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Hello, all.

The mods and I have had many discussions of late about our rules and how we've been enforcing them. We've made some decisions that should allow the subreddit to decide what it wants to see (to a point), have less clashes with the AMAB groups (All Mods Are Bad), allow for more consistency, and hopefully cut our workload down.

This revision is subject to change. We will be monitoring community reception for the near future and adjusting as necessary.

RULE 1

Effective immediately, Rule 1: No Low Effort Posts, Unrelated Topics, or Memes will become Rule 1: No Unrelated Topics or Memes.

The body of the rule is receiving the following changes (Removed, Changed/Added):

Posts should contain content capable of sparking discussion and be directly related to EFT

Low-effort posts are subject to removal, regardless of title:

• Pictures of loot/stash/loadouts
• Photos/videos of monitors
• Raid start/end screens
• Internet images of items that are in the game
• Asking about next wipe
• Crossposts from other subs
• Suggestions must contain an explanation, not just an image

Memes will be sent to r/TarkovMemes. This includes image posts with titles such as 'TFW/MFW/When you ___ '.

The goal of this change is to welcome a wider range of EFT-centered content while encouraging more effort-ful posts by continuing to segregate the memes. We will still be keeping an eye out for reposts, so please continue to report anything that is being posted ad nauseum.

RULE 2

The body of Rule 2: Abusive/Poor Behavior is receiving the following changes:

All of the following is subject to removal:

• Personal attacks against a user
• Posting negative media with other players' usernames in an effort to "shame" that user (Witch Hunting)
• Being intentionally hostile or abusive
• Posting personal information/doxxing
• Impersonating BSG Staff or any other users
• Bigoted language and Derogatory slurs

Use of racist or homophobic slurs and any form of discrimination will be met with a permanent ban.

The major change here is the removal of the second line. Once we got to talking about these changes, it quickly became clear that we felt we were enforcing this rule all the time rather than only when it applied. We agree with the complaints about usernames being public information and that unless a 'witch hunt' is called for, there is no witch hunting taking place.

The clause about accusing other players of cheating still applies. As an example, this change prevents a post such as 'Really tired of these extract campers on interchange' (with a clip that just happens to show the name of the killer) from being removed. If the post had no intention other than being hostile towards an individual (instead the clip is titled 'Fuck you, PLAYERNAME for extract camping', for example) it would still be removed under rule 2. Posts accusing another user of cheating will still be removed under rule 7.

(Reminder that there is a cheater report megathread on the EFT forums)

A note on the other rule 2 changes: These reflect changes the mod team has already made internally on the enforcement of this rule. The word 'bigoted' is redundant here and seems to just be a catch-all 'I don't agree with what you're saying' adjective these days. We have been considering the context of 'racist and homophobic slurs' (they aren't always used that way) before enforcing any moderation for some time now, so the statement 'will be met with a permanent ban' is not accurate, therefore is being removed.

RANT FLAIR

We will also be removing the rant flair. Posts intended as critiques should be constructive or at least more substantial than 'grr i'm mad'. These posts should use the Discussion flair. Posts that are short, simple, 'vent-esque' rants will be removed due to being misflaired.

Also, as a reminder, if you have feedback for us, please send us a modmail. If you have a legitimate suggestion, we will always at least discuss it.

Thank you for taking the time to read this and we hope you all receive these changes well. Please use this thread to discuss. I get it, some of you guys don't like me/us and there's nothing I/we can do right in your eyes. This being said, we will be removing comments here that do not contribute to some sort of discussion. Usually in posts like this, we let a lot slide, especially stuff aimed in our direction, but if you must tell us why we're retarded, include some kind of useful description at least, otherwise it will just be quietly removed so as not to derail this thread.

On our end, we apologize for any miscommunications or frustrations had between members of the community and the mod team in recent weeks while we were discussing these changes internally.

Thanks,

-bx