r/makeupexchange • u/megannalexandra • Dec 08 '18
Mod Post PSA: New rules for “Sob Story” Post Titles & Thoughts Regarding Asking for Makeup Donations
Happy Holidays MUE! We wanted to address a few things today.
Recently, we’ve received a number of modmails and anonymous reports about post titles with “sob stories” in them,citing them as emotionally manipulative in order to gain more sales. (This is also to an extent vote manipulation on Reddit, which is against Reddit TOS).
“Sob stories” include, but are not limited to, things like:
“I need to pay my bills!”
“Just lost my job!”
“Need surgery!”
“Going to lose my house/car/etc”
We strongly discourage these kinds of posts. All post titles should be sale/product related. The official rule that will be listed in our wiki is:
All post titles must be product- or sale-related and cannot contain anything sad or empathy-inducing.
Starting now, we will be tracking these kinds of posts; this will not apply retroactively. You will be permitted TWO posts of this nature to accommodate new users and users who do not read the PSA. After your second offense, your post will be removed and a 7-day temporary ban will be placed on your account.
We’ve also been receiving many reports and modmails expressing concern about posts requesting donations for charitable causes. Please do not post these in MUE, these types of posts belong in r/RandomActsofMakeup. Any posts in the future that are of this nature will be removed and we’ll direct you to RAOM.
Do not forget to read our previous PSA where we address a recent scammer.
If you have any questions or would like clarification, please feel free to send us a modmail!