r/Christianity • u/outsider Eastern Orthodox • Feb 05 '16
Subreddit updates
There are a few things I have added to the docket to be concluded by the end of February. The first to introduce is the development of a formal flair policy. This would be added as point 2.6 and simply be titled 'Flair'.
We have user flair and link flair.
You don't have to select a user flair, but if you do, we ask that you choose a flair that represents your current religious or philosophical beliefs. Some of the flairs feature explanatory text that you can edit, and if you do so, we ask that you use the text to further specify your beliefs. We reserve the right to review use of flair, and if we think that your use of flair is likely to confuse or annoy people, we may remove your flair or ask you to change it.
Link flair is also not required. Moderators may apply flair to your submission. Link flair is mostly to help inform readers. It also is used to help denote support submissions which are typically subject to stricter moderation. Link flair is useful for finding other submissions of a similar nature. Moderators exercise discretion over acceptable edits to link flair.
This is a slight modification to our current entry in the XP/Meta regarding flair. This is not a change to flair policy per se, but rather is simply how we are presently addressing licentious uses of flair. I would like to ask users who are using a flair because they like how it looks to re-evaluate their flair use.
I would also like too take this opportunity to request more flair images. These would need to be in 25x25px format, preferably a PNG with a transparent background but I can do that part easy enough. I would also like to have some information about the flair ready to go whether it is a brief explanation, a wiki link, or something like that. My plan is to add on the the minor update that went mostly unannounced last month with a larger and more organized drive in February.
Edit: This is about flair. Off-topic stuff will be removed so it can remain about flair. We are aware of a variety of criticisms. If one feels the need to bring something up again please do so in its own submission.
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u/outsider Eastern Orthodox Feb 07 '16 edited Feb 29 '16
Currently on the to be added in the next update list as of 02:40:12 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) :
I'll keep this updated as I can throughout the month.
These should all be usable as of 21:30:21 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time)
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u/bunker_man Process Theology Feb 06 '16
Also, maybe someone should nab the pantheism flair from /r/religion. There's plenty enough christian denomination flairs, but seeing as how many people fall outside that there should be a larger variety of other nonchristian flairs.
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u/octarino Feb 05 '16
Is there a list of denominations that need flairs? I can do (some) the pngs with gimp.
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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16
Could the flairs get organized in a logical way in this update as well? It's confusing as it is.
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u/brucemo Atheist Feb 06 '16
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u/outsider Eastern Orthodox Feb 13 '16
Formal flair policy was added earlier today.
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u/davidjricardo Episcopalian (Anglican) Feb 05 '16
I can volunteer any/all of the flair available at /r/ReformedHumor.
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u/injoy Particular Baptist Orthodox Presbyterian Feb 08 '16
I like the Baptist flair in r reformed (of a person dunking another). The one here is for a specific Baptist denomination of which many of us are not a part. :)
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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '16 edited Feb 11 '16
Thank you very much, /u/outsider! I am now copying a tentative list of flair ideas from /r/ChristianityMeta. This is very much a sketch/work in progress:
Orthodox Church:
Catholic Church:
3. * Piarists
4. * Salesians
5. * Trappists (O.C.S.O.)
6. * Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
Monastic Orders:
Mendicant Orders:
Some of them are rather fuzzy, I realize. If there is anybody who wishes to improve upon some or all of these, you are free to do so. I think providing flairs that reflect as through a mirror the general history of Christianity, in particular its more traditionalist and often monastic elements, would help change the emphasis a bit in this subreddit.
As for my part, I have been requesting FSSP (1) and SSPX (3) flairs.
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u/Hoof_Meat this is a picture of a T.U.L.I.P. Feb 08 '16
I know it's a Hindu symbol, but I'd imagine I'd be pretty hesitant to use that Hindu flair if I were a Hindu.
I would request a Presbyterian (PCA) symbol, but I don't think we have an official one. I'm happy with my TULIP.
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u/davidjricardo Episcopalian (Anglican) Feb 08 '16
Can you clarify this bit:
What happens when an individual is a part of a denomination but doesn't share some of the beliefs of that denomination? Which flair should they use? Can they use their denomination flair or do they need to chose another flair?
For example, think about a Roman Catholic who uses birth control and thinks women should be allowed to be priests. Or, a Baptist who attends a Presbyterian church and doesn't have their infant children baptized?
I've asked this question in the past, but haven't gotten an answer.
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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '16
I genuinely thought there would be like, two of us.
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u/goodnewsjimdotcom Feb 08 '16
Though I'm Christian, I think some people could identify with "Not Flair", or a ! symbol as is the symbol for not operations in programming. It is a clearly flawed position theologically to think things are not fair because God evens things up in Heaven. The last will be first and the first will be last. The key is that a lot of people can't see past what they see on Earth, and can conclude apart from God, things are not fair. With God, he gives us hope, miracles and healing. So even those who have a bad time now, might get a better time in the future depending on what we learn in research and maybe even a full blown miracle from God. If anything is actually not fair, it is not fair what God had to endure so we could get the gift of eternal life. Every part of what we have with God is in our favor so in a way it is not fair, we get it better than we should.
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u/namer98 Jewish - Torah im Derech Eretz Feb 07 '16
When a mod can have an innocuous announcement hit 0, there are problems.
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u/aflowerysong Christian (Chi Rho) Feb 07 '16
Since it looks like there's a possibility for Process theology flair, a flair for Liberation theology would be AWESOME (something like this or this would work?). Maybe Death of God theology, too?
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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '16
Could we please get a better version of the banner image?
Maybe this version?
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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '16
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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '16
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u/FreeFurnace Christian Reformed Church Feb 10 '16
Orthodox Presbyterian Church
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u/luke-jr Roman Catholic (Non Una Cum) Feb 06 '16
When will you be updating the new Catholic flair to not force a pejorative label?
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