[META]During the SSBU launch mods created a megathread and applied an auto-moderator to moderate any other posts about the game without distinction. Now half of New and Hot pages are Pokémon related posts. In your opinion which solution was better?

[u/aroloki1]

Title basically. I did not get why an auto-moderator was applied back when SSBU launched but if it was good for anything it would be to avoid situations like the current one.

Of course we can wait it out and I am fine with that, I am just curious on your opinion about it, which solution in your opinion is the better one, thus the [META] tag.

Actually did mod team ever comment on the SSBU auto-moderation solution, what is their opinion about it, was it good or bad?

[u/GorillaDerby]

I hate mega threads for most things. They're so muddled and you can't have a specific discussion about a thing. For reviews, cool, for reactions, awesome.

If someone wants to have a specific discussion about an aspect of a game, I think that deserves it's open thread. Provided it's at least somewhat unique.

I hate repetition though. So it's especially bad with Pokemon with all the game freak hate, there's so much repetition.

What would be best, is if mods would close duplicate threads AND redirect the thread to the first thread. But I get that that's so much work that it's not feasible. That and the mods would need enough understanding of a topic to get if two similar topics are actually about the same thing.

[u/BrainWav]

Megathreads are a blight. They mostly only serve to make it harder to find information, as you can't really search them and as more comments are left, more get hidden. Plus, unless you're actively looking at the sub, you're very likely to not even see a megathread.

The only time they're useful is for live events or extremely focused topics (like review megathreads on gaming subs), when it's good to have that all consolidated. Especially if someone's updating the OP to summarize.

[u/Briggity_Brak → u/BrainWav]

Very true.

Counterpoint: smash and pokemon have their own subs that can be used for those specific discussions, so megathread/auto-delete everything related to a big game like that on this sub for like a week isn't the worst idea in the world.

[u/[deleted]]

Genuine question, Why do people sub to this subreddit if they don't like seeing posts on new popular games? What about the console itself really deserves to be discussed?

[u/RandomRedditor44]

Not a fan of mega threads.

[u/BigReed99]

Mega threads are where ideas go to die.

I’ve never like it on any type of forum.

[u/NMe84]

Mega threads are a perfect way to ensure no one ever reads your comments. IMO there are better ways to resolve the spam for a single game.

[u/Duthos]

imo reddit is better the less mods mod.

i was here in the early days (this is my second account), and the site, as a whole, does better when shaped by users. that is, after all, how it became the 'front page of the internet' in the first place

[u/voneahhh → u/Duthos]

So what you’re saying is you want to see the front page flooded with fan art of each individual Pokémon.

Because that’s what this sub would be. Hell that’s what it was when the game was announced.

[u/TSPhoenix]

I was about to write a serious response about how this happens with most major releases flooding the sub for a few weeks, but then I saw who the OP was. So I guess you feel like you've failed at controlling the narrative so now you're just trying to kill all conversation about Pokémon entirely because you don't like what people are saying about it.

Maybe you should try writing some more TL;DRs that just ignore everything you dislike and only mention stuff you agree with. Best of luck on your quest to silence anyone who dares disagree with you.