Previously, the limit was 10 likes required in 10 hours. Now the new limit is 10 likes in 5 hours. This will help declutter the front page and remove low quality posts faster so we’re not flooded with too many low effort posts.
There’s also another new limit: 20 likes in 10 hours.
To summarize:
Posts have 5 hours to earn 10 likes. Otherwise they get deleted.
Posts have 10 hours to earn 20 likes. Otherwise they get deleted.
You can think of it as “2 likes per hour to survive”. That is very doable, and I see plenty of posts that get 50+ likes in 10 hours, so getting 20 is reachable. Let’s not forget that the forum has more users now, so there’s plenty of likes to go around. We’ve been getting almost 100 new posts per day, so it’s time consuming to sift through so many posts.
This is a harsher limit, and it does mean more posts will get removed, but this is better for the community. If you want to share your content, it has to be something people actually want to see.
It also gives people an actual reason to like posts. When you like a post, you know you’re actually saving the post from deletion. Your Like actually matters and makes a difference.
It also means that if your post survives, it’s more rewarding because it means the community actually liked your post.