MOD POST-MERCHANDISE
Hello dear readers,
So, Rule 8 has been expanded. This sub-reddit will no longer allow any type of post where merchandise is mentioned. We no longer care if you are simply showing off the Tudor-era coin you bought, a fun t-shirt, an Anne Boleyn B necklace you got, anything. All of it is officially banned for posting.
We have tried to give users a little leeway when it comes to showing off cool things you purchased but every time we get bots. Our automod features catch most of them but we still see some slip through. One of my team just had to take down 7 bot posts. 7. That's too many.
So, going forward, if we catch you posting anything to do with having bought any kind purchased item it will be removed and you will face either a temp or perma-ban depending on how many times you offend.
If our users want this sub to stay bot-free then this is a change we have to make.
As usual feel free to reach out via this post or mod-mail (never reach out to individual mods, we will post screengrabs of individual contact in our mod chat) if you have questions or concerns.
Love, The Tudor Mod Squad !
EDIT: So, a good discussion so far! I see a lot of people are not super-fond of this new enforcement and I can understand why. I also apologize if my tone offends anyone in the post above. I promise that's just my usual workday voice, I have resting bitch voice, there's no cure. Someone suggested perhaps getting mod approval for merch posts and that was actually a pretty good idea I hadn't thought of. Its worth a discussion with the other mods.
EDIT EDIT: If everyone is okay with it, we're gonna lock this post for now, we're discussing some modifications to the existing rules, possible solutions to the issue raised above, etc. In the meantime, feel free to DM us without thoughts/feelings/opinions, etc, we will see them and try to respond quickly. I want to thank everyone who responded to me. I know that there was a lot of disagreement. I know my initial tone was really, really offensive and I offer a final apology to anyone who read the original and got offended, please accept my acknowledgement and apology, that's not what I wish to promote amongst the mods. We are human but so are our users. So, again, a hearty thanks, please keep checking the feed for updates, we are in active discussion right now, and we hope to be back with you all real soon with some updates! Happy Tuesday!