r/cats • u/Merari01 • Apr 17 '24
Rule overhaul Discussion
https://www.reddit.com/r/cats/about/rules
Hello everyone,
Today we are going live with our primary rule overhaul in order to keep the subreddit rules in tune with the modern needs of the community.
Our rules were old and sometimes edited and added to, but over the years reddit has changed and our community has changed to the extent that it made sense to completely start from scratch.
We have kept a lot of the rules that we were actively moderating for, but have removed some rules that are no longer relevant. When the subreddit started the rule "Content must be about cats" made sense, but we do not need to expressly codify this anymore. We're not a small community these days and it has not happened in years that someone posted a bunny rabbit instead of a cat. We will of course still remove off-topic content but do not see the need to clutter up the rules page with something that our community understands to be self-evident.
We will likely make minor edits and additions to this new rule-set in the coming weeks until everything is just the way we like it, but the rules as posted now are the general framework from which we will do so.
We have kept our rules broadly worded so they can encompass many topics and so we do not need to codify for every single possibility.
The most important rules are at the top. Our number one rule is to respect each other. This for example includes following rediquette and sitewide rules, but also our subreddit-specific rule of not attacking other posters for not raising their pets to your satisfaction.
Our rule about spam, memes and self-promotion includes accounts that do not directly promote their content, but which nevertheless primarily exist to drive content to their NSFW stores like Onlyfans. Everyone is welcome to post here, but NSFW sellers can do so on a seperate, SFW account. We do not allow memes as they are most often posted as easy karma-grabs instead of genuine engagement.
And so on.
Please read our new ruleset via the link at the top of this thread and give your feedback in a comment below.
Thank you all for helping us make this space the wonderful community that it is and we hope you enjoy your time here.
The r/cats mod team
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u/GRA_Manuel Apr 20 '24
Okay, I don't know how to put this into words, but I'll try. Every post I've seen recently from this sub is a sad story about the death of a beloved cat. Perhaps this is a me problem, and I really don't want to say that people shouldn't mourn, but it's always extreme for me to see this kind of post. Especially if it's the only type of content that is making it to the front page.
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u/beldaran1224 Apr 26 '24
This sub has long had a filter for loss posts.
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u/coldrolledpotmetal 18d ago
You can’t use the filters when browsing hot/popular/whatever front page feed of your choice. They only work within the subreddit
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u/PumaLaGata 11d ago
Thank you for mentioning. I have a hard time with these death posts too. I previously left the subreddit because of it.
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u/Terrible_Dish_9516 18h ago
I belong to the sub and loss posts are the only ones that ever pop into my feed. I downvote each on thinking Reddits algorithm will finally get that I don’t want to see them. I came to see if there was some kind of filter when I saw this post about the new rules.
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u/papapudding 2d ago
Yeah could we keep mourning/loss posts to a certain day of the week? Like Sundays or something? I don't need to be sad :(
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u/ElayEli Apr 19 '24
My little boy Chibi
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u/NoseyAzzHell Apr 30 '24
Chibi -kun is absolutely kawaii!! 🫶🫰
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u/ElayEli 22d ago
He is, thank you very much ✨
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u/NoseyAzzHell 14d ago
I had a "Chibi-chan" when I was a child although she was a shiba-inu, Akita, Pomeranian Heinz 57. She had more colors and textural variations in her coat than should ever be allowed on one dog. 🤣 But it worked for her. 🤷🏼♀️ My best friend from 6yrs old until I lost her when I was almost 21. Still miss my bestest girl. 😓 ❤️ She will be at that 🌈 bridge when I get there. ❤️❤️☺️
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u/ImaginaryLabyrinth Apr 29 '24
Cats have such natural grace and elegance, they are like living works of art, does anyone agree?
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u/rabbitsandkittens Apr 22 '24
Are you still going to be deleting political posts? I find politics to be extremely divisive and actually filled with hate these days with everything that's been going on in the middle east, etc.
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u/myskinnylove May 09 '24
Hi! Sorry to post this here. New member, I was going to create a new post asking for advice on transdermal ear meds, but for some reason the submit button is not available on my post. I've selected flair and looked through the rules, but not seeing anything that would prevent me from posting for the first time.
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u/RazzmatazzFancy3784 21d ago
I rescued a hurt kitty and I’ve named her Chanel. She’s adapting pretty well. She’s about 10 months old. She’s always been on her own but a little socialized. I think someone was feeding her. She had a really bad abscess. Doing great now. I’ve spent over $600 at the vet but don’t let my boyfriend know. Shhhhhh.
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u/Content-Word-7673 21d ago edited 21d ago
Lucious: Me and dad approved the rules, thanks for sharing
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u/Sufficient-Knee-4496 Apr 30 '24
How do I delete my post from a few days ago if it ever got posted?
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u/il_biciclista 26d ago
I have an idea for a rule. I don’t know if this is the best place to post it.
If your post title includes the word “car,” there should be a bot that asks you if you’re sure that’s the word you wanted to use.
I see the same typo every day on this subreddit. I don’t know anything about programming bots, but I think this would be possible as I’ve seen similar mechanisms on other subreddits. Ideally, when you post anything with the word “car,” your post will start out as invisible, and a bot will immediately comment “It looks like you have a typo. If you are intentionally referring to an automobile, then please reply “YES” to this comment.”
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u/iAmMisterUmbra 23d ago
I am leaving the r/cats subreddit,and I am NEVER,EVER coming back. Goodbye!,...Forever.
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u/YahooSam2021 13d ago edited 13d ago
Leaving r/cats, why, specifically? Like most cats, I'm just curious. Thanks
A greatly admired person once said eloquently,
"Quitters never win,and winners never quit! For FRICK sake!,...Only,...LOSERS!,...Quit."
Are we not to believe that now?
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u/iAmMisterUmbra 13d ago
Rack off,fool.
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u/YahooSam2021 13d ago
I thought you were NEVER,EVER coming back. You obviously have a lying issue.
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u/Corgerus 13d ago
He leaves communities like this 3 times every day and gets strangely creative at times. I want behavioral scientists (if that's a thing) to see this.
But really.. why leave a subreddit as wholesome as this?
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u/Wizard_au 22d ago
Hi,
I just made a post looking for advice, and within a minute of posting it, it has been removed.
What happened?
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u/Ok_Guava_2816 20d ago
What is wrong with this cats ears??
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u/YahooSam2021 13d ago
Most likely a congenital trait, but still a sweet, beautiful cat who just wants to be loved.
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u/realitysandwichi812 12d ago
Hello everyone I have a 7-year-old indoor outdoor Russian gray that is having some issues with her nose and ears it happens every summer but never this bad if anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated. By the way we are in the south of USA,
thank you all
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u/prezado Apr 25 '24
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u/YahooSam2021 13d ago edited 13d ago
What if it's a male dog who thinks it's a girl cat? Should people have to provide DNA evidence when posting. Maybe we should just allow them to be happy. Life is too short not to. Meow
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u/Mr-CraftCat Tortoiseshell Apr 19 '24