O/T: One real answer, and multiple bot posts, including one about removing another real person's comment. As a person who doesn't read much Reddit, it leaves a really strange impression.
Anyway, the top answer was still a cool read.
Anyway, the top answer was still a cool read.
Answers must be accurate, researched, supported, and factual. Generally, "scholarly". It's not uncommon to find posts with a thousand or more votes, and 100s of comments, all removed. The mods are looking for good answers. As are most of the readers.
The result may be frustrating for commenters, but that's really not the point.
I actually had an opportunity to answer on a subject which I've some familiarity last week, and got mention in the weekly wrap-up for it, which was kind of nice. A bit more than I deserved, really.
(I was talking trash ... but at least that was the topic.)
They have an explicit policy of removing any amateurish or unsourced answers, in order to keep quality high.
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