Do we need a JavaScriptHelp subreddit?
Seems like almost every post in this subreddit is about very basic help questions regarding someone's blog site or bootcamp homework project.
I can't be the only subscriber here who doesn't want to see this. I'm here for JavaScript news, cool libraries, new developments, etc. This subreddit isn't StackOverflow. Am I wrong? If so, please point me to the right subreddit.
64 comments · 89% upvoted · other discussions
It looks like the posts you complain about are about 50% of the posts to this sub. But, they are all consistently tagged with Help flair so they can be immediately and easily identified.
Through the magic of google I was able to see that RES supports filtering out specific flair: https://www.reddit.com/r/Enhancement/comments/5msefo/can_i_filter_out_tags/
Admittedly, this won't work on mobile.
Personally, I think that the existing flair mechanism works well and the mods are obviously enforcing this well since everything seems properly tagged. It's easy enough for me to scroll past the Help items -- or actually click through and help someone out who's struggling. Not that I ever actually do.
kenman 3 points · Aug 2017
Actually, about 12-18 months ago, I made an automod change whereby all self-posts were tagged as
help, and then a PM was sent to the poster letting them know how to change it if it wasn't a help question. It works pretty well, I must say, though sometimes they don't change it for non-help posts.gunther-centralperk [OP] 5 points · Aug 2017 · Node.js Core Contributor
Reddit is a aggregator, and the vast majority of subscribers are not visiting /r/JavaScript and then filtering by topics pertaining to their interest, they're usually loading these stories from the front page.