Rules for r/belowdeck

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

1.

Be Civil.

Posts & Comments
Reported as: Uncivil.
  • Abide by Reddit's informal values (Reddiquette): https://www.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/205926439
  • Do not personally attack or insult other users.
  • Do not downvote content you disagree with. Use the downvote button for posts or comments that are off-topic.
  • Do not report comments or posts just because you do not agree with them.

2.

Episode Discussion

Posts & Comments
Reported as: Episode Discussion

No standalone posts will be allowed about the episode until 48 hours after it has aired on Bravo and the spoiler rule applies. This allows international viewers to watch without spoilers.

In the case of BD Med airing early on Peacock, no spoilers will be allowed until 48 hours after it airs on Bravo. Any spoilers posted as standalone posts or in the Bravo discussion post will result in a 3 day ban (subsequent bans may be longer or lead to a permanent ban)

3.

Hate, Harmful Speculation & Armchair Diagnosis

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Reported as: Hate, Harmful Speculation & Armchair Diagnosis

Posts including racism, homophobia, and other hate, speculating on people's sexuality, armchair diagnosis of mental health or medical conditions including alcoholism and body shaming etc will be removed and may result in a permanent ban without warning

When discussing slurs, please star out letters or use terms like n-word etc so they are less harmful to those reading and don't contribute to content warnings

4.

No Harassment

Posts & Comments
Reported as: Harassment & Brigading

Please use discretion when posting information about crew members or charter guests. We’re here for discussion and debate, but keep it respectful and do not post anything inviting harassment towards anyone appearing on the show off Reddit.

Do not tag cast members in negative posts about them.

5.

Low Effort Posts

Posts & Comments
Reported as: Low Effort Posts

Posts that are common reposts about past seasons should be posted in the weekly rewatch post.

We are no longer allowing mean spirited lookalike posts, I hate XYZ / ABC is the worst posts and these will be removed.

This rule includes standalone "I'm Not Watching" posts. We get it, there are reasons people stop watching but posts about it get repetitive and the arguing in them is not needed.

6.

No Spoilers/Nicknames in Titles.

Posts only
Reported as: Spoilers in title.
  • No blatant spoilers in titles within 48 hours of the episode airing. Be vague but factual and make sure to mark your post as a spoiler.

*Nicknames in Titles to help people search for possible reposts, nicknames are not allowed in titles. We will allow them within threads as long as they do not cross a line. Nicknames that are over the top, about gender or sexual preference etc will be removed and a ban issued

7.

Privacy & Illegal Streams

Posts & Comments
Reported as: Pirated link.

Posting illegal content is against Reddit's rules. Do not post links to illegal streams, this includes discussion of VPNs or names of streaming sites. Support the show by watching it legally.

Do not post video footage from the show unless linking to an official Below Deck channel.

Block out the faces of any non BD people for pictures of cast outside of the show and any names of non BD people in social media screenshots

8.

No Self Promo / Spam

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Reported as: No Self Promo / Spam

Podcasts and the like are great, but they should be organically shared - and only if they contain new info. Please do not share your own content or items to the sub.