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A subreddit that's full of [deleted] isn't trustworthy. Unlike HN, non-admins can downvote posts they don't agree with on Reddit. A subreddit full of [deleted]

• prox 5y ago
  Normally perhaps. But this is askscience, which just has a high standards when it comes to answers.
  • smaryjerry 5y ago
    I’m not sure about askscience but the “science” Subreddit is completely partisan and non ruled. And the science is still changing, delta is brand new. These vaccines weren’t made for Delta at all and aren’t stopping transmission, however they do offer protection from symptomatic disease, per the CDCs own documents and new recommendation that vaccinated wear masks indoors. Per this Washington post aritcle 75 percent of new cases in highly vaccinated Singapore are in already vaccinated people, similar to the unpublished CdC internal data which made the CDC revise their mask recommendation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/07/29/cdc-mask-guidance/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/07/29/cdc-mask-gu...
• jdavis703 5y ago
  Users with enough Karma are allowed to downvote on HN. That’s what the gray replies are.
• jhayward 5y ago
  Your conclusion assumes bad faith on the part of the moderators. An alternative assumption is that there are strict quality guidelines that are well-enforced by good moderators.