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View submission: Let's talk content. AMA.
While we're on the topic of specific language, can we make it a goal to define what *exactly* is meant by each type of prohibited content?
Is someone who frequently posts "spamming," or does the word specifically describe content with that directs to advertisements and malware?
According to whose laws?
What constitutes "private and confidential?"
If I write a comment in which I suggest that the Muppets are guilty of hate-speech, and if my comment prompts someone to harass Kermit the Frog, am I at fault?
Others have touched on this one already. The question remains.
If I tell the story of losing my virginity (at age sixteen), am I breaking a rule? What if I talk about sneaking into the women's locker room at age six?
Comment by [deleted] at 16/07/2015 at 21:08 UTC
51 upvotes, 2 direct replies
These are all excellent examples of fuzzy gray areas that need to be addressed. Illegal according to whose laws is a huge one, and the matter of sexual content with minors. Minors constitute a huge proportion of the userbase on reddit, and acting like they are non-sexual beings is not going to work. What about minors asking for sexual advice? Sex education happens in sex-related subreddits too.
Comment by helpful_hank at 17/07/2015 at 11:21 UTC*
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Anything that incites harm or violence
If I write a comment in which I suggest that the Muppets are guilty of hate-speech, and if my comment prompts someone to harass Kermit the Frog, am I at fault?
It is interesting that while the metric for harassment is "that which would lead a reasonable person to believe that they are not safe to express their opinions here," there is no converse saying incitement is "that which would incite a reasonable person to harass Kermit the Frog..."
To incite harassment is a different charge, and one more difficult to assign blame (or innocence) to...
Comment by whitefalconiv at 16/07/2015 at 21:08 UTC
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Anything Illegal
According to whose laws?
Reddit is a California, US based company, so anything that is illegal for a company in California to host on their website would be the applicable threshold for legality.
Comment by AndyWarwheels at 16/07/2015 at 20:59 UTC
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This is a good point in regards to spam. I think that Spam also needs to be defined when you are self promoting. For some professions it is accepted, for others it is not.
Personally outside of AMA or specific subs, I don't like self promotion.
Comment by hyperfat at 16/07/2015 at 22:11 UTC
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The bullies is what gets me. He said it was okay to call someone stupid on an internet forum, how is that any different than saying something that has come up before like "found the fatty" or "I hope you get cancer"? It's not necissarily nice, but I don't see the difference between that and calling someone "a fucking moron".
Comment by siftingflour at 16/07/2015 at 22:14 UTC
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This is exactly why banning/censoring content as benign as FPH for making people feel "unsafe" led to a fucking disaster. Such arbitrary bullshit.
Comment by [deleted] at 17/07/2015 at 01:00 UTC
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So basically you're asking for the typical 100 page legalese that covers every possible edge case (i.e. ToS agreements). Then, in a year, when the admins do something you don't like, you'll complain that the 100 page rules aren't readable without a law degree.
Oh Reddit.
Comment by [deleted] at 16/07/2015 at 21:59 UTC
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sneaking into the women's locker room
You sandbagging son of a bitch
Comment by [deleted] at 16/07/2015 at 21:53 UTC
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Your story of loosing your virginity threatens my free expression. You should be banned. Im offended by you talking about sex. Especially about you having sex as a minor wih most likely another minor. This is the kind of free speech that should be dealt with. I for one am less free to express my self because of what you've shared. Your content is undesireable and extremely offensive. A true example of why we need these sweeping bans on free speech site wide.
Comment by [deleted] at 16/07/2015 at 21:21 UTC
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