Submitted 4 years ago * by Mumberthrax The article as it was originally, now archived on archive.org: https://web.archive.org/web/20160604042751/http://www.redditblog.com/2013/05/get-ready-for-global-reddit-meetup-day.html
The page as it appears currently (archived a couple days ago): https://archive.is/7MY8D The original url: https://redditblog.com/2013/05/get-ready-for-global-reddit-meetup-day.html
It appears that reddit recently updated the styling/branding of the reddit blog to be more like the “Upvoted” website. In this process some of their old articles have been pruned while others remain.
Here’s a paper about Eglin being used as part of a program testing the power of online astroturfing/propaganda: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1402.5644.pdf
Do a web search for Eglin AFB and astroturfing or propaganda for more information - if reddit is trying to obfuscate this, it is disconcerting. In all likelihood they just fucked up in moving the articles over to their new format or something stupid… but it still looks strange.
/u/DonGeronimo has provided these links as additional context:
http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2014/07/eglin-air-force-base-busted-gaming-reddit.html
Update 9/10/2016: it appears the blog post has been restored.