There is 1 server running the instance you are on. One. For tens of thousands of people. Compare that to millions of servers that the biggest social sites use.

Okay, you’re downvoted but I’d prefer it if people weren’t afraid to post controversial opinions. So even though I disagree with you I’ll ask… what metric are you using that makes you think he’s doing a good job?

I say don’t let them crawl. I’d rather the server and bandwidth costs go to real people rather than bots

Yep. Reddit is basically Digg now. I’m actually excited to start new. I just hope we can get past the “we just hate reddit” phase and build a community talking about real things