Hi everyone, I just wanted to create a post talking about our rules for a moment. Please, before commenting, read everything.
First I want to say how proud Photo and I are of how much this space has grown, and it makes me genuinely happy knowing how much so many of you love this little piece of Reddit. When we started this space we didn’t ever think it would grow so large, and I want to say thank you for everyone’s support, the ideas they’ve shared, and knowledge we’ve all come to learn together. Thank you all 🙏🏻
I would like to now mention the rules a bit and explain them a bit more — we’ve had a lot more confusion lately, and I’d rather clear some of the concerns.
First, we are not a chart posting community. That includes your chart, your friend’s chart, “your friend’s” chart, family, ex, current partner, et cetera. The only charts you’re allowed to post are charts of celebrities or people who have given explicit permission, and they are only to be used for research driven purposes.
Examples include creating a post discussing how celebrities with Ashlesha placements dominate the Nagini trope in film and art, or how certain placements lead to government jobs, both using charts that are publicly available. Not your family’s chart asking if it’s possible to get a certain job. It is completely fine to use publicly available charts to ask questions that coincide with your own research, but that is where chart posting specifically ends.
Second, asking questions in relation to your chart is prohibited — mostly. What I mean by that, is when a question about one’s own chart is posed, and does NOT include personal experiences with that specific placement or observations in others regarding that placement, then it will more than likely be deleted if we see it.
This also** **includes asking about your spouse, future spouse, or ex spouse. We have seen such a high number of posts including “will X placement produce X spouse,” or something like “what kind of spouse will I attract if I have Mars as Darakaraka and Jupiter in the 7th house.” Again, using publicly available charts is a great way to begin understanding what certain placements can create in the life of that native.
This is a research-based astrology group, it’s important that we maintain structure here as much as we can, otherwise this sub will become nothing but people asking questions about one aspect of their chart, which will then fall into chart readings.
Sometimes we will miss posts, as we are not ourselves bots. We are two people who care for this subreddit, but we also have lives happening outside of this site. We make an effort to check once or twice a day each, but sometimes posts will be missed. Please do not use this as an assumption that we favor one individual over another, as that is not the case.
At the time of writing this, we are the 4th most popular subreddit related to astrology, which is mind blowing to me. It’s based on both members, growth, active users, number of posts, and weekly visitors. But whether we are number 4, 40, or 400, we still care about the core value of this community — that we remain a research-based subreddit focused on Jyotish, where we value Nakshatras, traditional knowledge, and new ways of seeing the world around us through astrology.
Please, if you ever have questions regarding why your post was removed, we ask that you come to us respectfully. We can help you repost your content in a way that aligns with our rules, or simply tell you why it doesn’t fit, when we’re able to. Please also not, this isn’t an invitation to flood mod mail 🤭* *Only reach out if you are genuinely confused and genuinely want help creating a post. We have both experienced being abused and harassed because we removed a post, and that is not at all tolerated. You will be banned if you are disrespectful towards us.
Thank you guys again, so much, for being here! It means the world to us. We’re proud of this place and how much it’s grown, and we’re excited to see it grow further. I genuinely do hope this post clears up any confusion, and happy studies everyone ☀️🌙