gorhill should be given a Nobel Prize and a knighthood for contributions to humanity.
No good deed goes unpunished.
In general, I view Reddit as a complete cesspool; I'm not really sure what any sub there really needs to exist. Most OSS projects get along just fine without it (in fact, I've never heard of one that used it).
I mean, it sucks that abusive users are out there, but it is Reddit after all. For communications with users, I think the old-style method of having Bugzilla and requiring an account to file bugs is probably the best.
We should also not forget to give accolades to the heroic people who tirelessly maintain the filter lists.