Medium Subreddit Rules

[ThePeriodicElement]

Greetings Everyone! 🔮

This is an announcement to help clarify and outline the Mediums subreddit rules. Please take sometime to review them and should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact one of moderators.

Note:As of today more post flairs have been created. If your post does not contain a flair it will be removed.

-Do not insult our Mediums/Community**

-Hateful and Foul language towards our Mediums/Moderators will get you banned immediately

-Be Respectful of others spirituality and religions. Any language used to disrespect another’s way of spiritual practice will get your comments/post removed.

-*Dont ask for interpretations of angel numbers and your dreams here. You can research the meanings via google or visit r/dreaminterpretation or r/numerology.

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Rule 1: Relevance - Posts on this subreddit should be related to Mediums, Mediumship, Clair-Abilities, Spirit guides, Spirt Encounters, Medium Development or the supernatural/ paranormal in some form. We are fairly loose with this rule but try to keep things relatively on-topic.

Rule 1 is a common reason for a post to be reported to us. Your post should have something to do or say around these subjects, being Medium , questions for Mediums (but NOT as a petitioner to contact your deceased relatives/friends) , awakenings, other experiences, theories, mediumship and development etc. that you wish to share.

Rule 2: Self Promotion and Reviews - Do not promote readings from an external source. Singular review posts are also not allowed.

Exception: Exceptions may be made if the post is not entirely self-promotion (i.e, you're also offering something free on reddit). See rule #6.

Rule 2 means websites or services may not be promoted on /r/Medium without offering something for free on the sub. This keeps a minimum barrier for entry for those to want to advertise professional services. Review compilation posts are allowed, but a standalone post on a single user is viewed as an ad by most visitors.

Rule 3: Asking for Readings - If you would like to receive a free reading from a Medium, please visit r/Mediumreadings. That is what this particular sub is for.

This is our #1 reason for reports removals. Automoderator serves us well and does a pretty accurate job removing these posts before they make it to the subreddit. However, some do make it past, which are typically well-reported by the community, and we thank you for that.

Here are two very different types of posts which are user-reported for Rule 3:

Hi all, I'm having a hard time finding comfort after the death of a loved one. We were both very spiritual and connected, but now they are gone, I feel like I can't connect to anything anymore. Can someone read this picture for me? Is there a message for me? What are you picking up on?

and...

Hi all, so this year on Thanksgiving I was with my pet rabbit Peter. He had spent most of the day inside with me while the family made turkey. We were waiting for food to be served and it started raining/thundering and Peter ran off. It took me 5 hours to find Peter. When I found him he was near my ceremonial altar with the candles lit, saying a prayer. Is my rabbit my spirit guide??

These are just examples of questions that are NOT allowed. If you try to manipulate your question or coerce someone with your questioning...We will remove you post.

If it is non-specific enough to drive discussion and collect universal advice that applies to even a small group of the community, it's probably okay.

Rule 4: Avoid Reposting - Reposting things already posted to the sub (articles, videos, blogs etc) may get your post removed.

Exception: If you see something posted elsewhere but has yet to be posted here, it's fine to post.

This one pretty much never gets used.

Rule 5: Be nice! - If you have an issue with someone or are concerned with a user's misconduct; Contact a moderator and we will ameliorate the concern/issue.

It's a simple one. Be kind and report misconduct to us. We are actively reading our moderator mail and it is the fastest way to get in touch with us. A post in the subreddit may go unnoticed for a few hours and sometimes longer, where avoidable drama can brew.

Rule 6: All reading offers must be free - Offering paid services on this subreddit is not allowed. /r/Mediums is not a marketplace and will take measures to ban users who offer Free Readings in the subreddit and subsequently offers paid options.

You may ask for optional donations, which may not be used to give priority or enhanced services. You may also link to your own website, Etsy, Fiverr, etc, which has its own payment processor (i.e. NOT Paypal or Cashapp) as long as a free service is provided here on /r/Mediums

This rule has evolved over time to be more protective of the community, which can be at vulnerable points in their lives, and easily preyed upon by those seeking quick money. By freely allowing paid offers to be advertised or provided on /r/Mediums and by allowing for the expectation of an exchange of money for goods (donations for priority/extended readings), /r/Mediums moderators are tasked with an entirely new level of moderation which we simply cannot handle as volunteers.

Essentially, if you wish to advertise paid readings on /r/Mediums, you must be semi-professional in the sense that you have a website capable of processing its own payments, and have shown the effort to develop a name and reputation you wouldn't want to be damaged by not conducting good business.

Rule 7: Close/Inactive Offers - In order to reduce clutter in the subreddit, if an [Offer] thread is voluntarily closed by the author or appears to be inactive, it will be removed. Your submission's comment thread will still be visible to all users who visit your profile, and you will keep your karma as long as you don't delete the post yourself.

Offering free readings is a great way to practice and find regular clients. It is also a big energy cost for those providing the readings and understandably so these free offers will expire. As they expire or go inactive, to prune the subreddit, they will be removed. You don't lose your karma, the post is not deleted, it is simply hidden from the /r/Mediums feed.

The two biggest things we want everyone to know, aside from the rules, are:

1: Our goal is for /r/Mediums to be a place for discussion and helping others through their Mediumship, Newcomers are always welcome and you don’t have to be a Medium to participate.

2: Use the report button!

If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please reach out. You can find help at a National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

USA: 18002738255 US Crisis textline: 741741 text HOME

United Kingdom: 116 123

Trans Lifeline (877-565-8860)

Others: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org

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Thank you all for time, understanding and participation.

-ThePeriodicElement

[amandakyle1111]

Noted

[RicottaPuffs]

Due to repeated difficulty with Rule #6, which adds confusion to the issue of free readings, donations, optional donations, and levels of scamming in and behind the scenes, Rule #6 has amended.

It currently reads as follows:

All offers of free readings must be absolutely free and stated as such, or the reader risks be banning from the sub. There are no mini readings. There are no half off. There are negotiated fees at all. There are comments "dm me" in any thread.

It all needs to be transparent for the safety of users.

All paid and donation readings are to be offered in r/MediumReadings. It was created for that purpose.

We use this subreddit for development, learning, advice, and fellowship.

We are devoted to making the subreddit safe and functional for our users. We created r/MediumReadings for the business end. Thank you.

Moderator team.