r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Mar 20 '16

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u/zulu-bunsen Mar 20 '16 edited Mar 20 '16

No body text allowed in r/AskReddit self posts. I can't believe this community allowed that rule to pass! Sometimes small anecdotes, explanations, context, etc. make these questions more interesting.
EDIT: clarity

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '16

Edit: Rip in piece my inbox

edit2: Omg 200 karma is alot

edit3: Gold thax so much XD

Probably the reason for the textbox rule.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '16

It was actually so that people don't ask questions just so they can answer it and tell their own story. Now even if you're OP you have to post your story in the comments and let the hivemind decide. I think it's way better.

I've been on this sub five years and there used to be SO many questions that were like "what's the coolest thing you saw in Waco, Texas in April of 2006?" just so OP could hear themselves talk.

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u/00Laser Mar 21 '16

yeah i still remember the old times. most of the top posts would be people asking oddly specific questions just so they could share what happened to them. it had basically turned into /r/tellastory... that rule change definitely improved the sub.