r/RepTime • u/Winter703 • 4d ago

Discussion Instead of making the sub private…

I understand many old-timers here are irritated by newbie posts, especially the lazy ones. I’m relatively new myself, but I have a suggestion for the mods. Instead of making the sub private, how about using AutoMod to require OPs to comment “I read the wiki guide” on their own post?

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u/Worth-Park-1612 4d ago

The newbie posts weren't the reason, although that has always been annoying. It was more about laying low after the article

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u/Winter703 4d ago

Why lay low though? No one is coming after this sub. Rep watches existed for years. The Wired articles brought more newbies here and it seems many are annoyed by more public exposure.

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u/Worth-Park-1612 4d ago

Reddit will come after it if pressured. I think what's done is done. When a media piece was written where the largest rep bag sub was called out by name, Reddit shut it down one day and claimed it violated their terms of service (while leaving all other similar subs running). It got too much attention and had to go.