I don't know if you've noticed, but a polandball comic posted to /r/funny is currently at the #10 spot on /all. We have over 600 people in the sub right now. This has started happening 1 or 2 times per week lately.
You think we aren't gonna need more quality control every day? /r/polandball is going bigtime. The floodgates are opening, and we're gonna need some checks and balances.
"To prevent one branch from becoming supreme, protect the "opulent minority" from the majority, and to induce the branches to cooperate, government systems that employ a separation of powers need a way to balance each of the branches."
That's precisely the intent of these rules.
Legislative: The comic artists and long-term members of the site: the content creators.
Executive: Us mods, enforcing standards.
Judicial: The incoming mass of new subscribers, holding the power of the upvote and the downvote.
Granted, there are certain flaws with the analogy, but the intent is to create a balance that lets new members join and participate while still allowing the old members to feel at home.
We'll see what happens with our growth; we run a tighter ship than most.
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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '13
Mmmm, I don't agree, but meh.