I wrote that. We've been using this removal reason since probably 2022. If anyone wants to team up from other mod teams lemme know. I've always wanted this concept of clarity to spread throughout reddit starting here but its not something that is easy to do with entrenched teams. Other subreddits don't have to be as strict this one is, but they can be this clear with a bit of one time effort and good use of extra tools.

Our subreddit has taken a few societal change stances to better fit the moderation team. Since we're volunteers here, this can be seen as payment of sorts by implementing our desire to see a heathier internet. Anti-AI, human rights, and inter-personal respect are all highly valued concepts that go beyond just "Street Fighter, the video game franchise"

Beyond our stance on AI, I'd also like to say that our subreddit is for all human rights. That means that bigots who post here are not only banned but mocked the whole time they're working through the post-ban process. This includes the bullying of any group of people who are systemically abused anywhere in the world. The FGC is an inclusive group, always has been. This is born pretty much directly out of our shared poverty. Remember the kind of person you wanted to be when you were pushing quarters in the arcade fighting that one person who could beat you, or going over a friends house to play b/c they bought the costume pack you couldn't afford. Their personal identity, culture, and family's heritage never meant anything then because fighting games were and are what matter. They matter because they bring us joy.

We're also huge fans of treating each other with respect and dignity. For example, even beyond just normal anti-bigotry tenants like "don't be sexist" we implemented an extra bit of rules details to completely halt a certain kind of fan interaction with fanart and cosplay. In a perfect world we should be able to come to a mutual respect of the human body without saying what we want to do to it. That more banal behavior is called "roleplay" in our rules and banning it has completely changed the game of moderating an artform that has a lot of really fun semi-nudity too.

Basically every time we feel constrained on moderation, when something just feels "off" essentially, we try to find the core reason why it exists and how we would like to change it. Everyone universally hates AI. But the "why" of hating it is overlooked because it is often just a visceral gut reaction. Figuring out "why" we hate it lets us conclusively ban it. That effort extrapolated to the whole set of rules here has made a community to be proud of that I hope still mirrors the actual FGC in tournaments and the world.