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AskScience is a default sub, I think, and they've survived alright. Interestingly, AskHistorians asked to not be a default sub-reddit for precisely the reasons

AskScience is a default sub, I think, and they've survived alright. Interestingly, AskHistorians asked to not be a default sub-reddit for precisely the reasons you've given.

noir_lord 11y ago
They have something like 500 moderators though so there is that.
- thelamest 11y ago
  They used to ruthlessly remove everything without an academic source, however interesting - these days I feel more and more fluff is getting through.