[css]

[citation needed]

[FilterSweep]

http://archive.is/qIDX7

This deleted post outlines the catastrophic degree of astroturfing that riddles the sub.

The post had to be archived because of drama around the original post when the user presented his research to administration.

[rcpt]

Not proof of bots but that subreddit definitely exhibits some unusual voting patterns

http://ryancompton.net/2016/08/07/upvotes-over-time-by-subre...

[geowwy]

Probably not bots. In those days they actively encouraged upvoting everything as a way of gaming the front page algorithm.

[Karunamon]

A more charitable take would be they encourage upvoting everything to counter an infestation of downvote bombing.

[css]

That data is pretty interesting. I am not sure how surprising it is since in the election days the t_d discord was pretty good at vote brigading their own posts, which might explain that difference. I wonder if the sub still follows that pattern.