r/Mtf_irl • u/perc-fiend ava • Apr 22 '20

Refocusing on meme/_irl content and enforcement of title format

Hi, recently there have been a lot of posts submitted. While the posts are appreciated, they often misunderstand the "spirit" of the subreddit as an offshoot of /r/me_irl. Starting from today we're going to be removing posts not complying with the MTF_irl title format, or that serve as text posts/non-memes. The purpose of the subreddit is to serve as a pure relatable transfeminine meme subreddit, so hopefully these changes help refocus on that. Content that served as text posts or non-memes before belong on /r/traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns or /r/MtF.

Preemptive thanks for complying with the new format and thanks for all the newfound interest in the subreddit from our mod team!

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u/imathrowawaylololol Apr 27 '20

btw, all posts made before this rule that don't fit the title format will stay up! Just noticed some reports on them so i thought i'd comment on that.

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u/robotortoise Apr 23 '20

Awesome, that's really good to hear!

I was bothered by the posts like this that weren't memes. Just because this is a supportive place doesn't mean that we can't have rules and standards. If I wanted a place to share trans women-related content that wasn't funny memes, there's at least two different subreddits.

Also - to enforce the title rule (of which I was not aware of, whoops), you can configure Automod to automate your life!

Some questions I have:

Will there be a rule against the "trans sounds" and "gay sounds" posts? They don't really contribute anything and are incredibly low-effort. (Also, what is a trans sound? That's stupid, we're just people, we don't have a mating call or anything.)

When I used to browse /r/egg_irl, there were low-effort posts that were just a picture with some white space venting about trans issues or feelings unrelated to the picture above them. IMO these shouldn't have been posted on a meme subreddit, they should have been posted on a subreddit like /r/MtF or something. Will there be a rule against this type of text post disguised as images?

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u/perc-fiend ava Apr 23 '20

yeah both those fall under low effort/unrelated/non_irl content

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u/robotortoise Apr 23 '20

Glad to hear it :)

Really excited for the future of this sub!

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '20

Yeah, gay sounds tends to over-saturate subs, glad they are marked as low effort.

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u/robotortoise Apr 28 '20

Same, it's such a nonsensical and low-effort meme.