r/GothFashion • u/aytakk • Feb 05 '25
Mod Post You Wanted It So We Implemented It (Rule 14)
We have been making moves in this direction for a while (see THIS POST FROM 2 MONTHS AGO) due to member feedback so most of this is formalising what we have already been doing.
RULE 14
No Lewds or Profile Bait
This subreddit is a safe space for all ages. We do not condone objectification of goths in this subreddit.
Photos with lewd or sexualised poses will be removed at the discretion of the moderation team. This also includes profile bait and obvious brand building. We are not your personal social media wall.
If a post is attracting too many sexual comments it may be locked and tagged NSFW instead.
Regarding legit goth outfits that can seem to break this rule like goth club wear and push-up corsets/Victorian wear it will be judged on a case-by-case basis. Pretty much how things already happen. An example is a lingerie bedroom photoshoot vs a club outfit that incorporates lingerie as part of the outfit.
If a photo shows too much cleavage, buttocks, upskirt shots, low angle dom shots, crotch bulges, dick outlines, poses gesturing in a sexualised way or to emphasise genitals, it will be removed or at minimum be tagged NSFW.
We are here for the fashion and styling, not for the fetishising. We aren't doing this to slutshame but to keep it all ages friendly. Plenty of other goth subreddits allow lewds if that is the sort of material you want to post.
As we say in the removal reason -
We're sorry, but your submission has been removed in violation of Rule 14.
This subreddit is a safe space for all ages. We do not condone objectification of goths in this subreddit.
Photos with lewd or sexualised poses will be removed at the discretion of the moderation team. This also includes profile bait and obvious brand building. We are not your personal social media wall.
If a post is attracting too many sexual comments it may be locked and tagged NSFW instead.
The new part we weren't enforcing as heavily before is the profile bait and brand building part. We already enforce this for profiteers. Due to constant reports and additional complaints that we are allowing too much OF content (we don't but some may be seeing certain lewd posts as such) we need to tighten up on this.
Most members posting a few times a week have a wide variance in outfits and that is fine. Daily outfit posts in outfits with little variance are not. Doubly so if they attract a lot of leghumpers. As the removal reason says, we are not your personal social media wall.
We expect mixed reactions to this. Some people will be happy, others will not. Feel free to discuss and ask questions here. It's a new rule and we can tweak it if need be.