u/BlurryEcho

Hello r/Blackbear,

We are happy to announce that a new member is joining our mod team, u/onsomevigilanteshit. We have been working diligently to maintain a respectful atmosphere despite recent drama, so their help is very much appreciated as we continue in that effort. Please join us in a giving a warm welcome to them!

We as a mod team have also decided to make updates to the rules for this subreddit. The core focus and intent of these rules remain the same as they were before. We urge you to review the rules in full from the sidebar, but below is a summary of key changes:

1. Former rules “Support a positive environment” and “Don’t be creepy” have been folded into rule #1: “Be respectful”. This is a straightforward change that will simplify our moderation approach. Content that is creepy, harassing, or overtly negative will still be removed under rule #1.
2. Self-promotion of any form must be pre-approved by the mod team in advance or it will be removed. This change will remove ambiguity in how we apply this rule.
3. Artistic contributions to the community must be original or properly credited under rule #6. We are striving to create an authentic experience in this community and plagiarized content directly contradicts that goal. Automations will be implemented soon to enforce this rule that will require specific flairs, “tags” in posts, etc. More to come on that soon.
4. Following from our motivation for rule #6 on maintaining authenticity here, all forms of AI-generated content will be banned from this point forward per rule #8. There will be no exceptions to this rule under any circumstances. To be authentic is to be human. For community members who do not speak English as their native language, Reddit has rolled out new features that automatically translate your posts and content to users’ preferred language.
5. We have codified a hard rule on reposts in rule #7. Reposts of content that has been posted in the subreddit within the past 30 days will be removed. Previously, we removed reposts on a case-by-case basis. Our new approach will ensure the front page is not inundated with multiple posts of the same screenshot(s) of social media and other content.

The remainder of the additions and amendments to rules are minor and are not particularly relevant at this time.

Please leave a comment on this post or send us a mod mail if you have any questions about these rules or have any suggestions on how we can better support this community. Thank you again to everyone who has reported rule-breaking content in recent weeks amidst the drama. We appreciate all of your patience during this time.

- r/Blackbear Mod Team

As most of you are probably aware, this community has had an uptick in recent activity on account of drama related to blackbear’s past and present relationships.

- First, we would like to provide a general reminder that abiding by sitewide and subreddit rules is required when participating. So please, be familiar with them.

- Second, doxxing is the surest and quickest path to have admins in our inbox. Even if you feel that recently discovered court filings provide enough context to identify individuals named anonymously therein: do not identify said individuals. Yes, we fully understand that providing identification and hints in this scenario does not strictly constitute doxxing, but it is a line we do not even want to tiptoe. We have removed several comments today, and will issue bans for repeated offenses. Please continue to report these rule violations if you see them.

- Third, we will continue to monitor current events and may re-evaluate policies on allowed content in light of open litigation. You will hear from us if anything changes.

As always, should you have any questions or concerns, please contact the mod team by sending us a direct message.

- r/Blackbear Mod Team