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View submission: Let's talk content. AMA.
In my opinion, you need to use very specific and explicit language, with clear examples.
A large part of the uproar over the FPH ban is that:
1. Admins simply said the subreddit was "harassing" but did not elaborate further.
2. No evidence or examples of FPH's harassment of other redditors or non-redditors was ever provided by reddit staff. It took a while for people to actually see screenshot/archive evidence of FPH insulting redditors who posted submissions in other subreddits, and posting personal information of imgur employees. Staff did not make any mention of these activities, and most of the community was unaware these activities occurred, so a large portion of redditors assumed the ban was simply because the content was distasteful and mean.
That was handled very poorly due to the vague communication. And the Victoria incident had *no* communication initially, not publicly or privately to mods.
The new content policy rules *need* to be extremely specific and not open to broad interpretation. "Harass" and "bully" are vague verbs and can mean many different things to many people.
These scandals will stop occurring if both the rules, and statements made after staff enforce those rules, are very explicit and detailed.
There's nothing here!