it originates from the meta subreddits ( subreddits that only crosslink to other subreddits, such as bestof ) completely derailed any meaningful discussion as soon as threads were posted in said meta subreddits.<p>its less of an issue if you link from here, as not everybody on this side will be a logged in user on reddit, but it should still be considered polite, considering that there is an actual &#x27;best-practice&#x27; for linking