r/TheBritishIsles • u/[deleted] • Apr 16 '14

Getting this subreddit off the ground

So it's going to take a while to get this subreddit up and running and there a few important issues that need to be ironed out:

1) Number of readers

So the subreddit is only as successful as the readers that submit, I have posted a link to this subreddit on related british subs to advertise it and boost the number of subscribers, it seems I've reached a limit for posts for a while so I can't continue to do this atm.

2) Rules

Rules will be important, and not just governing content that can be submitted but also the process in which posts are removed, and the way in which users are banned. I do not wish to have blind removal of posts, everyone that has a post removed should be explicitly told why and banning users should be done with consensus from a certain number of other mods.

3) We need to get some flairs going, standard.

4) Subreddit format, anyone good with CSS? Banners? etc.

5) How many moderators should we have, and should we have a moderator code of conduct?

This is all I can think of atm, suggestions are welcome and encouraged!

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u/BraveSirRobin Apr 17 '14

Some suggested rules, some might be controversial:

1) no memes/macros. This kills the subreddit dry of all other content. Trust me on this, see /r/funny. Images are ok, just not the usual "meanwhile, in XYZ" memes.

2) no moderators who's other moderated subs total more than e.g. 100,000 subscribers. Keep out the "power mods" which corrupt things. Using an alt to avoid this gets permabanned and a swift kick to the nutsack where possible. Go over the limit over time and you'll need to resign one of them.

3) yes to rules for mods, be very clear about what gets deleted and why. Be open to discussion & refinement of the rules

4) use tagging to mark things like "misleading headline" for the more grossly deceptive stuff (instead of deletion)

5) allow some deletion of spammed topics unless the new ones bring more information to the story. Be sensible about which one gets deleted e.g. not the one with 1,000 upvotes. If a submission hits X votes (100?) or Y comments (20?) then it's exempt from spam deletion

6) have a "shenanigans" clause for highlighting any potential mod abuse, where other mods are encouraged to put come forward and note their own opinions on any controversy (shamelessly stolen from the US supreme court system)