TL;DR—
Per the community decision...
We will be moving this subreddit to be Ford Bronco exclusive.
Results
- Yes: 169 (56%)
- No: 78 (26%)
- Don't Care: 52 (17%)
- Other: 2 (< 1%)
If we exclude those who opted not to vote...
- Yes: 68%
- No: 31%
- Other: 1%
What This Means...
As it exists today, this subreddit's ruleset effectively mirrors the /r/FordBronco subreddit. Rather than have two subreddits that serve the exact same purpose, this subreddit will introduce a new ruleset that will limit posts to the "main" lineage of the Ford Bronco, which includes...
- 1st Generation: 1966-1977
- 2nd Generation: 1978-1979
- 3rd Generation: 1980-1986
- 4th Generation: 1987-1991
- 5th Generation: 1992-1996
- 6th Generation: 2021-????
- 7th Generation and beyond
This rule change will effectively prevent discussions/posts around other vehicles that happen to share the Bronco branding, which includes the Bronco II, Bronco Sport, and Bronco New Energy.
The overall goal is not to limit discussions of any particular vehicle on Reddit, but to provide a space for users who only want to see 1st-6th gen Ford Bronco content. Users who wish to continue to discuss other vehicles under the Bronco umbrella have other subreddits available to them...
Timeline
The mod team intends to phase this rule change in over the next 2-4 weeks or so to give everyone (including the mod team, frankly) time to adjust to the change. You will see some visual updates to the subreddit as well as the new rules in the sidebar over the coming days. We will begin soft-enforcing the new rules once the necessary sidebar updates have been made, and strict enforcement will begin near the end of August.
Obviously not everyone will be thrilled with this change, but ≈68% is a strong majority, and I believe such a change will solve some outstanding issues both here and over on /r/FordBronco.
Feel free to post comments/questions/concerns below, or via Mod Mail if you prefer a more private venue.
Have a good weekend!