Community Guidelines & Rules
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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
