For a long time I've been really disappointed with Reddit's /r/Steem subreddit. It's so full of self promotion that to anyone looking in it looks like nothing but a giant vanity project.
The lack of thoughtful discussion about the platform like we find in other crypto subreddits like Monero, Litecoin, UBIQ and even Doge, makes the whole subreddit an unserious contender for helping build the community. If I want to find stuff to read on Steem, I'll search through Steem or Google and not this Reddit circle jerk. It's a complete free for all. There are no guiding rules to the subreddit and I can't see any moderation happening from the mods.
I even went so far as to post about it in the /r/steemit subreddit, but was shot down pretty quickly. It seems as the prevailing attitude is that people like it the way it is.
Thankfully, 
It's so fresh and so clean!
I for one am going to actually use this subreddit now for Steem related questions since I'm on that platform and not on Steem.Chat too much. We need a place on Reddit for real discussion on how the core platform is developing, how we can make it better and how all the apps being built on top can actually affect certain communities and industries.
A platform where we can discuss these things on Reddit will be helpful in demonstrating how Steem is growing and that the community gives a fig about the platform as a whole rather than just trying to get the clicks. I'm hoping this subreddit grows.
I'm also going to introduce the hashtag #steemitdiscussion as a way of categorizing whether or not the topic is also on the subreddit for further discussion.
Thanks, Ben!
Phil
