CCIP-037 – lower karma for external link posts
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Problem:
Lately main sub is filled with external links posted and reposted multiple times (actually is allowed to post 3 links per day). this type of spam is sistematically done by users and bots for the purpose of moon farming. Below the problems that arise:
• continuos post of external links put in shadow OC from users because is basically ‘spam’
• moons are meant to reward active users that contribute to community and in actual situation external link posts are rewarded the same as users posts of 500 words. basically low efforts posts and high efforts posts are rewarded the same way; this is not fair
• the sub is filled sometimes with the same news posted multiple times
• these links posts don’t even risk to get downvotes (indeed who downvotes a news?)
Solution:
In order to level the play field high effort posts should be rewarded with more karma than low effort posts. In order to perform this suggestion is to add a multiplier of 0.X to karma awarded to external link posts. This multiplier will both have the effect of discourage pure moon farming and allocate more moons for original contents. This solution will improve the sub and promote more original posts and interaction between the community. In the same time such modification will discourage the continuous spam.
submitted by /u/Elleucas
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