I was going to save this for the offseason, but what the hey let's talk about it now. I love this subreddit, because I love teaching people about my favorite sport. And I love that for a very long time, this place was made up of people with the same mindset, and we could have a very positive, relaxing community with a lot of good will.
In the past year, the number of subscribers here has doubled. Total pageviews are up by six million over last year. Growth has been explosive. And on the one hand, that's great! More people discovering and learning about this sport is what we're all here for. But on the other hand, it means we need to define the rules a little bit more to keep this place clean. When I log in and see any thread with more than 100 comments, I'm certain that nothing good is happening there. This is a question-and-answer type of subreddit, and there's really no question about football that couldn't be answered in less than 20 comments.
So where are we going with this? I'm not interested in being a content dictator, just keeping the place clean. Those of you who are in here answering legitimate questions all the time, I see you, and I value your input. What do you guys think about rules that should be added/changed? I'll start putting some individual ideas in separate comments here and we can talk about where we want to go with them. Send a modmail if you have something you don't want to put out there publicly.
