Actually it acted as a grease trap[1] that had the effect of sanitizing reddit for the rest of us. Maybe not "what they wished for", but a positive effect nonet

Actually it acted as a grease trap[1] that had the effect of sanitizing reddit for the rest of us. Maybe not "what they wished for", but a positive effect nonetheless. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grease_trap https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grease_trap