uses. But I think it less likely to impress you if you don't value knitting as a skill, like you value rocketships.
- jessriedel 10y agoI judge the quality of the subreddit by the signal-to-noise ratio for posts, by the insight and intelligence of the comments, and by the extent to which is provides content that cannot be found through simple googling. Most knitting subreddits do not have this. Again, do you have specific examples? I don't know why you think my opinion of r/SpaceX is driven by some obsession with rocketry. I am much less interested in SpaceX than in a dozen other hobby topics, but that subreddit stands out in the objective quality of the moderation and community. Likewise, HackerNews is one of the higher quality places for discussion on the internet even though I do very little programing.