"there comes a time with communities that go toxic where the only real answer is to take them out behind the barn and Old Yeller them. That time has come for Re

"there comes a time with communities that go toxic where the only real answer is to take them out behind the barn and Old Yeller them. That time has come for Reddit." I've been on Reddit since near the beginning and still enjoy the site everyday. We regulars keep pointing out the great subreddits that exist, so I don't need to do that here. Unlike Chuq, I don't feel guilt by association because there are also terrible subreddits. I'm not one to condemn all of 4chan because of 4chan/b/, but I can understand those who think that way. What I wanted to say is that Reddit has not changed, society has. If anything Reddit has improved by banning subreddits like jailbait and fatpeoplehate. The trend on Reddit is less toxicity, not more as Chuq implies. America has been having a conversation the last few years about rape culture, sexual harrasement of women, micro-aggressions, exclusionary speech, gender fluidity, sexual objectification of women in video games, sexting, celebrity nudes, and so on. This new awareness has been applied to Reddit recently starting with 'the fappening' and continuing with gamergate. I think these conversations are worth having and I like some of the change as a result, but it's not fair to Reddit to say it is going downhill. We're just applying a new set of standards to it. Could a site like Reddit or 4chan even become succesful today with all the new rules in place, or would they kill it in the crib? I'm not sure.