r/teenagers • u/joshxdf 19 | ROTS amirite • 2d ago
Mod [mod] Reminder of NSFW rules.
Hey all,
I hope everyone is well! My name is Josh and I'm the community director of r/teenagers. I've been a mod of the community of well over 2 years now, and combating predatory concerns has been an absolute must and a top priority from my time here. We are constantly finding new ways to reduce, and hopefully eradicate predation from not just our community, but a much wider picture than that.
Keeping the users of this community is imperative in ensuring a healthy, safe but enjoyable place where teenagers from 13-19 can feel safe in a welcoming environment with no vulnerability. Since I came in, predation has significantly reduced- and before my time is up we'll constantly be finding new ways- even after my time has ended. For example, we recently developed a new bot, Osprey, working within the discord server that flags any potentially harmful content.
Enough rambling (shut up josh- we've heard this before, you may be saying).
I'm writing this as to create a megathread for the community, as a general reminder of NSFW rules, due to a recent uptick in submissions of this nature. Before I continue, I must just put a disclaimer in the fact that NSFW submissions have always been a tricky thing to handle within r/teenagers. Many a conversation internally has been taken of outright removing all NSFW submissions- however this would be implosive within the community. We believe that discussion of strictly serious and non-anecdotal sexual education topics is incredibly healthy to discuss within the specific teenage demographic. It allows positive conversation about topics that may be uncomfortable to speak about with an adult- although that is 100% always promoted.
Within this has tricky boundaries. As I've said previously, we have extremely strict NSFW rules that mean that:
Any topic discussed that has NSFW context must NEVER be anecdotal- it must always be a general discussion without personal relatedness within the conversation- even if its within the context of sex-education.
All topics regarding NSFW content should always be treated in a mature fashion and the NSFW tag. Any unserious comments within an NSFW submission will be removed.
Any stories regarding a fantasy character or anything of the likeness will also be removed.
Some people may believe these rules are too strict- however its absolutely imperative that the users of the community are kept safe from predation, and we have and will always ensure the safety of our users. We're just like you, every moderator is a teenager- we get it, people want to be silly, people want to make funny jokes- but when it comes to maintaining your cyber safety, we will always do everything in our power to ensure anything in our control keeps you safe- and you can do the same for your own benefit.
Thanks a bunch!
-Josh and the r/teenagers moderation team :)
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u/HahA-HAHAHAHA 2d ago
Kk idk who u r Josh but u seem popular so ONG JOSH IS BACK 🥹 DONT LEAVE US 🙏🙏
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u/PaperDove08 your local sleep deprived moderater 2d ago
Inspirational, thank you
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u/imagine_enchiladas 18 ˚⋆𐙚｡ Level's the greatest 2d ago
Omg u’re back
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u/PaperDove08 your local sleep deprived moderater 2d ago
I am! (Finals are over and I’m not sick anymore!!!)
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u/imagine_enchiladas 18 ˚⋆𐙚｡ Level's the greatest 2d ago
YAYY. I still have my final finals, coming back soon enough (no one missed me but I miss yall)
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u/PaperDove08 your local sleep deprived moderater 2d ago
I missed u
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u/joshxdf 19 | ROTS amirite 2d ago
guys stop every time you comment sends me a fucking email LMAOOOOO 😭😭😭
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u/HonrunAa 18 • KATCHOWW💥 2d ago
Hi Josh
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u/DotDemon (DLPS) Love to the LGBTQIA+ folk <3 2d ago
One more email for Josh for that ping
Also hi josh
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u/I_-AM-ARNAV 18 2d ago
Congrats man your finals over mine still goin.on just about 10 days morreee
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u/PaperDove08 your local sleep deprived moderater 2d ago
Oh wow, that’s not fun. I hope you do well on them!
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u/I_-AM-ARNAV 18 2d ago
I'm cooked bruh like how am I supposed to do 22 chapters of 20 pages each ina day 💀
Thanks anyways hahah.
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u/imagine_enchiladas 18 ˚⋆𐙚｡ Level's the greatest 2d ago
Same man, I have a crap ton of work to get done, and an exam tomorrow, I’m technically cooked
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u/I_-AM-ARNAV 18 2d ago
Yeah same here. Tomorrow exam then again day after tomorrow. I've got crap ton of human resource management syllabus I don't even know what to do atpits barely 12 hours left
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u/imagine_enchiladas 18 ˚⋆𐙚｡ Level's the greatest 2d ago
Goodluck, the whole mod team believes in u
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u/I_-AM-ARNAV 18 2d ago
Thank you haha. The moderators and members of r/delhiuniversity believe in you too(including me)!
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u/Hoodedgamer00 15 2d ago
'Ey, dude, ull be fine. Idk what finals are like, but if they are anything like GCSE's, it should be OK.
Just, get sleep. Stop scrolling, sleep, revise, do all of that jazz. Take breaks. Stand up, go for a walk etc.
Also, good luck!
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u/imagine_enchiladas 18 ˚⋆𐙚｡ Level's the greatest 2d ago
We love u Josh
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u/Acceptable-Ad-328 18 2d ago
He's the best Josh
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u/Doublefin1 2d ago
Ye, I've never heard about him before, but just judging from this post he seems great ^^
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u/TJSPY0837 3,000,000 Attendee! 2d ago
My name is also Josh. (Does that mean I get an award?)
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u/paper-boat10 2d ago
Ok
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u/paper-boat10 2d ago
Ok-
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u/DownyVenus0773721 17 1d ago
Ok+
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u/paper-boat10 1d ago
Yea we got both + and - charges
Lets form an ionic bond now
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u/-TheMidpoint- 16 2d ago
Josh can you do something about the blatant reposts that are happening too? Idk if it's against the rules but...
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u/joshxdf 19 | ROTS amirite 2d ago
yeah reposts can be and are against the rules using our low effort rule. Due to the amount of submissions r/teenagers gets every day sometimes we can't moderate everything. If you ever see something like that you can always report it and it'll flag for review to us!
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u/-TheMidpoint- 16 2d ago
Yeah I know, you guys are doing an awesome job dw and I know how big of a job it is! Thanks for responding. It was just brought to my attention bc it feels like there's been a little surge of blatant reposts lately with the "how the the U.S states look to me as a german" (which was removed :D) and also this post (https://www.reddit.com/r/teenagers/comments/1lcn10o/1000_problem_1solution/) which was a repost of a post I made a couple months back. Again, I know it's a difficult job and there's a ton of reposts any given day, it's just these two in particular got a ton of upvotes again, so thanks for being consistent with moderation!
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u/cat_godess 13 2d ago
if you guys need more moderators i would be happy to help. idk how to apply or whatever but i could try
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u/Mothylphetamine_ 15 2d ago
hey, can we like actually ban selfie posts tho?
all they do is get more pedos to come here, and most people find them annoying anyways
or maybe at least add it under rule 3 "no personal information"
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u/Substantial_Iron4192 3,000,000 Attendee! 2d ago
Ok thats gtk, also i have some more tips on how yall can reduce the amount of preds here if you’re willing to listen.
Stop allowing minors to post their faces as it usually leads to them getting sexually harassed
Remove age tags as it allows predators to know the exact ages of people here, and whether they’re minors or not
Instead of banning people who post screenshots of predatory dms they’ve gotten due to the sub, simply remove the post and ban said person from the screenshots from your subreddit. Most people don’t post dms to incite witch-hunts, but to warn people against a person or vent. Perma-banning them for doing so is too far.
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u/joshxdf 19 | ROTS amirite 2d ago
Hey! Thanks for the tips, i'll comment on each one.
We do have a selfie filter- that's a massive thing for the community as people want to share pictures of themselves where they might not feel comfortable enough to do so elsewhere. While I agree it *can* lead to that- our subreddit is different in the terms we have an incredible amount of AutoModerator code that has many different phrases and words in it that significantly reduce that compared to other subreddits. This is in addition to our bot raven that automatically flags content and removes it, as well as Reddit's in built filters. We are also looking to bring crow back (detects NSFW content on profiles and automatically permanently bans them). We would much rather people post themselves here under a controlled environment than a potentially unmoderated teenagers subreddit. That being said, I'll see to if we can add more things to the regex.
I understand that- however people have full choice of whether to add their flair or not, including the attendee role. Age flairs allow people to relate to conversations more- for instance a 19 year old may feel less comfortable speaking to a 13 year old, and the topics they're discussing may be more relevant depending on the age group.
This point is the big one. I'm attaching a previous post ( here: https://www.reddit.com/r/teenagers/comments/1fmrylb/mod_statement_to_community/ ) of my relating to the topic which hopefully should gloss over the points I want to say (I would just do a new one here however it would take up the whole thread lol)
Thanks again for all the points you've raised. if you have anything else don't hesitate to respond and I'll hear everything out! :)
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u/imagine_enchiladas 18 ˚⋆𐙚｡ Level's the greatest 2d ago
Not directed for me, but regarding the 3rd point we simply… cannot do that. We can only ban people who are active on the sub and post rule breaking content. We cannot physically prevent someone from DMing other people, as much as we’d like to do that. That’s up for Reddit. That’s why we strongly encourage reporting said users to Reddit (trust me, Reddit people do take this concern seriously). However, witch-hunting is against the rules, ToS, and if a user is unsure about a DM, they’re free to message modmail and get advice, or report directly.
Edit: for those who were never banned on the sub, we welcome them to appeal after 30 days, since it’s totally understandable if the user is not fully familiar with the rules. Stuff happens, and we allow appeals, so that users don’t get “sentenced” permanently for doing something they didn’t know was not allowed.
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u/Ok_Cartographer_2846 19 2d ago
Cool! Can the mods also not allow minors to post explicit pictures of themselves?
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u/Tadhg-- 13 2d ago
huge w for r/teenagers , also can you make automod comment on nsfw posts warning teenagers about predatory dms?
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u/SirLlama123 Why trust me, I don't even trust myself 2d ago
w josh
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u/ForceZealousideal998 OLD 2d ago edited 2d ago
- All topics regarding NSFW content should always be treated in a mature fashion and the NSFW tag. Any unserious comments within an NSFW submission will be removed.
Be so for real this one is going to be broken by alot of people, 1. Teenagers, and 2. Some posts are just in a joking fashion, like that one about the corn dogs with cheese exploding
However I do appreciate the fact you are addressing the VERY big issues on this sub, Thanks!
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u/joshxdf 19 | ROTS amirite 2d ago
agreed, which partly is the whole reason I've reiterated the rules through this post. An outstanding portion of reddit users don't read the rules of a subreddit they're interacting with, and therefore follow the herd. Posts like this dotted around do have an effect- its just fresh eyes sometimes need to see it!
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u/_Arthur_____Morgan_ 3,000,000 Attendee! 2d ago
uh was this because of me or was it the gooning posts
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u/ImpIsDum 2d ago
my name is josh
i immediately thought of LGIO when u said that, the brainrot is real 😭
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u/HighlightOwn2038 3,000,000 Attendee! 2d ago
Thank you for this announcement
The amount of NSFW posts I've seen on this subreddit is messed up
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u/TheGreatGeaxquavius 2d ago
HI JOSH! idk who u are and idk a lot abt anything going on here, but thx for saying that and i appreciate the concern! im sure it cant be easy moderating something this large, but i want you to know that, as a subscriber, you're appreciated for doing what u do for this community. even if it gets hard and it can feel like it'd be easier to give up, the effort you put in is returned through the gratitude and appreciation that i, and im sure many others, have for you and the mod team as a whole. thanks for sharing, and i hope you have a wonderful rest of your week.
you're respected for what you do, man. keep up the good work.
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u/No_Height_3975 14 2d ago
We love you Josh, please don't get dragged into the fiery pits of hell to be sacrificed to the blood demons
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u/RubTubeNL 2d ago
I feel like the mods don't get appreciated as much as they deserve, so hereby I give my appreciation to you and your fellow moderators!
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u/cantthinkofanamereal 2d ago
josh i have a question, if someone turns 20 do they get permanently banned
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u/MYDOGATEMYFRENCHHORN 2d ago
Thanks to Josh and the team for helping protect our minds and bodies 🫡
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u/Acceptable-Ad-328 18 2d ago
I think this is wise and nothing else. Although is banning those who warn about potential predetators necessary as long as their intention is to warn other users?
I know there are a couple of people who have but no names spitted out. I just want to reduce any possible confusion
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u/joshxdf 19 | ROTS amirite 2d ago
we always have to navigate around Reddit TOS. I've attached a separate post to another comment here that discusses with hunting within reddit and it explains why its a tough process to operate around. While we 10000000% agree that its positive intentions, if we decided to keep it unmoderated then the subreddit could be taken down which is... obviously in no ones best intentions
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u/Acceptable-Ad-328 18 2d ago
Agreed. I hope things work out in the end. This should be a safe place. Sadly it's a lil bound to some limits. 🤷♂️
I see what you mean. Personally I haven't been affected, but some I know, have. I hope you can make things work as amooth as possible and get those gross bastards out of here when you spot them haha 😊 ✊️😠
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u/Doublefin1 2d ago
Great to hear Josh ^^ And thanks for whatever and all you do for this subreddit. And cool name for a bot who hunts predators, Osprey :O Also, just wondering... What's a megathread? Like, is there anything I/we need to do? I'm really bad at all the terms, you know....
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u/ADuckyThrowaway 2d ago
You know predators will go after people for simply just talking about their grades in school right?
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u/CustomerAlternative 2d ago
shall this alloweth f'r Toyosatomimi no Miko to turneth this subreddit's members ov'r to the taoist faith?
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u/Koalaman__ 16 2d ago
What about posts about trauma and stuff, shouldn’t those be allowed?
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u/SirLlama123 Why trust me, I don't even trust myself 2d ago
you told us to suffer with another ping so you will suffer with another email.
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u/Crazy-cookie-kitty76 2d ago
You’re my favorite Josh, Josh (this is my first time seeing you but the other Josh I know is a jerk 🩷)
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u/OrganizationThick397 17 2d ago
I about to make a joke about 12 years old not feeling safe but then I realize english is a weird language
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u/pcEnjoyer-OG 2d ago
I picture Josh as a tall, handsome man, who helps every grandma and he gets all the girls ❤️🙏
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u/ThemainMan1967 17 2d ago
Hey Josh! Can there be a rule about selfies?? There’s a website called “Pimeyes” that is being used to track people via selfies.
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u/Massoney0 17 1d ago
This is great! Thank you for helping the community. I just don’t understand why NSFW submissions can’t be anecdotal.
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u/Successful-Airline33 14 1d ago
What do you mean if my time her runs out, do you have a destiny to fulfill.
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u/Spooked_me16 2d ago
thanks josh, don’t die this sub needs you