Limit the number of meme posts in the "Hot" feed to 2

This proposal is based on ETIP - 119, originally posted by u/kirtash93, to address the current rise in meme spam and its impact on r/EthTrader.

Current situation

Whenever Donut's and / or Ether's prices go up, r/EthTrader's activity rises as well. This is statistically proven.

The issue is along with it comes more spam, especially from Donut farmers trying to maximize their earnings.

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Problem

Even though meme posts are limited to Special Membership subscribers, farmers adopted a strategy which is to spam as many memes a day as possible.

This floods the feed with low effort memes, burying content that might actually be useful, engaging, or insightful.

This tends to drive people away from the subreddit.

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Solution

Limit the number of memes in the "Hot" feed (AKA "the front page") to 2.

So, if 2 memes are already in the top hot posts, mods remove extras, until an automated solution exists.

This keeps only the most engaging memes in the feed, while clearing clutter at the same time. 2 birds, 1 stone.

Some alternative ideas I was thinking about:

• Limiting memes to weekends.
• Lowering the multiplier for memes.

However, this option is probably the least restrictive, and the one that least negatively affects r/EthTrader Special Memberships, while directly focusing on farmers.

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Advantages

• A cleaner, more balanced feed.
• Less low quality spam.
• High engagement memes stay visible.
• Improves overall community experience.

Disadvantages

• Special Membership subscribers may feel restricted.
• Mods will likely have extra workload until an automated solution is ready.

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Conclusion

Memes are fun, everyone loves them. They're an important part of any crypto community. The problem is spamming memes makes the subreddit worse. This proposal aims for balance, to allow memes but prevent them from overwhelming the feed.