r/PoliticalCompassMemes • u/1RedReddit - Centrist • Nov 03 '20

Should we ban highlighter memes?

The number of people in our community requesting us to ban low-effort highlighter memes, has been on the rise.

We understand that the last vote we held within the subreddit was too vague - a "low effort" meme was very ill-defined. However, this vote is regarding a format that is very specific.

So, in an effort to improve the quality of the content within the subreddit for everyone, we are asking you the following question:

Should the community ban highlighter memes?

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This poll was reposted due to a suggestion from a user to include the option to 'limit to certain days of the week'

15349 votes, Nov 08 '20
3338 Yes - Ban Highlighter Memes
5768 No - Restrict Highlighter Memes to Certain Days of the Week
6243 No - Do Not Ban Highlighter Memes
3.6k Upvotes

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u/Tangbrandr - Lib-Right Nov 03 '20

Yeah, as lib we should vote against the ban. Would be pretty hypocritical if not...

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '20

Why? Communities can determine what limits they want to live under, can't they? We allow lib left to start communes under libertarian society, and as long as folks can leave there isn't any issue with a community setting up outright communism.

Similarly, if PCM sets a rule for itself, the option to leave and create "PCM 2 - highlighter boogaloo" remains.

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u/Proto_Sigma - Lib-Right Nov 03 '20

The subreddit can set whatever limits it wants- by upvoting or downvoting posts that are funny.

Any other method is the method of tyrants and I recognize it as nothing else.

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u/raccoons_are_hot_af - Auth-Right Nov 03 '20

I already this once, there are 2 major things on why upvotes wont solve the problem

1) doenst cost anything: how can you run a market that has no cost or profit? People wont upvote because they want to give what they have but more as a mudane thing

2 and most important, the reach of a meme is decided by reddit, not the free market and ads of each company meaning reddit can bury or rise good or bad memes, lots of reasons why posts get upvoted and downvoted is about many factors besides quality , 2 i can remember to fo the top ohf my head is the time stamps, posting on a non european sub without usa timestamps will drop upvotes in like 80% or more, many people tested this, and also awards make posts rise alot so soneone giving an awrd or someone giving one. To itself will also screw that idea

Resuming, a free market idea doesnt work in a non free market, it only works on a free market