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The problem with putting the high quality subreddits on the front page is that most high quality subreddits can afford to be that way because of a relatively sm
by rthomas6 15y ago
The problem with putting the high quality subreddits on the front page is that most high quality subreddits can afford to be that way because of a relatively small and insular community. There is a fear frequently expressed on some of these subreddits that the quality will drop if they're put on the front page. Good examples are /r/truereddit and /r/moderatepolitics. Those subreddits have a comparatively higher signal to noise ratio due in part to their comparative obscurity.
- joejohnson 15y agoI'd never heard of /r/truereddit. Thank you for that.
- mmatants 15y agoIt's interesting how the obscurity is a self-selection filter for quality contributors. Making quality contributions requires more effort. Having the front-page content as a "honeypot" of sorts weeds out those individuals who are primarily in the "drive-by" mode, anxious to blurt out emotional statements for immediate gratification. The interesting thing, too, is that there is a necessary friction to maintaining high editorial quality. There must be conflict to be able to enforce "creme de la creme" level of content for consumption. Which is fine, and not personal. All of us have our thoughtful/contemplative mood and the rash impatient one. At least on a relative scale.
- SpiderX 15y agoI think it's more to do with the moderators to posters ratio that contributes to a higher signal to noise ratio. They have about 30 moderators.