Rule Updates & Moderator Clarification

Hello, I'd like to post some clarification regarding rule updates. First off, I'd like to make it very clear that the no nsfw rule decision was a unilateral decision and was not discussed among the other mods prior to implementation. I believe this was a grave mistake, but I understand how it came to be, Eviltechie has been diligently picking up the slack. A lot of work happens behind the scenes, so while we may not post comments, we are removing spam and keep the subreddit as a decent quality. With the explosive reaction that came from a recent PV discussion and the brigading that happened would cause anyone who is doing this all themselves to do such a swift action. I do not want to see any complaining or targeted harassment to any moderator.

With that being said, until all moderators have met and come to a consensus, assume the no nsfw rule is still active. If you noticed though, some song posts and image posts are still up. If the song/sourced image post creates low quality discussion/causes brigading/etc then it will be removed. Otherwise, it will stay up until further notice.

Here is the original post by /u/Eviltechie that has the updated rules. All rules except the no nsfw are final

**Please see the sidebar for updated rules for this sub. They are in effect immediately.

Notable highlights include:

Prohibition on all NSFW content. This notably includes songs that deal with sexually suggestive themes, or discussion of said songs. New rule on keeping things civil. If you see somebody acting incivil, do not engage, report it. Additional rule about staying on topic, and what constitutes on topic. (This can be considered an extension/clarification of the quality content rule.) Formal rule against AI content. (This was basically enforced already, but now it is a formal rule.) Why these changes?

Over the last few weeks much of the discourse on this sub has turned nasty and gone off the rails. This is the first step in starting to rein that in.

The next step will be bringing on additional moderators. There have been several users who have pointed out in modmail or otherwise that most of the moderation team is inactive, and you are not wrong. If you think you might be interested, look for a post in the next few days.

In the meantime, please continue to report content that breaks the rules, and do not engage with those who are acting civil.**

Finally, please post all comments/feedback/memes etc HERE. Any further posts regarding the rule change, moderator concerns, etc. will be deleted and a comment will be linked to this thread.

Thank you.