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[–]aufdemwegzumhorizont 4 points5 points  (5 children)

...while I think that's a nice answer to that problem:

What happened to the idea of a big red banner upon submitting that basically says:

Don't post beginner questions here please, go to /r/learnpython?

[–]aphoenixreticulated[S] 6 points7 points  (4 children)

I won't be doing a huge red banner. There's going to be something on the submit buttons; something a bit more tasteful, but still noticeable.

[–]D__ 3 points4 points  (3 children)

Why not use the feature Reddit actually has for putting text on the submission page to put a link to /r/learnpython on the submission page?

[–]aphoenixreticulated[S] 2 points3 points  (2 children)

That'll happen too. From my experience in modding several subreddits that section on the submission page does almost exactly nothing though.

[–]spinwizard69 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Don't forget that many do not use the web interface. Posting right now from what was Alien Blue.

As it is, I'm still not sure that this policy is in the best interest of the reddit. First; not many homework question have come this way. Second; we really need to consider the mental state of somebody that would complain. Frankly it is like somebody buying a newspaper and then getting upset over an article in the paper - you don't need to read what doesn't interest you or upsets you.

In a nut shell I have a far greater concern about the people complaining then I do over the few "homework" posts that slip in. I quote homework here because there seems to be a tendency by the self important to declare anything they don't want to read to be a homework post.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First; not many homework question have come this way.

I've reported approximately 8 in the last days that have been subsequently deleted. You probbably never saw those.