Reddit was following an internally consistent rule pattern when banning links to Gawker. (You can argue that following the rule pattern is stupid, like somethi

Reddit was following an internally consistent rule pattern when banning links to Gawker. (You can argue that following the rule pattern is stupid, like something that comes out of a large bureaucracy instead of a <10 person startup. I'd agree.) this commitment to free speech will last only until the next shit storm occurs Since reddit has shown the only times they ban anything is in response to shit storms, they have unwittingly set themselves up for more shit storms. AFAIK the people who hated creepshots got ignored when raising the question to the admins, so the only other option was to create a new shit storm. Reddit probably thinks they are sticking to their guns, but by not having any kind of release valve beyond a shit storm, they're bringing them on.