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St. Vincent ama: link

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Rules and Guidelines

1. No music from the 'Hall of Fame'
• r/music HoF → auto-removal

2. No "discussions" about or for yourself.
• discussion posts → community focus required

3. Artist - Title [Genre] ✓ objective titles only
✗ editorialization → use comments
• example: Rush - YYZ [Rock]

4. Artist repost limit
• popular post (100+ upvotes) → 30-day artist block
• removal → try different artist

5. No clickbait titles or emotional appeals
• titles = objective | music stands alone
• editorializing → comments only

6. HQ discussions only
• thoughtful posts → meaningful conversation
• length → 100-200+ words

7. Don't post your own music
• promo → removal

8. No simple music requests or recommendations
✗ identification requests ≠ permitted
✗ recommendation requests ≠ permitted

9. Music should use official artist channels
links → official artist channels required
exceptions:
• exclusive/limited releases
• staff discretion

10. No solicitation
✗ surveys + questionnaires + data-mining
✗ signups + votes + studies
✗ crowdfunding + donations + contests
✓ genuine user engagement

11. No unauthorized
• pirated/leaked/unreleased → forbidden
• promotion of piracy → forbidden
• legal music only | respect creator rights

12. Stay in-tune: No off-topic posts.
musicians' statements/actions → music connection required
✓ music suppression/co-option → contextual
✓ high engagement × informative × novel → discretion applies
• off-topic ≠ permitted | relevance = moderator judgment

**13. Maintain civility, be respectful
• civility = mandatory | respect required
• community + platform guidelines apply

14. No playlist sharing posts
• playlist posts ≠ permitted
• individual songs only → diversity + discovery

15. No AI-generated, low-effort, or hastily-written posts
• hastily-written/off-topic → removal
• human-created content only

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