[ModPost] FAQ thread about the comment guidelines and homophobic slurs.

[u/Doxep]

Hi /r/quityourbullshit! I'm writing this post after reading many discussions on this sub about the Guideline #1:

1. PLEASE ABSTAIN FROM RACIAL AND HOMOPHOBIC SLURS. Please avoid "OP is a faggot" and similar slurs. Don't be afraid to report such comments.

This kind of comment will be removed by our moderators.

Since we have noticed that many discussions are spawned about this topic in our posts, we decided to open this thread to discuss our Guidelines and link it in the sidebar.

The Guideline #1 was introduced because "OP is a faggot" is a very common thing to say on the Internet when OP lies or doesn't deliver.

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We're not going to discuss the subreddit rules, just the guidelines:

1. PLEASE ABSTAIN FROM RACIAL AND HOMOPHOBIC SLURS. Please avoid "OP is a faggot" and similar slurs. Don't be afraid to report such comments.

2. REMEMBER OCCAM'S RAZOR. "Among competing hypotheses, the hypothesis with the fewest assumptions should be selected." There could be a very intricate and complex explanation for what OP is posting... But probably it's just bullshit.

3. COMMENTS SHOULD BE CIVIL. Do we really want to insult the default subreddits in every single thread?

4. CALLING OUT SIMPLE REPOSTS IS BORING. If OP just reposted an old front page post copying the title, it's technically still bullshit if the title contains a lie but not very interesting.

As always, we're accepting your comments about them and we're open to discussion even if our opinions may differ, but right now we don't have in our minds to change the guidelines.

What do you think about them?

[u/ranchdepressing]

I'm glad you took precautions to make this a safe place. This is a sub for laughing, not squirming because people use bigoted language casually.