  This article presents a systematic analysis of the patterns of behavior of
individuals as well as groups observed in community-driven platforms for
discussion like Reddit, where users usually exchange information and viewpoints
on their topics of interest. We perform a statistical analysis of the behavior
of posts and model the users' interactions around them. A platform like Reddit
which has grown exponentially, starting from a very small community to one of
the largest social networks, with its large user base and popularity harboring
a variety of behavior of users in terms of their activity. Our work provides
interesting insights about a huge number of inactive posts which fail to
attract attention despite their authors exhibiting Cyborg-like behavior to
attract attention. We also observe short-lived yet extremely active posts
emulate a phenomenon like Mayfly Buzz. A method is presented, to study the
activity around posts which are highly active, to determine the presence of
Limelight hogging activity. We also present a systematic analysis to study the
presence of controversies in posts. We analyzed data from two periods of
one-year duration but separated by few years in time, to understand how social
media has evolved through the years.
