Thank you for this🙏
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Rules:
1.. Please mark original photos with [OC] in the title if you're the photographer
2..Pictures containing a politician from any country or planet are prohibited, this is a community voted on rule.
3.. Image must be a photograph, no AI or digital art.
4.. No NSFW/Cosplay/Spam/Trolling images.
5.. Be civil. No racism or bigotry.
Photo of the Week Rule(s):
1.. On Fridays, the most upvoted original, marked [OC], photo posted between Friday and Thursday will be the next week's banner and featured photo.
2.. The weekly photos will be saved for an end of the year run off.
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Thank you!! I was very close to blocking the comm.
Thank you!
Does that mean I can no longer submit my nudes to this community?
Picture doesn't mean photograph. The word picture predates the invention of the camera. That's why the word photograph was created in the first place, to differentiate it from other types of pictures. A photo is what comes from a camera, a picture basically means any kind of image. An image of JUST text probably doesn't qualify as a picture, but pretty much every other image does.
If a person wants to just see photographs then I'm sure there are plenty of c/photos communities for that.
But with that said, this community isn't c/memes or c/socialposts either, so a nuanced bit of a moderation hand could certainly be warranted.
And with that also said, moderators can do whatever they want with their own communities. So if you wanted to limit it to like just text posts instead of any pics then that would be up to you to decide too
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/picture
No need for the pedantry. But yes this is very much needed. This community has been a bit chaotic recently.
It's not pedantry, it's a massive difference in moderation direction from what you said.
I only view my main feed so i don't pay attention to what post is in what community, but i believe you that a new moderation direction may be needed. But it also sounds like you're talking about trying to steer it into an extremely narrow alley which isn't valid to the title of the community. c/photos is for only photographs, but c/pics means it's for way more than just photos.
You have the ability to restrict it to just photos of feet if you wanted to, but imo that also wouldn't be valid.
I'm glad you're moderating out violent posts though
Please refer to the rules. Nothing has changed just reiterating what the rules are here and how enforcement will be approached.
And it is indeed pedantry.
IRL, a picture doesn't have to be a photograph. But see Rule 3? Any time you go to the Sidebar to create a post, there it is looking right at you. Here, I've copied and pasted it for you.
Rules:
1… Please mark original photos with [OC] in the title if you’re the photographer
2…Pictures containing a politician from any country or planet are prohibited, this is a community voted on rule.
3… Image must be a photograph, no AI or digital art.
4… No NSFW/Cosplay/Spam/Trolling images.
5… Be civil. No racism or bigotry.
Photo of the Week Rule(s):
1… On Fridays, the most upvoted original, marked [OC], photo posted between Friday and Thursday will be the next week’s banner and featured photo.
2… The weekly photos will be saved for an end of the year run off.
Well sure, a moderator can write whatever they want in the sidebar, that doesn't mean it makes any sense. If you like you can create a c/catpics and then put a rule in the sidebar saying we allow all content except for pictures of cats. Just because you CAN do that doesn't mean it makes sense to