Have you ever wondered where all the a**holes have gone? Well, you’re not alone! A popular online community recently had a proctologist appointment of sorts, digging deep to understand the sudden disappearance of a**holes from their front page. The mission of this community has always been to provide a space for people to seek judgment and better understand personal morality and societal norms. But lately, it seems like the balance has been thrown off, and the community is on a mission to find out why. ️♂️
The Community’s Core Mission

Entertainment vs. Input

The Real Purpose

Voting: The Root of the Problem ️

Data Speaks

The Real Culprit ️♂️

Skip, Don’t Complain

Sorting and Filtering

A Solution for Difficult Decisions

Removing Unhelpful Comments

A Sincere Thank You

A Call to Action

The Great A**hole Hunt: A Community’s Journey to Restore Balance ️♂️⚖️
The sudden disappearance of a**holes from the front page of a popular online community has left its members baffled. The community’s core mission is to help users better understand personal morality and societal norms, but lately, the balance has been thrown off. The culprit? Voting habits. Members have been upvoting the people they like and downvoting the a**holes, leading to a front page filled with ‘good guys.’ The solution? Sort by new, upvote some a**holes, and help restore the balance. Let’s dive into the internet’s reaction to this intriguing situation…
The bias towards NTA judgments on top posts is concerning
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Third-party posts are not allowed, report them for removal

Commenter laments the decline of AITA quality

Comment downvotes are a ‘well f**k you’ tool on Reddit

Users discuss the unrealistic views and advice on the subreddit

Removing validation-seeking rule ruined sub’s focus, alternative ineffective

Are AITA stories on the front page fake? Discussion ensues

Validation posts causing controversy and fake stories? Revote needed!

Encouraging ethical conundrums and discouraging mindless downvoting
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Celebrating the best of the sub: upvote the assholes

Removing validation posts caused the a-hole crisis

Downvoting contrary opinions is harmful to our discourse

User frustrated with META post rule, wants community input
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Commenter criticizes declining quality of sub and lack of compromise.

Separate judgment for NTA validation posts? Let’s discuss

Data analysis shows increase in NTA posts after rule change

NTA posts are becoming validation and mods refuse to change.

The search for missing a**holes continues on this subreddit ️♂️

YTA verdicts often lead to unnecessary insults towards OP

Redditor laments missing out on a**hole posts, gets helpful tip

Someone’s in trouble! What did they do?

Confused Redditor questions need for mod approval

Redditors share their frustration with post deletions and bans

User questions mods about clickbait titles in AITA subreddit

User laments lack of quality content due to validation post rule.

User asks for February data, implies it was worse

Validation-seeking posts need to stop!

User requests voting option for no validation rule, denied by mods.
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Removing validation rule ruined sub according to commenter.
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Validation posts are getting out of hand

Sub creator called out for selfish intentions. Yikes

The search for honest YTA posts continues

Calling out validation posts earns YTA judgement

User expresses frustration with AITA posts taking over their feed.

Everyone sucks here? We need more context

User suggests compromise on validation posts, calls out mods.

Debating the true meaning of NTA

Commenter receives backlash for using too many angry emojis
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Rewarding interesting posts without upvoting A-holes

The dangers of downvoting OP comments and hidden replies

Redditor expresses doubt in effectiveness of new voting rule.

User expresses concern about circlejerk posts and political biases

User expresses frustration with sub’s toxicity and lack of authenticity

User suggests loosening ‘be civil’ rule, but is met with disagreement.

Confused Redditor seeks clarification on verdict statistics

Sorting by /new can reveal a different, more serious sub

Redditor asks if downvotes can be disabled to prevent bias

The missing a**holes: a community crisis explained

Acknowledging the elephant in the room
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Controversial section: Where the a**holes reside
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NTA or karma farming? AITA community in crisis

User questions validation posts, calls out ego-boosting intentions
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Encouraging OPs to explain why they’re labeled as A**holes

User calls out responsibility shift in validation post crisis

Everyone sucks here! What happened? ♂️
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