Hello everyone, Zakku here.
This subreddit is officially back open, and will be set public for discourse again. I am intending to allow the subreddit to remain unrestricted, however this comes with a strict understanding and following of both the sub and Reddit rules. If the rules are violated too heavily, and order is not maintained, the sub will be forced to go back to restricted. With this out of the way, I will continue on to what is new.
**So what has actually changed?**
A few things, right off the bat. The first main part is the rules. I have updated the rules and expanded most of them, the previous rules were written well, however they did come with a decent amount of “sub-rules”, that is rules within the rules. I have updated the format to reflect a wide range of various scenarios that are both permitted and not. The direction I intend for the sub to head in is also reflected in the rules, as we should have a good mix of posting from both viewpoints, those of both sides. I understand this is a politically charged war as well, so the rules are constructed to allow for discussion while hopefully remaining civil.
Post removal reasons have also been updated, if I can get more moderators we should have the ability to further enhance them, but for now, the rules will be the reference point on the sidebar. Speaking of the sidebar, I intend to change it up a bit, adding some links to support both the innocent Israelis and Palestinians that are affected most by the conflict. I will attempt to vet each link and charity as best I can, I don’t want anything going to wrong hands.
**Community feedback**
As with all of the other subreddits I run, community feedback is encouraged and will be promoted heavily. This sub, as with my others, should run as a democracy. That being said, this subreddit is a bit special in terms of the circumstances, and I intend to make changes within Reddit guidelines. So in the end, we will do things based on the community feedback and Reddit rules both.
**What to post?**
This should remain the same mostly. Posts that show any gore or death should be marked NSFW, the implication of unrestricting the sub is not a license to go crazy and post NSFW without tag. I have seen the accusations as well of bias in some of the previous comments or posts even, this will not be the case here. I am going to moderate on basic principles, if something is harassment or slurs, it will be removed, in addition to any of the other rules. While I am a human being with my own opinion on the war, this will not affect my moderation, and I do intend to bring a team of moderators with both views on board.
To end that part, just post the same stuff.
**Moderation**
We are primarily looking for moderation within the community, however if you want to send this application form to others, we will consider it. I will likely be adding one or two mods I know, just to help me clear the queue for now, but we are looking for 3-4 on top of the ones I will add. Here is the [form](https://forms.gle/G7XReGje2dShNz5H8) as well.
This wraps up my little introduction/restarting the sub post, posting will now be allowed and comments as well.
Source: Zakku_Rakusihi