The State of r/trans, and Reddit's New Policy.
Hey everyone!
It's that time of year again where moderators have to pound their head against a wall to prevent our collective soul from the leaving our bodies after the announcement of a new Reddit policy.
As some of you may have already seen, Reddit has implemented a very explicit "don't upvote violent content" rule. I don't think that will directly impact our subreddit, but there's always that small chance that they start determining that surgery for trans people is considered violence. At the moment though, that's not what's happening.
What is happening on our subreddit, and how we're going to react to this:
- We're going to continue to remove content that breaks Reddit's rules about violence.
- We're going to update some wording on our automod to make sure that people are aware of this.
- We may be more strict on what is determined to be violent as a just in case, so you may see your post about brick laying disappear for a while, while we review it to make sure it isn't about throwing bricks at people.
- Nothing else really.
Honestly, our team is in a rough spot due to the last ~6 months or so. I don't think there's a mod on our team right now that isn't feeling at least a little bit despondent.
Some discussion topics while I have your attention:
- Do y'all want images turned back on, or has the discussion focused sub felt better?
- Is there anything you'd like to see changed here?
- Is there something else you'd like us to do while you have our attention?
I know we aren't perfect, but I would also like to see if there's anything we can provide for you in this time, as we've done our best to make this a safe space, but that comes with a fair share of drawbacks as well. I'd like to see if we can potentially resolve those, if at all possible.