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[–]FlickingMarvellous 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

There was one particular post that got a bit weird, iirc. There was a post here a couple of days ago asking the same question, and the mods gave their version of what happened: have a look back for it. (Sorry, I’d go and find it for you but seddit on mobile browser is sub-optimal.)

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I wouldn't be surprised if some trolls (supported by reddit admins) purposely put up crazy posts to "justify" taking our subs down. When I was moderating two different subs (not GC), it was impossible to take down every troll post immediately as I work and have a life. I'm sure crazy posts fell through the cracks.

[–]Spikygrasspod 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That makes sense. It also means it's unfair to take down a sub because of a few bad posts--surely banning subs would only be justified if the purpose of the sub is harmful in itself, or if harmful content is ubiquitous or very badly modded.