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Bears_On_Stilts t1_iu4uzk6 wrote

Reply to comment by CleverInnuendo in ‘It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown’ Has Become A Bee-Hive For Stupid Parent Complaints by Da_Kahuna

The more they began to rely on user-submitted content and the commentariat, the less vital they became.

Auntie Meme was a fantastic contributor, but what Auntie Meme represented was the death knell.

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brb1006 t1_iu5rxh8 wrote

Not familiar with Aunite Meme, what did they contribute to?

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Bears_On_Stilts t1_iu5wu8p wrote

Auntie Meme began as the winner of a “contribute a joke, infographic or meme to Cracked” contest. And they kept winning over and over so the site started letting them do whole articles. And then even more articles became nothing but user submitted content… which led to staff writers getting laid off or looking for better work.

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