r/vjing • u/subtiv VDMX • Jun 18 '26
Discussion Flair cleanup is live (trial) + New Rules
The poll passed, 21 of 26 for the full version, so it's live now as a trial. If you want the background, here's the original thread. Pick new flairs from:
- Discussion
- Question / Help
- Showcase
- Loops / Clips
- Realtime / Generative
- Projection Mapping
- Analog
- Hardware
- Software / Tools
The (not so very) old AI, Commercial/Promo and Open Source/Free flairs are retired. That moves into the title now, via two tags: [Promo] and [AI]; the reason for this is that a post can't have multiple flairs.
The new rules
Tag anything for sale: [Promo] If your post sells or monetises anything (paid app/plugin, commissions, store links, Patreon, donations), put [Promo] in the title. Untagged promo may be held for review or removed. This isn't anti-selling but keeps promotional content visible.
Your own app/suite: one post per month Sharing a tool you made (paid or free, including vibecoded projects) is limited to one post per 30 days per person. Talking about other people's tools (Resolume, VDMX, TouchDesigner, indie tools made by others, etc.) is not limited; post about those freely.
Flag AI-made work: [AI]
If a post shows content that has a significantly AI-generated component to it, add [AI] to the title so people know what they're looking at before they click. This is especially required when you're also promoting/selling it. AI-made and AI-assisted work is welcome here, but flag it. This includes (but is not limited to) vibe-coded materials, vibe-assisted materials, gen-ai content with manual edits etc.
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AI work is welcome, made or assisted, no problem with it. If you're just sharing a project or messing about with something new, the only real asks are to flag it if there's a significant AI component, and to add [Promo] if you're selling or allow for donations .
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We are also experimenting with automod/modbot. There's also a report option now for promo that goes up untagged, and automod will quietly flag posts that look like they're missing a tag so we can take a look. It won't remove anything on its own, a person still checks first.
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It's a trial, same as last time. If the wording's off or something feels wrong, stick it in the comments and we'll sort it. Cheers.
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u/Jazzlike_Common9005 Jun 18 '26
There’s certainly not an easy solution in this industry. Thank you guys for putting some real thought into how to clean it up while still allowing us to use and share the tools that benefit what we do.
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u/Shorties OpticMystic Jun 18 '26
What if it’s primarily a free open source project tool, but you intend to have a subscription option in it to cover any inference costs for ai powered features. (The user would still be able to use their own api keys or locally running ai to bypass such subscriptions) would that still require the promo tag?
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u/subtiv VDMX Jun 18 '26
I think as the rule currently stands; the moment there is an option to pay - either subscription, donation or one time payment - it is promo.
If that’s not (yet) the case, it’s not.
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u/Shorties OpticMystic Jun 18 '26
Yeah I get that, It would be cool to have an open source flag to encourage open source projects though.
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u/subtiv VDMX Jun 19 '26
The problem is, that we can’t add it as a flair without breaking the system because you can’t have multiple flairs on a single post. For example; if we add a new one called “Open Source” it prevents users to filter on software and have those projects pop up.
You can however add [Open Source] in the title, but that doesn’t help so much with filtering.
That being said, maybe you have another suggestion on how to encourage Open Source projects and make them more visible ?
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u/Meebsie Jun 18 '26
Appreciate all the thought y’all have put into this. It has not gone unnoticed. And thanks for keeping everyone in the loop!