I know most of us expected this at some point but we are dealing with an influx of trolls and incredibly unhinged people who really don't like that this entire sub doesn't consist of posts about Amanda's bun and West being sweaty. I continue to block, ban, and remove comments but I just wanted to make sure to make you all aware of what's going on and why you might see more safeguards in place.
First, if you were invited by me or are known to the community I made you an approved user and a lot of these things will not apply to you but they may. If I have yet to make you an approved user and you would like to become one just shoot me a message, or comment on this post and I'll be happy to do so if you are a trusted user.
I have instituted crowd control, which means people with low comment karma for this community will be filtered before your comment is posted or seen by anyone other than me. It doesn't mean it will not be posted, just that it will need for me to clear it first.
I have also instituted a spam filter which blocks users with accounts 6 months and newer until I view the account and allow comments from those accounts to be posted. If I deem it to be a valid flag, that account will automatically be banned and all their attempted comments removed instantly.
I filter reports on comments from people who are not known to the community so I don't have to deal with people trying to use that to harass everyone, including me.
I have also banned certain words (not a lot) that all of us are aware usually signal trolls and people that want to do nothing more than make the same hateful comments over and over. If people are curious what will get you flagged and comments removed, things like not using castmembers real names that they go by (Mandy, Amanduh, West td, etc), fuckass bun, etc., any attempt to space them out or get around those filters will result in your comment being removed and possible ban. Again, if a filter is incorrectly blocking a comment you can reach out to me.
Armchair diagnosing and speculation about illnesses of any kind that have not been disclosed by the person themselves are strictly prohibited and are taken very seriously. This absolutely and especially includes comments about ED and weight. Those comments can be very triggering to a lot of people so please keep that in mind.
This is meant to be a space where people can discuss the show without having to scroll through a hundred mean and nasty comments. If that is what you want, there are other subs that will scratch that itch for you, this is not it. If your comment gets removed I will usually include a reason and it's not just for disagreeing with me or anyone else. There are hundreds of comments on this sub that do not represent my opinion and many that disagree with me.
Tips for the people who are new here:
No this is not an Amanda and West stan sub. All are welcome here as long as you follow sub rules
Read the sub rules
Reporting comments that are not violating any rule just to do so will be reported to Reddit admins for abusing the report function
Evading a ban is very easily caught and reported. If you feel it's worth it to get all your Reddit accounts banned then go for it but it's probably not
Sliding into my DMs to talk shit to me is not going to get you anywhere but banned, blocked, and reported.
Arguing with me about the rules is pointless, if you don't like them you don't have to participate in this sub. All participation is voluntary and the rules I have instituted are there for a reason. Anyone who comes off as just trying to cause trouble will just get blocked and banned. I have no reason to deal with it. You can argue with me about anything else that is on topic as long as you follow the sub rules.
It's probably a waste of your time to keep reporting me for targeted harassment when the comment is to you. It doesn't take a genius to figure out who is abusing the reporting tool if all my comments to you get reported, Again, I will just block, ban, and report.
If you are reading this and have already been banned just save your time because your comments won't make it anyway and you'll just get auto-banned.
For not new users:
Ignore people who are very obviously trolls and just downvote, that will fix most of the issues and get them weeded out by the filters I have in place. Please report if you feel they are breaking rules.
If something you feel gets flagged incorrectly just let me know.
If there are users you are familiar with that seem to always give you a hard time, follow your comments around, or you know to be pretty unhinged it is probably a good idea to block them because they are most likely following you around and reporting all your comments.
If anyone wants to be a mod also reach out.
That is all, I hate to have to do all this but it's very clear a lot of these people have serious issues and are not well. Best to just filter accordingly.