New Rule Regarding Merchandise, a moment to talk. Programmer Humor

New Rule Regarding Merchandise, a moment to talk.
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New Rule Regarding Merchandise, a moment to talk.

Posted: 04 Aug 2021 06:19 PM PDT

Hey all, as you may know bots that link you to sketchy sites to buy "Programmer Merch" have plagued this subreddit for a while.

Until now, we've reported these as spam and banned any obvious bots from the subreddit. Recently a photo of two mugs posted by a former r/ProgrammerHumor user was removed due to a violation of Rules[0] regarding Content Relevance.

Admittedly, "Content Relevance and Quality" was not a good reason to have removed this post. Users have had the following to say:

"How is that not relevant??! Maybe the admin doesn't code?
- You're right, it's not not relevant, I'll discuss this one later.
"mod just copy pasted wrong thing"
- We don't use copy pastes, but instead Reddit Toolbox. While not an "excuse", please trust that a conscious decision is made when removing posts when it is needed.
"Mods are creating alt accounts!"
- Though, not an exact quote I want to speak on this sentiment and to the users who are speaking from "rph_throwaway"s. These users in no capacity represent the thoughts/beliefs of this moderation team. When the team wishes to make a public statement, it'll be in a post similar to this one, left in a comment from the moderators personal account with Mod distinction or perhaps in a pinned comment where relevant.
"Sorry the mods suck."
- :(. If you feel the same way, shoot us a modmail. We're happy to talk and take your ideas for the growth and future of this subreddit.
"The way I see it, either make a rule against posting images of merchandise, or verify that it's a scam/solicitor before removal of the post."
- We've taken this advice from u/PHNX_xRapTor literally, and as of this post will be enforcing a 6th (5th) rule regarding merchandising.

Reddit is plagued by merchandising bots, after speaking to moderators of other communities such as those related to cartoons and other entertainment media we further understand the importance of stopping these bots. These are no isolated incidents. As moderators, we can't do anything about bots until they're spotted in the wild. In an aim to remedy this, the post is still visible on this subreddit today, but with it's comments locked.

Going forward, posts with a core focus on merchandising that have not been approved by a moderator will be treated as posts made by bots. Rules[0] has always been our catch all, and is admittedly vague and sometimes misused. I hope that Rules[5] and a future revision of our automated messages address this.

I know, many users are upset by what happened originally but we see and hear you ranging from posts in other communities, our own modmails, and anywhere else we can get eyes and ears on these topics.

If you'd like to discuss this, or any other topic regarding the subreddit feel free to message me personally or get in touch with the team through modmail and I'll get back to you soon.

PS: The title of the removed post in other contexts would be enough to have removed the post on it's own. Sometimes, if a post gains traction before we can see it we'll let the rule regarding titles slide.

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I just wanted to view my saved password using inspect element

Posted: 05 Aug 2021 03:08 AM PDT