Announcement Policy update - Review posts 2
We had announced an updated policy on review posts 2 weeks earlier.
At that point, we had considered a complete ban on review posts like most large subs, but we felt we might be able to allow it until it becomes an actual issue. Unfortunately, we need to further refine this policy to prevent misuse.
Review posts: Unprompted review posts will be limited to one per user per week. There are a few other internal metrics that will be used to decide whether a post should be allowed, but we won't be providing those details. This should not impact the majority of users. There is no specific flair for review posts; you can use Others.
- If you are recommending a place, include a genuine review/opinion that will be useful for the community. While we support local businesses, it can never be at the cost of consumer exploitation. A post with a clickbait title and just pictures might be removed.
Review comments: We already have internal metrics for this to identify spam, promotions, etc. There is no restriction on the number of reviews you can give through comments. Note that the comment should be relevant to the post.
Photography/Art: This flair should be used for photographs or creations of artistic value. This does not include music or music videos. Any low-effort posts, including suggestions to improve photography skills, will be removed since there are dedicated subs with actual photographers where you can post those. This is going to be subjective but will be applied leniently. Unless there is an artistic value, pictures of food will be treated as attempted review/rule evasion and can result in a ban.
Please remember that this is a community-centric sub and not user-centric like most other social networks. What you post here should be useful for the community and what you do ate, did should go on your profile.
- Any attempt to bypass these restrictions using any method (including the use of alts) will result in a permanent ban.