All subreddits are created equal, it is just that some are more equal than others. ShitRedditSays a/k/a SRS has a long history of getting a free pass for everything from brigading to removing the "gilding" button to (arguably) doxing, all with zero pushback from the Reddit Admins. Why this is the case I'm not quite sure, though I've also seen it claimed that at least a few SRS regulars are also board-wide Reddit Admins.
/r/SRSSucks is hardly an unbiased party to stuff like this, but this
kind of old thread offers some pretty compelling evidence of the sort of crap SRS pulls.