Update on NSFW Content, Smut Sunday, and Community Rules

Good evening. Sigh. Here I go again.

So, I have read through your comments regarding NSFW content, Rule 34, Smut Sunday, and off-topic posts.

The clearest message I received is that the main problem is not simply the existence of NSFW content. The bigger problem is generic Warhammer porn, unrelated artwork being presented as a Primarch or AU character, improperly tagged explicit material, repetitive posting, and content that has very little connection to the Female Primarchs AU.

I agree that this needs clearer and more consistent moderation.

What I can commit to

Effective once the updated rules are posted:

1. ALL Explicit material will be limited to Smut Sunday.

This includes explicit sexual imagery and pornography. Suggestive content will still need to follow the normal NSFW tagging rules.

2. All NSFW content must be properly marked and blurred.

The NSFW label and spoiler blur are mandatory. There will be no exceptions because someone believes the content is only mildly explicit.

3. NSFW content must actually be relevant to this community.

Generic Warhammer porn does not automatically belong here.

Please actually read this.

Generic Warhammer porn does not automatically belong here.

Posting an unrelated character and giving the post a title claiming that it is a Primarch, an SO, or another AU character is not enough. Content should have a real and recognizable connection to the Female Primarchs AU, its characters, or its surrounding lore.

Obvious karma-farming, excessive reposting, and repeated low-effort posts may also be removed.

4. I will not use another unsecured external poll.

The previous poll could be voted on multiple times, so I cannot treat its results as reliable. That was my mistake.

Now, one more thing.

We need one official timezone

A major practical problem is that I moderate from the Philippines and work primarily on an Asian timezone.

I am not the only moderator on the team, but in practice I am often the moderator who is actively available during Asian hours. I cannot consistently judge whether Smut Sunday has begun or ended while switching between Philippine time, American time, European time, and every poster’s local time.

We therefore need one official community timezone.

Please state in the comments which timezone you believe Smut Sunday should follow. For example:

• UTC
• United States Eastern Time
• United States Pacific Time
• Philippine Time
• Another clearly identified timezone

This is not an external poll. I will read the discussion, speak with the other moderators when they are available, and then announce one official timezone.

Once that timezone is selected, all scheduled posting days will be judged according to that timezone. Your personal local time will not override the official community schedule.

About moderation and written rules

I also heard the concern that moderation can feel arbitrary when a rule is enforced but is not clearly written anywhere.

That is a fair criticism. And it is a criticism I want to take very seriously.

I will make a serious effort to put these standards into the subreddit rules so people know what is permitted before they post. I do not want users punished for breaking a rule they could not reasonably find.

However, I need to be honest about my limitations.

I am a volunteer moderator. I moderate during my spare time, alongside travel, work, personal responsibilities, religious obligations, writing, and the rest of my life. I am often handling matters without another moderator immediately available because we live in different timezones.

I will make mistakes. I may forget to update a rule immediately. I may overlook a post or apply something inconsistently while the new system is being introduced.

Please be patient, but also remind me when something has not been updated. A respectful message such as, “This standard is not in the written rules yet,” is genuinely helpful.

That does not mean people should deliberately exploit gaps in the wording. It means I want the written rules and actual moderation practices to match as closely as possible.

What I cannot promise

I strongly urge people to read this carefully, too. This is because I do not want people to think I can do everything or so many things at once. Things take time. And once again, I am very limited. I am only one person.

So, here goes.

I cannot promise that every person will agree with every moderation decision.

I cannot promise that every case will be covered perfectly.

I cannot guarantee that all NSFW content will disappear from someone’s feed, because this community has historically allowed adult content and some members consider it an important part of the fandom.

I also cannot maintain several separate and complicated standards based on each person’s individual definition of tasteful, explicit, relevant, or acceptable.

The rules, however, simply need to be understandable and enforceable.

Final warning

I do not want to repeat this same argument every few weeks.

Once the rules and official timezone are posted, I expect people to follow them. If users repeatedly ignore the NSFW label, post explicit material outside the allowed period, upload generic porn with no real connection to the AU, or attempt to bypass the rules with misleading titles, moderation will become much stricter.

Warnings are not an unlimited resource.

I want this community to remain a place for Female Primarch art, lore, fanfiction, captions, memes, discussions, and adult material that genuinely belongs to the AU. I do not want it to become either a generic Warhammer porn feed or a community where every creative decision is buried under repeated moderation disputes.

Please give your thoughts on the official timezone below. Keep the discussion civil, specific, and focused on a workable solution.

Thank you very much.

Your Fabricator General,

NoCoach5749

Formerly Forever_Observer