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Actually that's exactly right. The communities are so large it's nearly impossible to get a consensus on anything to make a change. Because of that, they have made it very customizable, giving the users the option of using the options they want and turning off those they don't.

The underlying code there is trash at this point with tons and tons of flaws and problems that need to be fixed but either can't or can't without significant effort. They do a lot of things I dislike including the toxic atmosphere on several of the communities, but some things they do get right.