> The majority of people are primarily interested in recent/fresh posts.

How would you know that?
The more posts there are the more "older" posts there will be to look at and review. Would it be convenient for a user to look at these posts with a bunch of deleted content?

FlashYellow

people returning to old posts or commenting on them rarely happens

Isn't that because old posts are archived on Reddit and can't be commented on?

@ delete posts...not a fan 

needcreations_

> people returning to old posts or commenting on them rarely happens

Isn't that because old posts are archived on Reddit and can't be commented on?