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i can't stand megathreads -- no one reads these! no one wants their posts banished there!

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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Some subreddit that don't let you post.... question. Why? That's the stupidest thing ever.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I understand it in some instances.

r/electrical used to get a lot of DIY questions asked in a manor that showed complete incompetence in a trade where you and/or others can pay the ultimate price if you fuck up.

Some people were of the mind that they're going to have a go anyway so you may as well try to help but others did not want the potential death of other people on their consciounce.

In the end, r/electrical banned DIY help questions and r/askanelectrician became a thing which I think was a fair compromise.