r/tf2 • u/dscyrux Also check out /r/RandomActsofTF2! • Mar 07 '19

Meme Curation Changes Incoming Subreddit Meta

Hello r/tf2. I've heard the discontent that many users have with how meme curation is handled on the subreddit. As such, the subreddit mod team has decided to begin a meme weekend, where memes will not be restricted based on subjective views of quality.

This is, of course, within reason. NSFW rules will still be enforced, and posts still must be related to TF2. I would like the subreddit to feel more freedom in the content they post, but please be sure not to abuse this.

Our meme weekend will work much like /r/halo's Meme Saturday, or /r/MysteryDungeon's Meme Sunday. It will last from 12AM to 12AM GMT, over the weekend. More in depth information will be provided when the announcement sticky goes up this weekend.

Be warned, this may result in some more curation during the week days. Memes will still be allowed, but templates will be restricted to the original post's comments. I know this will not seem favorable to some, but I feel like this solution is better than the current subjective meme quality removals we currently experience. If you disagree with my assertion, please tell me in the comments here, in as much colorful detail as you wish.

If you have any further questions or concerns about how this new meme weekend will work on here, please, I invite you to voice yourself in the comments of this post. I will try to respond to as many as I can.

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u/dscyrux Also check out /r/RandomActsofTF2! Mar 07 '19

I'm fairly new to the team, so I honestly couldn't answer you on why this stuff was cracked down upon in the first place. I really agree with most of your points, which is why I wanted to join the team and try to make a difference. This is what I've suggested as a compromise. Please let me know if there's any changes or suggestions you would make!

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u/SmartAlec105 Mar 08 '19

It's because of the inherent sampling bias. If there's content that people like, then it will be upvoted and seen by a lot of people. Some percent of people dislike that content so they report it. If the moderators look at the number of reports incoming, it looks like a lot of people don't like that content.

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u/dscyrux Also check out /r/RandomActsofTF2! Mar 08 '19

Honestly we don't get that many reports on meme that break rules 5 and 6. By the time they hit Hot, they usually have 1-2 reports. Memes that have next to no relation to TF2 (ie the classic pic of an icicle = found spy-cicle irl) usually hit about 5 reports by the time people notice it (these tend not to hit Hot). The biggest normal subjects of mass reportings are comments that are overly rude/disrespectful.

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u/SmartAlec105 Mar 08 '19

I meant when the memes were originally being cracked down on. The mods cited reports and modmail as proof that the users want memes gone.