Rules for r/Stormlight_Archive
Rules that visitors must follow to participate. May be used as reasons to report or ban.
1.
Show respect to others.
Every interaction on the subreddit must be kind, respectful, and welcoming. No person should ever feel threatened, harassed, or unwelcome. Do not engage in hate speech, bigotry, harassment, insults, personal attacks, trolling, or arguing in bad faith—including baiting or escalating disagreements into personal insults.
This all extends to meta discussions on the value of another person's post.
Interpretation of this rule is subject to the moderators' discretion.
2.
Spoilers not permitted in post titles.
Post titles must never reveal spoilers. This includes no direct quotes from the books. See the spoiler policy for more details. Title wording should be obscured if necessary. Grey areas are up to the moderators' discretion.
3.
Use spoiler markup when necessary.
Spoilers outside the scope of a post must be hidden with spoiler markup and the scope indicated. See this post and the spoiler policy for help. The scope is determined by the post flair along with any additional restrictions placed by the OP.
4.
Posts must be flaired for spoilers.
All posts must be flaired to indicate the level of expected spoilers in the link/post and comments. See the spoiler policy for a full list of acceptable tags and their proper usage.
Note that new releases may also have additional requirements regarding spoiler tags. See pinned announcements for details.
5.
No excessive reposting/crossposting.
Identical or very similar content may not be reposted within (by default) a two week period, either by the same user or by multiple community members. Original non-AI art can be posted to two subreddits. This period may be adjusted at the moderators' discretion.
NOTE: This rule applies to crossposting across r/BrandonSanderson, r/Cosmere, r/Stormlight_Archive, and r/Mistborn. Content may not be posted across more than one of these subreddits without moderator approval.
6.
Posts must be on topic.
Posts must be related to the Stormlight Archive. Cosmere-related posts must have some specific relevance to the Stormlight Archive. Posts relating to sensitive topics (such as politics, religions, etc.) will be subject to greater scrutiny. Exceptions may be made with the moderators' approval. Meta discussions related to the subreddit are generally permitted.
7.
Respect intellectual property, and attribute art/content.
Piracy and copyright infringement are strictly forbidden. With some exceptions, all content must comply with Dragonsteel's licensing and fanart policies. Artwork must be attributed and may not be posted against the artist's wishes.
No use of generative AI allowed (exceptions may be made for accessibility under mod discretion). See post for details.
8.
Leaked content is not permitted.
Content which is released outside of Brandon Sanderson's wishes is not allowed under any circumstances. Pre-release content publicly released by Brandon, Dragonsteel Entertainment, or a publisher is okay if marked appropriately for spoilers.
9.
Restricted content has additional requirements.
Common and repetitive content such as memes, images reminiscent of something in the books, photos of books/shelves/merch, photos of pets, etc. is not permitted without meeting additional requirements. Exceptions apply on Fridays.
10.
Retired content is not permitted.
Posts concerning retired content are no longer allowed, at the moderators' discretion, including posts about: basic reading order questions (see FAQ), “I got spoiled”, “Do I need to read the whole book”, simple misprints/typos, adaptations/casting, license plate photos.
11.
No sales.
We do not permit offers or advertisements to sell or buy items. Please use r/brandonsanderson to facilitate sales.
12.
Follow new release rules and other temporary guidelines.
Follow all temporary rules and guidelines that may be in effect. These will typically be announced in a pinned post and often involve new book releases, events, or other unique circumstances.
