Why is the community default for comments “sort by controversial”?

Thanks for sharing, thats really strange and i’m surprised none of the mods are doing anything about it, and instead just removing posts like this. Concerning.

I also just saw this comment on the thread that you shared:

“Yeah it got deleted by a mod. If you try to read the body of the post it says, [Removed]. This was the original text (still visible on my end):

I'm not sure which mod changed this or why, but all comments on this sub are now sorted by Controversial by default, rather than by Best or Top. I don't think this is appropriate, especially when a lot of the posts here are from students who need advice, or are even having a crisis.

This isn't a sub meant for showcasing hot takes or unpopular opinions, could it be switched back?”

/r/UofT Thread Parent