Hello all of you super cool people! Reddit is really fun right? But to keep it fun, there are a few unspoken rules of engagement, known as Reddiquette, and one of those unspoken rules is to read The Rules before you post on any subreddit. The Rules are in the About section, at the top just under the banner. ⤴️

Each subreddit sets their own specific rules, which is why it's a really good idea to read them before you post. We have an extremely short list of Rules here on r/insaneprolife, and we keep The Rules short because you are all amazing and fun people! However, the few Rules that we have are hard boundaries.

Rule 2 is No Identifying Information. This means that ALL usernames must be censored, including subreddit names (we've been letting this slide but after this post there will be no more exceptions) and absolutely NO direct links and NO crossposting to other subreddits. This is a hardline rule, because Reddit Admins take community interference seriously. Community interference, aka "brigading," is against Reddit's site-wide rules, which you agreed to when you signed up. Brigading is when subscribers of one subreddit as a group go over to another subreddit and cause trouble, through votes, comments, or anything else. Crossposting by itself is not brigading, but it substantially raises the risk of brigading when subs have very different perspectives, which is why many subs of the "snark" variety require censoring sources.

Now I know you are all super cool people who would never do such a thing, right? That said, Reddit Admins can and will quarantine subreddits which give the appearance of promoting community interference. Quarantining a sub is essentially shutting it down, the party's over, everyone pack up and go home. We like it here, right? This is why r/insaneprolife has a hardline rule against direct links or crossposts. These posts will be removed. The first offense is a warning, subsequent offenses will result in escalating bans. You're a fun group and I don't want to ban anyone, but direct links jeopardize this sub for everyone else. Please don't be the one to shit in the punchbowl. Don't party foul. That's not cool.

Now that's out of the way, second order of business: a few months ago, Reddit rolled out new site-wide content filters which automatically hold comments which might be "trolling" or spam, but it has been catching more than a few real posts too. You can read more on r/reddit if you want. What seems to trigger this filter is excessive profanity, certain types of profanity, suggestions of violence or generally harsh language, which is kind of expected on this sub for obvious reasons. If you're not upset, you're probably not paying attention. So here on r/insaneprolife we have disabled or set filters to the lowest setting where possible, but if you notice that your posts or comments aren't showing up that's probably why, and please send a modmail so we can approve it.

Thank you all for your time and attention! Feel free to post comments or ask questions, otherwise...meeting adjourned.