[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.