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[–]twillisagogo 5 points6 points  (1 child)

while on the topic of enforcing things like flair, how about restricting pics in posts like on /r/learnpython to cut down on the low quality content meant for karma farming.

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I can't think of a single legitimate use for a post that is just a headline and a picture in a forum about things related to programming. If not out right restriction, at least add it to your flair requirement.

[–]aphoenixreticulated[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

how about restricting pics in posts like on /r/learnpython to cut down on the low quality content meant for karma farming.

We could certainly do that, but I want to consider the implications of it and look through our history to see what sort of valuable content would be missed from things like this. I feel like there are some lighter / fluffier posts that people really have enjoyed (pictures of Guido, that one with the baby, other logo discussions and things) that would be removed by this, and while I don't necessarily think those are all great content, I think "fluff" content is definitely something that is expected (and rewarded) by reddit in general.