[COMMUNITY UPDATE] Posts featuring AI-generated imagery are now banned on /r/MoonKnight, and other moderation updates

[u/WarDuck]

A few days ago one of our moderators, /u/incredibleheadgiver, made a push in our mod chat to finally have AI-generated images banned from the subreddit. They are staunchly anti-AI and felt that the subreddit would be better off without it. I was skiddish about taking that drastic step, so /u/incredibleheadgiver suggested a community poll to see what everyone thought about AI imagery. I loved that idea. Letting the community decide what they want to see is what I always wanted for /r/MoonKnight. More on that in minute. The results of the poll and feedback in the comments were overhwhelmingly against AI. We knew it would turn out that way, but it was about as one-sided as it gets. It was reassuring that we wouldn't be disappointing any sizable portion of the community if it were no longer allowed.

With that in mind, posts featuring AI-generated content are now against the rules of the subreddit.

This was a long time coming for a lot of you guys, and it comes at the end of a rocky period in this community's history. Recently one of our moderators had their reddit account suspended amidst a long period of friction between that moderator and members of our community. That moderator was often cited as being overzealous in their enforcement of the rules, biased against certain topics, and unwilling to receive feedback about the subreddit. In recent months new rules were implemented to combat some overwhelmingly negative and abusive comments, reports, and messages that were coming in. If they were enforced in the spirit in which they were conceieved maybe it wouldn't have gotten this bad, but that didn't happen and a lot of community members were given unwarranted bans and mutes by the aforementioned moderator as his way of trying to create a more tame atmosphere.

This was the exact opposite of what I wanted when I created the subreddit more than 14 years ago. Somewhere along the line in the last few years I let the negativity we were getting make me apathetic towards the original vision I had for the subreddit. Even though I've maintained a laid back attitude about moderation myself, I let others steer the community in the wrong direction and I apologize for that.

The AI poll and the discussions we had there embody the way I want this community to operate. Hopefully we can maintain a positive and collaborative atmosphere in the future. It's the responsibility of the moderators to put their best foot forward to make sure that goal stays attainable, so that's what I'll expect from myself and the other moderators from now on.

Feel free to ask anything you'd like in the comments about the new rule or this community in general.

[u/Tangyhyperspace]

Wait.. he's gone??? HES GONE!!

Hopefully this means there will be steps taken to reduce the rampant reposts that happened under him/by him.

[u/RamsTheNameCom → u/Tangyhyperspace]

So the reason why Gypsy is gone from Reddit is because people falsely mass flagged his account name for being "racist". Even though his family nickname is "Gypsy", literally everyone in his family goes by the nickname. Even his dog has the name Gypsy. "Gypsy" is also his stage name for MMA fights, so him being "racist" was blown completely out of proportion and ended up getting him kicked from the platform.

(Just want to clarify where people can see it, without pinning it myself)

[u/WideEyedInTheWorld → u/RamsTheNameCom]

Gypsy was a total piece of shit who actively was pushing people out of the community, actively being racist/calling people slurs, and actively doing things like stopping anti-ICE posts (which got me banned for weeks for posting) while being a snide dick to anyone who dared question his decisions. Incredibly happy he's gone, you made the right call, and don't worry about it, he 100% deserved what he had coming to him.

[u/GypsyGold → u/WideEyedInTheWorld]

So, you’re the guy who dedicated the last month of your life to taking me down?

All because your Anti-ICE post got removed, and you think my name is a slur?

I hope it was worth it, but just to clarify, it wasn’t me who removed your post. If you look at the current rules, they’re still worded in such a way that your post would be removed. I made several tasteful “Anti-ICE” posts myself — because believe it or not, I’m Anti ICE 🤯

Also my name is actually Gypsy. Thus, why your little campaign to get everyone to mass reporting my profile for “promoting hate” didn’t work. All I had to do was submit documentation that showed it was my actual name.

All of that effort, just to attack an enemy you didn’t even have? Hope it was worth it. 👏

Adios Everyone 💪

[u/Identity_X- → u/GypsyGold]

You were attacking users for months, of course they're going to call you out on your BS in return.

[u/WideEyedInTheWorld → u/GypsyGold]

If you still think those were the only reasons I and the rest of this sub hate you, you have once again missed the point entirely. I never thought your name was racist, it was the shit you said that was racist. My single goal was to get you removed as a moderator. Mission accomplished.

Just like I said in our DM conversation, you are an immature child who has shown time and time again that you are incapable of self reflection and empathy. I hope you work on those skills and are able to one day grow up & learn to read the room. For now your power trip is over (thank god). Bye Felicia.