• Skavau@piefed.social
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    17 hours ago

    Rules of r/AskSocialScience:

    All claims in top level comments must be supported by citations to relevant social science sources. No lay speculation.


    This is likely why you see that.

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      14 hours ago

      Subreddits with strict rules were the best. Tight posting and commenting guidelines allowed them to avoid the homogenization that took over every major sub.

    • SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world
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      11 hours ago

      Those rules are never applied consistently.

      They exist as cover to remove the things the community owners don’t want to see.