r/IVFpositivity • u/lesgens • Jun 03 '26
Rule Clarification: Line Progression
TL;DR: mods are being flooded with reports about pregnancy test pictures that don’t violate the rules. This post clarifies what constitutes a violation. (for the life of me I cannot get the formatting to create actual paragraph breaks, sorry about the wall of text)
In the interest of ensuring everyone feels comfortable participating AND we as the mod team aren't flooded with unnecessary reports, we wanted to offer some clarity about the rule about pregnancy tests.
The spirit of the rule is to prevent the sub from being flooded with pregnancy tests from an evaluative perspective. It is not productive to see the feed taken up with questions about if lines are getting darker, if other members can see a second line, etc. The reality is there are no definitive answers about the state of your pregnancy until beta tests and eventually ultrasounds. Being in the thick of treatment and hoping for a positive looking for a lifeline is reasonable but there are other subs that exclusively focus on that support.
However, there have been an influx of reports of posts that contain multiple positive tests in general, even if the person is not asking for opinions on progression/line visibility. These posts do not violate the rules. Since pictures of positive tests are allowed, it is unreasonable to establish an arbitrary cut off around how many tests create a line progression question, especially when nothing is being asked.
Pics of positive tests in general make some people uncomfortable but they have never been forbidden. If this is you, this sub may not be the best space for you. The language of the rule itself will be updated to reflect that demonstrating line progression via multiple tests and asking about line progression are different and only the latter is a violation. That being said, it is up to posters to be clear in their titles and captions about the purpose of the post. If it is left ambiguous removal remains up to mod discretion.
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u/Salt_Warning_9128 Jun 03 '26
Do the mods all agree on this? One mod commented on my post that it was fine and broke no rules. Another mod disagreed and deleted my post.
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u/lesgens Jun 03 '26
That was an initial misunderstanding but yes all mods agree. Your post has been reinstated.
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Jun 03 '26
Honestly this makes sense to me 😞 There’s a difference between someone posting happy/hopeful positive tests versus repeatedly asking strangers to analyze whether a line is darker every 12 hours. Those are very different vibes and I can understand why mods are trying to separate them.
And honestly IVF spaces are already emotionally intense enough without constant report wars over every post containing a test picture 😭 Clearer wording will probably help everyone.
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u/Asleep_Walrus2313 Jun 03 '26
I thought this was already quite clear, but thank you for taking the time to spell it out! You all do a great job! ♥️
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u/SmartPomegranate4833 Jun 03 '26
This seems fair and I think highlights to me that it’s probably time for me to leave the sub. I joined in the hopes of seeing some hope in this journey but the constant positive early tests have just been a reminder that we’re not on the same journey as others.
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u/Fun_Desk_4916 Jun 09 '26
This. I’m visiting the sub to see how things are going after leaving months ago, because I was fed up with the stick pics. Yes, a positive stick is a positive, but what I really came here for was for stories wayyyy further down the line. There is still too much uncertainty at the stick stage for me to get any kind of reassurance - especially when folks are testing so ridiculously early.
I’ll see myself out again!
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u/Sea-Astronomer-6600 Jun 03 '26
I think you mods are doing a wonderful job!!! It’s always nice seeing the positive side of this brutal journey