r/natureismetal • u/[deleted] • May 18 '17
Human Remains: The Rules
Tl;dr: Human Remains are allowed if the damage shown was caused by animals only. Any submission must be tagged NSFW and given Human Remains (NSFL) flair.
Hi everyone,
As you may have saw, the Child Eaten by Piranhas submission the other day was a huge front page success but also had a fair share of controversy.
First and foremost, we would like to thank everyone who expressed their concerns or disagreements. Every single person who had a concern was polite, respectful and open to conversation. We know how salty redditors can be at times of contention so we genuinely want to thank you and tell you we appreciated the respectful dialogue. We took your concerns very seriously as we debated the issue. There were concerns that NiM would lose it's identity and become an /r/wtf or /r/gore clone. That it opened the door to endless dead bodies caused by anything natural. (Floods, Tornados, lightning, etc)
However, we also took into consideration the fact that the vast majority were okay with the submission and spoke out in favor of allowing the content. We also couldn't ignore that the submission reached the top 5 of /r/all. The content was grisly but it was also solid gold.
We have no intention of allowing this sub to lose its identity. After discussing the issue we have decided on the following rules regarding human remains:
Human Remains are allowed only under the following conditions. Damage seen in the submission must have been caused by animals and animals only. No other forms of nature or disease are allowed. Any submission must be fully marked with both NSFW and Human Remains (NSFL) flair or the submission will be removed. Repeated violations may result in a ban.
For example, if a human fell off a cliff and died, then no, that's not something we want here. But if that corpse had it's soft meats eaten off by coyotes, then that's allowed. Shark bites are ok. Bear maulings. Etc.
No human remains caused by other forms of nature are allowed. This includes diseases or microbes causing decomposition.
We hope this will hit the balance of allowing some truly metal content without allowing the subreddit to lose it's animal-centric identity. It should also give plenty of warning to those who don't wish to see that kind of content.
Please feel free to comment, critique or ask questions ITT. We do listen to you and welcome your input.
Thank you for being a great community.
Edit: Fixed some confusing wording.
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May 20 '17
I cannot believe how much this sub has rebounded. It's like night and day. I mean I thought this sub was toast for a while. Low content over a few weeks. And a lot of drama. Now this sub is looking like why i subscribed.
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u/SeriesOfAdjectives May 20 '17
We're all really glad to hear that feedback. Want to put that stuff well behind us. :)
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u/buzznights Wombats kick ass Jun 10 '17
Hats off to you all on the mod team. I've never seen a sub reverse course like you all have.
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u/Redditenmo May 18 '17 edited May 19 '17
I'd appreciate banning the use of the term Kid when referring to human children in NSFL titles too.
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Jun 02 '17
Just wondering, why do you feel this way?
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u/Redditenmo Jun 02 '17
I've lost a child to an accident and would prefer to avoid seeing any pictures of dead children whenever possible.
Using the term Kid allows the possibility for someone to assume "baby goat" (as I did the first time this issue came up). Using the term child helps to avoid any such confusion.
I'm actually of the opinion using kid instead of child is a violation of rule #8.
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u/BSGBramley May 18 '17
Sorry what's NSFL mean?
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May 18 '17
Not Safe For Life, which is for gore and really really fucked up shit. It's to differentiate from Not Safe For Work content, which is usually for nudity or sexual content.
People get upset if they think they're going to see vagina and end up seeing Bambi disemboweled by a mountain lion.
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May 18 '17
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u/NoNoiseBefore5am May 18 '17
Reddit is not safe for life, or work. Just the other day I almost got fired because of reddit.......
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u/colasmulo May 23 '17
if a human fell off a cliff and died, then no, that's not something we want here. But if that corpse had it's soft meats eaten off by coyotes, then that's allowed.
I just want to point how weird (and in a way funny) it sounds when I read it ! I totally agree with the rule, I wouldn't mind any type of content but I'm glad the subreddit's identity will be reinforced by this decision!
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u/PM_ME_MESSY_BUNS May 31 '17
really excellent solution to a tough problem with no real right answer
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u/FaberIce Jun 01 '17
TIL humans are not part of nature
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u/Red217 Jun 10 '17 edited Jun 10 '17
Well there is /r/watchpeopledie
Edit: forgot to add - it's also clearly explained above
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u/Lmoses03 May 18 '17
Best moderation I have ever seen. You guys are truly professional. Well done on how you have handled the situation.