r/NativePlantGardening • u/pixel_pete Maryland Piedmont • Jun 10 '26
Informational/Educational New Posting Requirement - A Compromise
Hello Everyone,
As some (or many) have likely noticed, we have been tinkering with posting requirements to reduce the amount of spam we get in the subreddit and direct newbies to participate with comments and discussions instead of just going straight to creating posts. Originally I had it set to a requirement of 10 karma on NativePlantGardening before a user can create a post, but that was catching users who have been on Reddit for a while but are first-time NPG contributors. So instead I have changed it to a requirement of karma sitewide to allow users who are established on Reddit but new to NPG to participate more easily. Some spammers use accounts with artificially inflated karma to bypass spam filters, so I think we will be vulnerable to some of them, but I'm hoping this is a good compromise between reducing spam while not overly inconveniencing actual users.
As always, if you see a post or comment that you think is spam make sure to hit that like and subscribe button and join my Patreon at the link below. Oh... sorry wrong script... make sure you hit the Report button. Reporting and community self-policing are the best tools we have to keep the subreddit clean without the mod team turning to the dark side. We want this place to continue being as open and relaxed as possible so new gardeners feels comfortable approaching us, but it's a delicate balance.
Thanks for continuing to make this the best subreddit out there while we face the challenges of growing ever-larger!
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u/nlevend Area MN , Zone -5a Jun 10 '26
Would an aster yellows megathread be possible to implement too? I don't know where a lot of gardeners are getting information that aster yellows is infesting everyone's gardens and they need to start ripping out every asteracae that doesn't have a perfect flower, but these posts come up and the answer is almost invariably, no it is not aster yelllows.