Social media
None of this is expert advice. It's what people worked out for themselves, usually the hard way — what actually helped, and what they'd tell someone standing where you are. Take what fits and leave the rest.
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Ignore and downvote low-quality or troll posts instead of commenting on them.
Commenting on bad posts increases their comment count, which can boost them to the hot section.
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Accept that some reposts may provide value to new users who have not seen the content before.
New users are less likely to have seen the content and may enjoy it; others appreciate reposts because they may have missed the original.
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Accept that blocking bots and reposters is an ongoing effort, but recognize that it improves your experience.
One user noted it is a never-ending battle but confirmed it works.
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- Mute specific power users who frequently repost material to cut down on duplicates and ads in your feed.3
Filter the 'Popular' page by your country to see more relevant local content.
One user reported this improved their experience.
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Be skeptical of high-karma accounts, as they may be used for astroturfing or political influence campaigns to appear legitimate.
High-karma accounts show legitimacy on the site, whereas zero-karma accounts are obvious bots; this makes high-karma accounts effective for defending companies or pushing political agendas.
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Check a user's post history to verify their legitimacy instead of relying solely on their karma score.
Relying only on high karma without checking history contributes to the proliferation of unreliable sources.
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Be aware that blocking automod or bot accounts may hide important community announcements like weekly threads or daily discussions.
These posts are created by automod.
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Create a whitelist of trusted high-karma contributors before blocking large groups of high-karma users.
To avoid accidentally blocking good content.
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