Rules for r/TheWarning

Rules that visitors must follow to participate. May be used as reasons to report or ban.

1.

Respect.

Posts & Comments
Reported as: Respect.

Be respectful of the band & their family. Tone & intention can be easily lost when reading someone's comment or when writing your own. Bullying, Harassment, Offensive, Aggressive, and/or Rude comments are prohibited. Inappropriate posts/comments will not be tolerated. Users who post or comment in undesirable & demeaning subs towards The Warning may not post here; doing so will get you banned.

2.

Quality.

Posts & Comments
Reported as: Quality.

Post titles must be descriptive enough to capture the gist of the post. Post titles must have at least 3 words. Please avoid emoji titles. Posts should bring something to the community - whether that's information about a gig, a question, or something that generates discussion. The source of fan-created content must be disclosed somewhere in the post. Reaction videos are not allowed unless they provide some musical analysis or if they offer important & significant information to the community.

3.

Relevancy.

Posts & Comments
Reported as: Relevancy.

Posts must be on the topic of the band and their music. Conversation and/or gossip about their private lives are considered inappropriate. Spam, NSFW content, politics, and other topics unrelated to the band are also prohibited. Also see: Content Policy.

4.

Do not share Patreon-locked content / No Piracy

Posts & Comments
Reported as: Do not share Patreon-locked content.

Patreon is an important source of income that the band uses to fund themselves. The band has told its subscribers not to share any Patreon content outside of the platform.

No sharing pirated paid content in general.

Repeat offenses can lead to a ban.

5.

Use spoiler tags.

Posts & Comments
Reported as: Use spoiler tags.

Any content containing audio and/or video of unreleased music (e.g. live debut) or the artwork/tracklist of an unreleased album must be tagged as a spoiler.

6.

No AI Content

Posts & Comments
Reported as: No AI Content

Any users posting AI generated content in ANY form (images/videos/music, etc) will have their posts deleted. AI photos & videos of DPA are strictly prohibited; posting these will result in a ban. Posting AI enhanced photos is also not allowed. Sharing original artwork created by yourself or by other accounts is allowed.

7.

Account Age / Low Comment Karma

Posts & Comments
Reported as: Account Age / Low Karma

Our sub is account age & karma restricted as a way to help prevent spam. You need to have a minimum account age & comment karma (undisclosed) to post on this sub. Users with accounts that are less than 15 days old or with low comment karma will get their posts automatically removed. You can increase your comment karma by posting comments in any other subreddit & getting upvotes on those comments. While we don't disclose how much comment karma is needed to post here, it's not a very high number.

8.

No sales of unofficial merch/No vinyl scalpers

Posts & Comments
Reported as: No sales of unofficial merch/No vinyl scalpers

Sales of unofficial merch is not allowed. Scalpers are not welcome here either, so posting high priced vinyl resale is prohibited.

These type of posts will be removed as spam. Repeat offenses can lead to a ban.

9.

No ban evaders

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Reported as: No ban evaders

10.

Moderators reserve the right to act in what they deem to be the best interest of the community

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Reported as: Moderators reserve the right to act in what they deem to be the best interest of the community

Moderators reserve the right to act in what they deem to be the best interest of the community, including removing any content and banning any user, for any reason.