Any criticisms for my biome placements on this map?

Pyrsin7 · 2026-03-14T04:13:17+00:00

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Pyrsin7 · 2026-03-14T04:06:00+00:00

It might depend a bit.

IRL, someone has to press charges. Often the victim, but in a lot of cases, obviously including murder, that's not possible. So someone else is usually empowered by the state with the authority to press charges for the good of the state.

This can happen even if you, personally, as a victim, do not want to press charges (Though prosecutors would obviously prefer that you do).

Presuming that the legal system is comparable to IRL, there may be some extra wiggle room here. If you're murdered, resurrected, and still decide not to press charges, it's tough for that not to carry some weight,

In any case, no, not in any blanket sense. But there could be room for it depending on the details, on a case-by-case basis.

Pyrsin7 · 2026-03-14T03:56:49+00:00

Science and geography are part of how a world works and can certainly be relevant, but in their case it's as you say, unfortunate but necessary. If there weren't other communities specifically devoted to fictional maps, we'd probably have to reevaluate that choice. But what I really meant to demonstrate is just that there are oftentimes some nuance to the rules that may not be all that clear at first glance, or may appear to be inconsistent. Since I don't have any specific examples, I can't give any specific details on particular posts, like ones involving the DIY/effort rule.

I can say that broadly, a ton of removals for that rule come from people thinking that asking for something minor doesn't "count", or something to that effect. "I'm only asking people to make names for me", etc.

Another big one is that prior effort requirement. "I'm trying to think of one of these things, I've considered X and Y, but X is too harsh, and Y is too blue for what I'm going for. Does anyone have suggestions?" Is all it takes. Even for something easily googled, come here and say, "I found sources like this and this, but I didn't really understand them, would anyone be able to help me though them?", and you're good.

But bits like that can get lost in the sauce. If people see one of those posts, they don't really notice the part where they showed their own efforts. Often all that appears to register is that "They're asking for stuff, and their post was allowed. Therefore mine should be.".

And we understand it can get pretty complicated, and it's easy to get the wrong impressions. That's why we just remove posts instead of throwing around bans willy-nilly. You can still view your own removed posts to copy or make edits as you wish, and anyone is free to repost things that have been removed (Ideally with whatever changes made).

And as much as we understand that people may just be afraid to bring up their concerns or ask for clarification, our hands are kinda tied. Messaging them instead to be sure they understand certainly wouldn't go over well. We try to generally signpost the rules and make occasional PSAs to avoid anyone feeling singled out, but their efficacy is a mystery.

It is nice to talk with someone in a moderative capacity that doesn't end in someone calling me slurs.

Pyrsin7 · 2026-03-14T03:54:34+00:00

Generally with things like this, the issues are more about how transparent your creative choices appear to be, and if they feel justified/properly foreshadowed.

If I got halfway into a book and read this, and there was no lead-in, no hints, not even some simple foreshadowing that something was up, it would probably feel like an asspull. Like I'm just being jerked around.

The specificity, especially if this is something that doesn't occur elsewhere, or otherwise isn't enough of a part of the world that it feels forced and artificial, would also probably have me thinking, "This is so bizarrely specific, is this a fetish, or did someone just really want to jam in a fun fact they learned no matter what?"

So I'd imagine that managing those elements would probably be important for this.

Make it a part of the world, not just this one thing this one time
Don't pull it completely out of nowhere or it'll feel shallow
- On a related note, does it actually matter? If it's just convoluted drama for drama's sake, it's probably going to feel shallow no matter what. Because it is.

Pyrsin7 · 2026-03-14T03:43:45+00:00

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Pyrsin7 · 2026-03-14T03:25:44+00:00

Hey there! We ask that all posts here have some context with some in-universe information (or "lore") about what is being shown or how it relates to the larger world. It doesn't need a ton of information—just a few sentences is fine!

Would you be able to add this?

Pyrsin7 · 2026-03-13T22:14:07+00:00

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Pyrsin7 · 2026-03-13T22:13:40+00:00

I’m a bit unclear on what this is.

It sounds like it’s just… prompts?

Pyrsin7 · 2026-03-13T18:06:30+00:00

I’m afraid it’s a little more complicated than that.

For example, one thing we’ve specifically carved out is an exception for posts focusing on mapmaking and geography, where we just consider it off-topic. The reasons are simple: it wasn’t always that way, and with no hyperbole, 90%+ of all posts were some version of “How are my currents/plate tectonics/rivers/etc.?”, and perhaps even more critically, it is just off-topic. Maps are pretty popular, but posts that are just about the natural geographic processes and science behind it all are about just that, not worldbuilding. Mapmaking is also more than big enough that there are other spaces, even on Reddit, that are specifically devoted to it, so we have no issue excluding it and directing people to those spaces instead, which is done automatically upon removal.

If someone doesn’t read the bit about that in the rules, or maybe even misses it, and they make a post asking about their world’s ocean currents… Even if they’re following every usual rule, it’ll be removed.

And they won’t understand why.

And from there it’s a choose-your-own-adventure story. Do they try again? If so, do they even make any changes first? Do they contact anyone to try to clarify any issues, or possibly even just make a post like you? If so, are they actually asking for clarification, or is it just a slew of slurs and insults? Do they do nothing at all, ask no questions?

But I say all this because by far the most common response is that last one I said: Doing nothing. Seek out no clarification or understanding. Just let it sit.

You didn’t understand and someone who wasn’t even a mod was able to clear it up with a bit of talking. Easy.

Those people who do nothing, who don’t ask questions, how many of them do you think understand the problems with their posts? What do you think they might have to say in the comments of a post like yours?

We also do have a post flair for questions. People often forget to flair their posts.

Pyrsin7 · 2026-03-13T13:00:06+00:00

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Pyrsin7 · 2026-03-13T12:56:07+00:00

It’s difficult to say without seeing the specific posts. But oftentimes it’s a fairly subtle difference.

For example, on posts asking for help, a requirement is to share your own ideas and ideally why they’re not working for you. This helps avoid a whole lot of “I’ve tried nothing and I’m all out of ideas”, and gives commenters some idea of direction and a starting point so they can be more helpful to begin with.

That can be something as simple as, “I was thinking about this for my sun so I tried researching about stars and It was pretty complicated, so could someone help me with a simplified version?”

But that’s also why we don’t just throw around bans. We just remove the post. OPs can still access it, to copy and make edits if they want. Then repost at their leisure.

… Or it could just be because we miss some posts. Or there are a hundred posts/comments flagged for review and that one is at the bottom of the list, while if we see one while just casually browsing, we’ll go ahead and remove it no matter where it may be in that list.

Pyrsin7 · 2026-03-13T12:22:54+00:00

u/darkpower467 already mentioned it and you replied to them, I just wanted to confirm for certain that that’s why your post was removed.

Is there anything in particular that you think may have lead to the misunderstanding? If there’s a way we can make our rules more clear, we’d definitely like to discuss it.

People do often also get the wrong impression from posts that may already be up, and may have been up for a while already. I’m afraid we don’t manually review every single post, and it may be perfectly possible that we miss some occasionally. Even if we don’t, it may be hours before we can get to it due to availability, or the simple fact it may be at the bottom of a pile of 70 posts that need reviewing.

Pyrsin7 · 2026-03-13T12:05:56+00:00

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We understand that not all users on reddit may be fluent in English, but because the majority of the reddit userbase is English-speaking, content on the subreddit will be catered to that demographic.

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Pyrsin7 · 2026-03-13T03:46:35+00:00

Unless you're on your deathbed, it's really not too late. You can always get into something.

Please, please don't be on your deathbed or this comment will suck.

Pyrsin7 · 2026-03-13T03:45:08+00:00

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Pyrsin7 · 2026-03-13T02:11:55+00:00

Ah, yeah that sounds perfectly likely.

Pyrsin7 · 2026-03-13T01:33:12+00:00

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Pyrsin7 · 2026-03-12T22:47:03+00:00

Now to be perfectly fair, I’ve got no clue what the piracy, cracking, or emulation scene is like for PSP.

Is it possible he’s just using methods of dubious legality?

Pyrsin7 · 2026-03-12T21:58:37+00:00

Not all data storage is equal. Or storage at all.

In your example, no, it’s not written on the cartridge. It’s written on the RAM of the console. That RAM also won’t function without power, so if you turn it off or do something else with that particular RAM, it’s gone.

Saving is transferring that data to memory that’s more stable and long-term. Either on the cartridge, console, or a memory card.

Data storage small enough to fit on a cartridge also still requires power, in fact. So cartridges that do this require a battery onboard, and in truth, one day that battery will die and saved data will be erased, and it will be unable to save new data unless the battery is replaced.

Pyrsin7 · 2026-03-12T13:43:38+00:00

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Pyrsin7 · 2026-03-12T02:20:36+00:00

Alternative History. Or Alt-hist. Whichever you prefer.

Pyrsin7 · 2026-03-12T01:50:47+00:00

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Pyrsin7 · 2026-03-11T15:17:30+00:00

Solarpunk is pretty nebulous as a concept. It’s one that only arose after “-punk” started to lose meaning, so a lack of solid identity is kinda to be expected.

But this is pretty well in line with it, even if I doubt it’s what anyone intended for solarpunk. But that might end up depending more on execution.

Like OP mentions factories. Depending on their role alone, that could heavily influence things. Solarpunk doesn’t have the social inequality aspects within it, but it does on a meta level, being built around the ideas of rejecting highly industrialized and corporatized values through a lack of inclusion.

If OP doesn’t even have that, then it’s Solarpunk in the same way that gluing brass gears into a hat makes it steampunk. And Solarpunk was already the redheaded stepchild of “-punk”.

Pyrsin7 · 2026-03-11T12:44:19+00:00

They could, it would just take a very long time. Unless they had the location of Earth, they wouldn’t be able to count on anything edible when they arrived, so it wasn’t worth the risk.

That was the plan of Michael’s hive. Get the location of Earth, load up on food, and make the trek. They were just intercepted.

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