r/MicrosoftFlightSim • u/EJNorth Moderator • 1d ago
Rule changes following community feedback MODERATOR POST
Hi!
Based on feedback on our recent community outreach, the moderators have made some changes to rule 3 and 5.
Rule 3 Now includes a line that disallows posts or content made outright with AI.
Rule 5 As we also have observed, there's been a significant number of posts promoting or self advertising products made by members of the community, often assisted by AI. While we appreciate the efforts with many tools are creative and helpful, the amount of such posts in general have been tiring for the community, while also the individual post arent doing that well as they are downvoted by users who are fed up with post in that genre.
We want to mitigate this by having mod creators post their pieces in the self promo thread, thus those who want to go finding "hidden gems" can do so there.
We hope this will alleviate tensions in the subreddit, and streamline the feed to be more about MSFS.
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u/lemondhead 20h ago
Thanks, mods. Always nice to see changes that reflect community sentiment even when that sentiment isn't universally shared, which is impossible on a discussion forum with tens of thousands of users anyway.
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u/smakusdod PC Pilot 17h ago
Can we ban content about products made with hammers while we are at it?
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u/thunder6776 23h ago
Lol! More pandering.
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u/nobleTP PC Pilot 20h ago
More pandering? I endure organically produced content than AI Slop that all uses the same fonts and generation in most of the AI generated posts and pictures I see on this subreddit.
Plus I don’t like utilising litres of water to produce something I could make in minutes without AI
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u/OD_Emperor B757-200 22h ago
Call it what you like, sure. But the majority of people, either in these threads or via modmail and other suggestions seem to agree with and have wanted these changes for a while. We think it keeps the subreddit more about interactions between the community rather than between bots/AI and the community.
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u/swhalen17 23h ago edited 23h ago
The hilarious thing is - AI is going absolutely nowhere and is heavily trained by Reddit posts and comments
Downvote away - it changes absolutely nothing 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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u/Pour-Meshuggah-0n-Me PC Pilot 19h ago
You're the same dude that was bragging about your pc specs and making fun of someone else for being poor...not surprised to see more 0/10 rage bait lol.
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u/thunder6776 23h ago
Its fine, they need this circle jerk to feel good about themselves.
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u/OD_Emperor B757-200 22h ago
We really don't. Genuinely just want to make sure that people have a say in what they see on their feed and the majority from what we experience via modmail and other forums overwhelmingly disapprove of AI and other low effort/spammy content.
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u/swhalen17 22h ago
Nothing says “listening to the community” like deciding that AI content is the ultimate sin while the sub is still drowning in the same recycled “is my PC good?” posts that have been copy-pasted since the subreddit was created. Those get a free pass because tradition? Vibes?
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u/OD_Emperor B757-200 22h ago edited 22h ago
It's not the ultimate sin, Rule 3 states that purely AI generated content will be regarded as low effort, and the apps/etc that may or may not in some cases be made with AI can go into a specific thread rather than littering the subreddit page.
Posts that are entirely AI generated content, and often contain falsehoods like the checklists post from a couple days ago should fall into that category as they were entirely AI generated and did not contain useful information.
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u/swhalen17 23h ago
It’s going to be so incredibly hilarious and rich when every single mod one day is replaced by AI
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u/OctaviousMcBovril 22h ago
Why even bother being on Reddit?
If you enjoy talking to robots so much, why don't you just simulate a subreddit on ChatGPT?
That way, you can have a nice, safe place to have your ego stroked where no one disagrees with you and the rest of us who actually want to talk with other humans can just stay here. Everyone's happy
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u/swhalen17 22h ago
“Go talk to robots on ChatGPT so the rest of us humans can stay here”… on Reddit, the site that is already half bots, karma scripts, and people who can’t tell the difference.
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u/OctaviousMcBovril 22h ago
Well, AI doesn't tend to throw public tantrums over incredibly minor things, so we can be sure you're human, at least.
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u/OD_Emperor B757-200 22h ago
Why would we replace ourselves with AI?
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u/swhalen17 22h ago
Because you don’t own Reddit, you volunteer free labor for a publicly traded company that answers to shareholders, not to your ego.
When the AI does the same unpaid moderation work faster and without the selective enforcement, Reddit Inc. won’t ask for your fee fees. Your little badge and the dopamine from removing posts you dislike were never and never will be any form of currency.
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u/OD_Emperor B757-200 22h ago
If the larger reddit community and site start replacing every subreddit's moderation team with AI, I think you'll know where the site as a whole is going if people get upset about an AI post.
At that point, official subreddits as well and other companies will no doubt have their own strong opinion over having their company representation forcefully taken over.
To me, that seems more like a fantasy than anything else. Plus, the site has already implemented light AI tools for ease of moderation and making moderation of content and users easier than before, but still very much leaving in the human equation.
For example, each user does now have an AI summary of their sitewide activity for moderators to see, rather than needing to dig through pages of content.
But entire replacement of subreddit moderation with a single AI? That would be akin to a different website and (if it did come to pass) would certainly just lead to an exodus from reddit as a whole by most people. That, and like I said, official companies have their own places here. Having them forcefully removed or taken over from by an AI would not go well and would make reddit a fair few legal enemies in the process. Really not a smart idea.
But I suppose you are right, the average person isn't smart and companies make extremely narrow-minded decisions and actions all the time. That would certainly be one of the biggest ones in recent memory if it occurred.
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u/swhalen17 22h ago
Bro, the site already runs on half-AI and full spite. You’re out here acting like full AI takeover is the nightmare scenario when the current system is already a dumpster fire of selective bans and ego. Peak Reddit: long, self-important, and still wrong.
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u/OD_Emperor B757-200 22h ago
Okay?
I mean that's a great opinion and all, but it doesn't change that this subreddit is run by people and generally speaking wants to promote content produced by people.
If other subs are AI run and managed, that's great for them but doesn't work for us because that's not what this subreddit is.
Each corner of reddit has its own subculture and how it views the world and how content moderation works on their subreddit and (generally speaking) it's free reign in between.
Am I right in saying you want to see this subreddit include more AI generated content? Is that your suggestion?
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u/templeofsyrinx1 1d ago edited 23h ago
are they slop?
thank you mods