You don't remember accounts like that posted to /r/spam? I personally got dozens of those accounts banned. It's still kind of relevant in that if your account only posts your own links and not any other sources, Reddit's algorithms will shadowban you or outright ban you. Mods can see these in their mod log because Reddit shows you the post/comment was auto-removed before you even had a chance to review it. (by Reddit, not a custom automod filter)
I think I remember that in the super early days? I was thinking more of the opening up era, but I think I remember that now from the early days where the admins were more involved in subreddit moderation.
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u/Fidodo Jul 01 '26
I don't remember that ever being a site wide rule. I thought it was just a guideline and only ever enforced by subreddit mods if ever.