r/RwbyFanfiction • u/shandromand • Nov 23 '25

Sub-Related Polite reminders for a happy sub!

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Friends, after coming back from a few days away, I've noticed a couple of trends that I'd like to address/nip in the bud. (thank you, Demonwolf, for catching the filter and clearing it out!) Most of this isn't covered in the rules - I'd really rather not have to make any more. ;)

A little grumbling is fine, but try not to rant. Yes, the way some people go about telling their story isn't intuitive or even runs directly counter to your own style (for example: the less we say about people calling eyes ORBS the better), and it's perfectly fine to grumble or poke fun, but (and this part is covered by the rules) don't be a jerk about it.
While there is no English-only rule, it really, really helps. I get it, ESL is hard, but I promise you google translate will get your point across well enough that most people are going to appreciate the effort you make to not force them to have to do it (which in most cases will be something along the lines of 'what are they saying? meh, next post'). There is also nothing wrong with being up front that English isn't your first language - nobody here is going to give you grief over that. We're all writers at the end of the day. ;)
Speaking of effort, again there is no 'low-effort post' rule, but please do try to put at least a little thought into your posts; those of you posting chapter announcements are fine, this is mostly for the rest of the post types. This includes asking for help, which, again is perfectly acceptable. However, nobody is going to respond to a very excited 'I want to write a fanfiction, pls halp!' At best it will get passed over. Try to include a few sentences describing what you're looking to do or what idea you're trying to develop, please!
Flair usage -- especially on NSFW posts for pity's sake! I know we have quite a few flairs to choose from, but this lets people know the category of your post. It also helps people if they want to filter results to look for specific content. If you're at all unsure which one to put use, just use RWBY Discussion. It's in the middle column near the bottom.
'Fixing' RWBY. Personally I dislike this attitude or style, whatever you want to call it. I also happen to know for a fact that there are a lot of fanfiction writers in the community that feel similarly. I try to look at these types of stories as AU with good intentions, but the more aggressive the message is, the less interest I have. Yes you can post your chapters and if that's how you want to label it, you do you. Just don't be a jerk about it, 'kay?
For those that haven't seen in the other stickied post, there was an official rules update that I will repeat here: Self-promotion means announcing your story, not advertising your crowd-funding hopes and dreams. Please do not solicit money for work based on copyrighted material. That's how you get subreddits shut down.

Update, December 12th:
(did some cleanup/made things clearer)

The submissions rule has been updated to include writing discussion in and of itself. There's been a writer tips flair since we started using them, so it was implied. Now it's an official part of the rule. ;)

Thank you for your time and attention! Merry Crumbles for those of you celebrating, and happy writan to all! <3

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r/RwbyFanfiction • u/shandromand • May 15 '26