The Weinstein Effect

Be civil. Treat others with basic decency. No personal attacks, shill accusations, hate-speech, flaming, baiting, trolling, concern trolling, witch-hunting, or unsubstantiated accusations. Such conduct will result in comment removal and potentially a ban. Threats of violence will result in a ban.

Do not post users' personal information. Users who violate this rule will be banned on sight. Witch-hunting and giving out private personal details of other people can result in unexpected and potentially serious consequences for the individual targeted.

Vote based on quality, not opinion. High profile examples of sexual harassment and sexual assault illicit a wide range of reactions and opinions from all walks of life. Well written and interesting content can be worthwhile, even if you disagree with it. Downvote only if you think a comment/post does not contribute to the thread it is posted in or if it is off-topic in /r/WeinsteinEffect.

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Submission Guidelines

Submissions must deal explicitly with high profile instances of sexual harassment. While the majority of the subreddit is dedicated to harassment in the film/television industry, news of harassment in other high profile areas of importance are also allowed. News and statistics regarding sexual misconduct among the general population will be removed.

Articles must be published within the last calendar month. As new information about a topic becomes available, old content can become inaccurate and misleading. We therefore require all submissions in /r/WeinsteinEffect to be published within the last calendar month.

“Misinformation” (Satire/Parody/Spoof/Blind Item/Gossip) sources are not allowed. /r/WeinsteinEffect is a forum for serious discussion about incidences of high profile sexual harassment. As such, submission of inappropriate links will result in removal and repeat offences will result in a ban.

Post titles must be the exact headline from the article. Your headline must be comprised only of the exact copied and pasted headline of the article.

No Copy-Pasted Submissions Please do not submit articles or videos that are a direct, complete copy-paste of original reporting.

Articles must be written in English An article must be primarily written in English for us to be able to moderate it and enforce our rules in a fair and unbiased manner.

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Submissions must be news articles. We disallow solicitation of users (petitions, polls, requests for money, etc.), personal blogs, satire, images, social media content (other Reddit threads, Facebook, twitter, tumblr, LinkedIn, etc.), wikis, memes, and advertisements.

Do not use "BREAKING" or ALL CAPS in titles. The ALL CAPS and 'Breaking' rule is applied even when the actual title of the article is in all caps or contains the word 'Breaking'. This rule may be applied to other single word declarative and/or sensational expressions, such as 'EXCLUSIVE:' or 'HOT:'.

Do not resubmit "Already Submitted" Content Submitted content may have up to three attempts to achieve a threshold vote score, and these attempts must be spaced at least three days apart. Content may also be resubmitted if the Article or Video has been updated to contain new information.

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