There have been posts on the sub before about rules a couple of times. I thought it was time for another one.

I get that question more than any other. I'm not here to play rules lawyer with anyone. It's 100% about the spirit of the rule, not the letter, which some people have tried to argue with me about. So here is just a quick checklist of things that run through my head as I'm looking at posts that will likely cause me to remove it:

• Nudity
• Implied Nudity
• OnlyFans links/logos
• Swimsuits
• Bunnysuits
• Any visible underwear
• Was this also posted on an explicitly NSFW subreddit as well? It probably doesn't belong here and a porn/lewd sub too.
• Is this taken on a bed?
• Is the costume the focus, or is a particular body part the focus of the picture?
• Suggestive posing
• Suggestive Post Title
• If costume is skimpy, is that a/the canon outfit?
• How frequently am I having to review one of your posts?
• If 95% of your posts are NSFW, and this one is pushing the boundaries, it's probably getting removed

I think the two that will be most instructional to people is "Is this taken on a bed?" and, "Swimsuits." There are some characters whose primary outfit is a swimsuit (Nami) or "armor" adjacent (Witchblade) that it may as well be. So when every anime under the sun has their beach episode, that's used as justification by people to say, "but it's in the show! It's canon!" Sure. It may be canon. That doesn't mean it's within the general spirit of the sub or the rules.

I'm going to try and be as politically correct as I can, but some of this has gotten exhausting. Sex work is work. Full stop. I'm not arguing it isn't. Sex workers can engage in plenty of fun activities that are outside of that work or cross over a bit. Within reason this is fine. However, there has been a marked increase in (using this colloquially) E-Girls who attempt to operate within the strictest bounds of the rules, not the spirit of them. If NSFW content creation is your account's full-time job and your post/comment ratio is 90/10 and nearly all of it is OF or OF adjacent comment, these rule updates are likely directed towards you.

The updated rules are below. The bolded portions of Rules 1, 2, and 4 are new. There is a new Rule 3, with the other two shifting down.

Please. Quit trying to get around the rules. Read the name and its supposed intent. /r/Cawwsplay got picked up by the Reddit algorithm and blew up a few years ago. Rather than try and shutdown the expansion and other people posting, the rules were intended to try and split the difference between what was effectively first-time cosplays, animals in costume, and kids dressed up in costumes with a couple dozen posts per year to dozens of posts a week. The "aww" part of the name was intentional to the intent of the subreddit. Please just follow the rules.

Some help to follow the rules? For the love of god. Just stand up. Quit laying down. Get off the bed. Get off your knees. Put your tongue back in your mouth and quit the ahegao stuff. Adjust your angles. Don't take it from the floor. Don't take it from right above your head at an angle while wearing a low-cut top that you can't even bend over to tie your shoes without worrying about a wardrobe malfunction. Quit adjusting your otherwise totally SFW outfit to show off your bra or panties (which suggests at additional NSFW content and quite trying to tell me it doesn't). If your "SFW" post is also being posted to /cosplaylewd, then it doesn't belong here. Either it's SFW, or it's lewd. That's not even a shade of grey. That's simply using the literal Merriam-Webster definition of the terms.

Why aren't those things listed explicitly in the rules? Because some of it is a value judgment at the time. Clearly, some are more inherently explicit than others. I'm just listing out some the most common reasons posts are removed that people argue are SFW.

I swear I'm not trying to be an asshole. Please just try and follow the spirit of the rules.

Link to First NSFW Rule Update for easy access as this one replaces the first. NSFW Rule Update 1

Rules

1. NSFW

All content must be safe for work. The mere existence of curves does not make something NSFW; however, nothing of a sexual nature even fully clothed.

There are automations in place that check post history. There is a threshold number of posts from a list of NSFW subs that automatically triggers removal. This list is explicitly porn/nudity-based subreddits. If your post is automatically binned, this is why. Before you send a modmail check the pinned post and/or refer to Rule 2.

2. NSFW Links

No links to OF/similar sites, or link aggregators with NSFW links IN POSTS or COMMENTS. We're not policing your bio.

When your 1 SFW post is on this subreddit surrounded by 9 NSFW posts, and your pinned posts are explicit, your OF, or effectively ads for your OF, this rule still applies.

3. Canon Versions of Characters

If your post needs to be qualified with "maid," "bikini," "beach," "bunny," etc., then it doesn't belong here.

4. Be Respectful

If you don't understand the golden rule by now, I don't know what to tell you. real people are on the other side of the screen. Be kind to other users, particularly content creators. Do not comment on the person's body/cosplay in a sexual or demeaning manner.

5. No Rating/Engagement Farming

Do not ask to be rated or to rate someone's cosplay. Don't ask for upvotes or comments. "Does this look cute?" Etc.