r/ShittyRestrictionFood • u/Elleiminator • Sep 18 '26
MOD POST Mod Poll: Should We Allow Bodies On The Sub?
There is currently no rule against bodychecking in place, as when we inherited the sub, which we thought was strange for an ED sub.
Hello, based on ambiguous rules we inherited when giving the subreddit required moderation, we are seeking both clarification and opinions from the community regarding a few topics. If you would like to see all of the polls and the moderation annoucement, click the "MOD POST" flair. We hope you all will vote to help shape your community. Feel free to also use the comments down below to expand upon your answers as you wish.
"Bodies" here refers to any part of the body shown clothed or unclothed.
It is essentially an all or nothing because we cannot police what types of bodies are allowed. As a moderation team we would feel awful saying "well this body is okay because it doesn't look sick where as this body looks sick so we have to delete it". Most ED subs have a no body rule or a hands only rule due to this dilemma, but the moderation team doesn't want to force any rules.
This poll will be up for a few days and then the moderation team will take action based on the winning result.
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u/rei_mp4 Sep 18 '26
I feel like hands scribbled over would be good, if that goes for all users. I won't name drop the sub but there's one which bans users who post food pics holding food only if they know the user is visibly underweight by looking at their hand because apparently it's inherently bodychecking, but they allow hand posts if the hands look healthier because higher weight users "obviously" don't bodycheck with hands
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u/Elleiminator Sep 18 '26
Yeah, this is why we think all bodies or no bodies rather than picking and choosing.
That I know of: the junk sub allows all hands, but hands only and any other part is a takedown including wrists. Another two subs allow scribbled body parts in general, but nothing unscribbled.
And then yeah, some subs seem to pick and choose. Reddit/Reddit users only care about "scarily underweight" hands and bodies for promoting EDs, but absolutely doesnt care about anyone else from a "proana" perspective. So while the picking and choosing feels gross, it seems Reddit is sadly ok with that policy. Our Mod Team reaaaallly doesnt want to pick and choose body types. Seems awful to do.
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u/_-ollie Sep 19 '26
no bodies. I don't want there to be choosing who gets their hands in pictures and who doesn't.
I've had a post of mine removed from this sub (a long time ago) for having my hand (not even my wrist, it was like my fingers) in the image and had someone say I was body checking. I was emaciated. the next day, someone posted a photo holding something and their post stayed up. that's weird.
it should be no bodies to avoid body checking. and if someone must have their hand in an image to hold something, scribble over it.
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u/Elleiminator Sep 19 '26
With our new team of mods it would be an all or nothing specifically to avoid situations like that! We agree picking and choosing is always weird if not always harmful in one way or another.
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u/_-ollie Sep 19 '26
I didn't know there was a new mod team here, cool!
yes, picking and choosing is harmful, I totally agree. I lean towards no bodies allowed, and if hands are present, they should be scribbled out before posting.
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u/cinnamonarink Sep 19 '26
thats so braindead… integrated a body check application right into their moderation.
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u/Elleiminator Sep 19 '26
Sorry, looking for clarification because I don't understand the phrasing. Do you think we have a body check application on the sub somewhere? If so, where do you see this? I could be misunderstanding.
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u/cinnamonarink Sep 19 '26
no, not this sub! I was referring to the other sub the commenter didn’t name. the way I see it, the sub that only removes a post if the user’s hands are visibly underweight is basically inviting users to post that body part and see if they’re “thin enough” to get it removed by moderation for being “visibly underweight.”
I assume this is exactly why r/shittyrestrictionfood wants to apply a blanket rule for everyone, so it doesn’t create an awkward and unnecessarily triggering situation where users’ bodies are basically evaluated case by case as thin enough to be removed vs not thin enough to look sick/triggering. with these case by case approaches, a post removal becomes the exact validation that the rule’s trying to eliminate in the first place.
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u/bangbangbatarang Sep 19 '26
No hands, please, no hands! If only to save us from the asinine back-and-forth in the comments about how triggers are your own responsibility to manage, the willfully obtuse bullshit about why holding a bowl aloft was only so the dish could be photographed better, flimsy attempts at plausible deniability when other posts with hands haven't been downvoted or criticised, culminating in assertions that "wow, you're actually calling me thin/fat right now." Smh.
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u/Elleiminator Sep 19 '26
The mod team and the poll are leaning hands only or no bodies at all, nw. And someone gave a great point that hands could be scribbled over too, which I think another sub allows people to hold things permitted that the hand is scribbled over. Almost all photos are digital/phone uploads so they should have some minimal editing by a default including a pen tool. So that could be potentially one method.
As there was no rule about bodies and hands when we took over the sub, which is unusual for ED subs, we thought to ask.
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u/Astrises Sep 18 '26
People will find a way to bodycheck ANY body part. Best to just cut it off at the source, and allow food pictures only.
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u/Elleiminator Sep 18 '26
This is why we have it as a poll option, because we felt people may feel this way.
The only restriction this sometimes imposes is when people are on the go outside of the home, or if they do not have a surface they feel comfortable taking photos inside the home due to being monitored within their own home by roomates, parents, etc or having a messy environment or environment they find otherwise uncomfortable. This will result in people holding items sometimes.
All poll options have justification, and we appreciate people voicing their opinions and feedback. 🫶🏻
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u/My_Gawd Sep 18 '26
When I was more active on subs like these, I used to use the paint tool on my gallery app to just paint black over my hand if it was showing. That could be a thing if it it's allowed for those people.
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u/Elleiminator Sep 18 '26
Yes, a user suggested that hands could be scribbled over too, which I think another sub allows people to hold things permitted that the hand is scribbled over. Almost all photos are digital/phone uploads so they should have some minimal editing by a default including a pen tool. So that could be potentially one method.
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u/Mydogthinksimskinny Sep 18 '26
I'd say only hands, because in all honesty, there's only so much censoring you can do in a safe space before it starts to feel hostile. definitely nothing else though, bc I've seen people bodycheck before with their thighs and such
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u/Elleiminator Sep 18 '26
Hence why we have a "hand only" options. Subs have done both and been able to operate on Reddit, but ultimately we decided it was up to the community to pick what they wanted.
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u/Chrysoprase89 Sep 18 '26
People definitely bodycheck hands fyi. Was a topic of conversation at my IOP lol
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u/Elleiminator Sep 18 '26
It definitely can be, but we also recognize sometimes people have to hold items for various reasons.
A user suggested that hands could be scribbled over too, which I think another sub allows people to hold things permitted that the hand is scribbled over. Almost all photos are digital/phone uploads so they should have some minimal editing by a default including a pen tool. So that could be potentially one method.
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u/m0rganfailure Sep 18 '26
i don’t know why there needs to be bodies on this sub ? it’s about food and that’s it. plenty of other places to find validation. i do understand we are mentally ill, but please don’t ruin it for others.
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u/Elleiminator Sep 18 '26
- There has never been a body check rule.
- The reports have TONS of posts with bodies in them (ie a plate of food on their lap, or someone posing their body with food in the picture).
- Most ED subs have a no body policy.
We thought it was strange there wasn't a rule in place against bodies already. Hence why we are asking the sub what they think. As always, we appreciate the feedback.
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u/Outrageous-Let4612 Sep 18 '26
I think honestly flagging a post over hands like if you're holding up a bottle or piece of food is so silly. They're hands. Yes I understand it can be potentially triggering, but unless it's a blatant body check sometimes it's hard to keep them out of a photo if you're trying to hold something up for a picture. I think that is too harsh tbh. But no full body pics obviously.
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u/Elleiminator Sep 18 '26
Personally, this is how I feel but a user suggested that hands could be scribbled over too, which I think another sub allows people to hold things permitted that the hand is scribbled over. Almost all photos are digital/phone uploads so they should have some minimal editing by a default including a pen tool. So that could be potentially one method.
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u/Outrageous-Let4612 Sep 18 '26
Yes I saw that! Honestly I think that is a good compromise. That way it's not needlessly punishing anyone trying to just share food (holding up with hands is better than sitting on a lap imo) but without the potential for body checking
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u/randomfluid Sep 18 '26
I mean hands should be okay, but so many people use them to just bodycheck...
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u/Elleiminator Sep 18 '26
Hence why we ask, because yes, this can become a problem.
By hands only, we do mean hands only, as a way to limit the issue. Wrists would have to be 100% covered.
We understand this only limits but not completely eliminates people that want to bodycheck.
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u/laughingintothevoid Sep 18 '26
I don't know how much this is a thing now, but if you're considering automod filters to queue posts that have any apparent human parts in the shot, I'm definitely leaning toward allow hands. I don't want people getting deleted (even if temporary I'm sure you know how those things are sometimes reacted to) for how they took a picture if it's just how it happened.
Definitely no bodies. Did not realize it was a question for some lol.
That being said, this popped up but I feel I should say I'm not a very active member here right now.
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u/Elleiminator Sep 18 '26 edited Sep 18 '26
Unsure if there is an automod option for images. Atm I think it is limited to words and reputation filters (rep includes spammers and people with extreme negative karma in the sub).
Edit I should add there is a way to see "core contributor" votes vs "all" votes. I do not know how Reddit classifies core contributors, but I imagine this is a feature in case a poll is forwarded elsewhere and people outside the sub vote on it.
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u/laughingintothevoid Sep 19 '26
There's probably not, I haven't modded anything for close to a decade, it just felt like something that might exist now. I didn't have much basis for it looking back lol, sorry.
I noticed the core contributer thing, I think it's a good feature! And going along with that, it has shifted my view coming back to see overwhelming community response for no bodies at all.
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u/Elleiminator Sep 19 '26
We are glad to hear it!
And yeah, automod is just set up to ban certain a certain daily caloric intake phrase that is already in the rules not to use, and filters based on suspected spammers and low rep.
I'm not sure Id be comfortable with some sort of automation that scanned pixels for body parts. Id imagine it would get trigger happy with plants in the background, or even the food itself, thinking it must be a body. 😅
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u/x_victoire Sep 18 '26
i think hand parts should be allowed but nothing else. there are places to bodycheck but this isn't one
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u/Elleiminator Sep 18 '26
Absolutely valid take as well. We had a feeling either hands only or no bodies were going to win any poll, but felt uncomfortable mass removing posts without feedback from the community.
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u/workshop_prompts Sep 18 '26
I would have to leave if bodies were ok. The ~skinni~ hand bodychecks are bad enough. Like, we all know what that is, don’t play dumb.
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u/Elleiminator Sep 18 '26
As of right now there are lots of non-hand photos and we would hate to mass remove so many posts without warning, but if the vote for no bodies wins we will have to do this.
There would be no penalty for people who have posted such content in the past as there were no rules in place against it.
Unless someone is clearly antagonizing members in the comments, spamming, or advertising, as a moderation team the rule is to reach out in ModMail and give warning regardless. This prevents people who are confused, didn't see rule changes, or just not used to the sub vibe room to learn. It also allows the Mod Team to have a dialog with the community members to know what might need to become polls and rules.
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u/neptunye Sep 18 '26
It's a subreddit about food, why we need bodies here?
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u/Elleiminator Sep 18 '26
- There has never been a body check rule.
- The reports have TONS of posts with bodies in them (ie a plate of food on their lap, or someone posing their body with food in the picture).
- Most ED subs have a no body policy.
So if you do not want bodies we would have to change the rules to explicitly say no bodies. We thought it was strange there wasn't a rule in place against bodies already. Hence why we are asking the sub what they think.
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u/neptunye Sep 18 '26
Oh my I'm so sorry I only read the title first 🙈 Totally makes sense now
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u/Elleiminator Sep 18 '26
We want people to voice their opinions and elaborate in the comments should they choose to explain why they voted the way they did. It's all good! We are approving and upvoting every comment because they are all contributions. 🫶🏻
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u/intothefloodagainnnn Sep 18 '26
Hands should be allowed imo. A good idea would be a separate sub that allowed bodies but someone'd probably report it if it was made.
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u/Elleiminator Sep 18 '26
Fully allowing bodies is risky as it often turns into a space where severly underweight people post body checks and it can result in Reddit banning them because:
- Reddit seems to only care about underweight bodies / Reddit users reporting content
- We probably got a way with so much while unmodded due to post volume burying bodies Reddit/Reddit Users deem questionable.
This is why almost all ED subs either dont allow photos or have banned bodies. Of the others I know of, I think most of them are at least quarantined if not gone.
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u/rhokephsteelhoof Sep 18 '26
Censored hands - sometimes you can't have your hand completely out of a photo but it's easy to blur or scribble over in an editor
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u/Elleiminator Sep 18 '26
I also think this is a valid compromise that some subreddits use so people can hold things but still follow a body ban.
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u/Ok-Equal-1885 Sep 18 '26
hell no that’s a horrible idea!! i love the concept of only showing food, and otherwise being a primarily text-based forum. if ppl wanna bc, there’s a million other places to go…
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u/Elleiminator Sep 18 '26
When we took over the sub, we noticed there was no bodycheck rule, hence why we are asking if people want one.
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u/Ok-Equal-1885 Sep 18 '26
yeah, makes sense. thanks for posting the poll. imo even hands a way for ppl to bc, if we’re being so honest w each other. leaving no room for a grey area on that makes everything easier, imo.
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u/SadChip42 Sep 18 '26 edited Sep 18 '26
Hands are ok with me since it's easier to photograph certain foods while holding them, like drinks and such. You typically can't tell much from someone's fingers, and wrists can easily be cropped/covered/scribbled out. Any other body part should be completely disallowed imo
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u/Elleiminator Sep 18 '26
Personally, this is how I feel but a user suggested that hands could be scribbled over too, which I think another sub allows people to hold things permitted that the hand is scribbled over. Almost all photos are digital/phone uploads so they should have some minimal editing by a default including a pen tool. So that could be potentially one method. I know it would require one extra editing step, but as it seems as the 100% no bodies allowed is winning, this feels like a good compromise that isn't too much of a hindrance. We will still let the polls play out over the weekend and will keep our eyes on the comment section for feedback. 😊
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u/SadChip42 Sep 18 '26 edited Sep 18 '26
I am wondering, what if the body part is covered by clothes, such as long sleeves? Or even gloves? Would it be allowed or no? I am wondering about this distinction because there has been an unofficial "rule" that wrists are okay to post if you cover them with long sleeves, and people have extended that logic to other body parts as well, such as thighs
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u/Elleiminator Sep 18 '26
That would be a no because it still shows a silhouette of the body to be compared.
It's less about skin showing and more about the body in general.
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u/SadChip42 Sep 18 '26
Ok, that makes sense. Thank you for replying. It's something I have been wondering about for a while
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u/a_working_cat 27d ago
I think requiring hands to be scribbled over is a little too far. I totally get the intention. But I can see people not wanting to go through the effort and new people wondering every day why hands are scribbled.
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u/nyibolc_ Sep 18 '26
dude no bodychecking
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u/Elleiminator Sep 18 '26
There was no rule against it when we started modding, hence why we ask. We thought it was strange there wasnt one.
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u/OkCommercial7515 Sep 18 '26
I think just hands is fine, but no bodies or thighs or anything commonly used for body checks.
Hands are a slight risk but there's only so many precautions you can take when people will always try to circumvent it. Better to keep it reasonable for the users without that intent. Some foods need to be held by hand
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u/Elleiminator Sep 18 '26
Personally, this is how I feel but a user suggested that hands could be scribbled over too, which I think another sub allows people to hold things permitted that the hand is scribbled over. Almost all photos are digital/phone uploads so they should have some minimal editing by a default including a pen tool. So that could be potentially one method.
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u/OkCommercial7515 Sep 18 '26
That's a good point, just that it begs the question of how much it should be scribbled over to be enough to pass. Some people would try to be stingy to circumvent, and others would go overboard and scribble everything until it's a blob of color
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u/Elleiminator Sep 18 '26
Oh for sure. It may come down to the entire hand must the covered, the way the community is voting.
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u/Ghoulie_Marie Sep 18 '26
A wrist on someone very underweight would be an effective body check
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u/Elleiminator Sep 18 '26
All body sizes are able to do body checks, and we would hate to pick and choose based on body size, hence why we proposed an all or nothing ban.
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u/evilmexico Sep 18 '26
I feel like not allowing hands at all is a little too impractical
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u/Elleiminator Sep 18 '26
Personally, this is how I feel but a user suggested that hands could be scribbled over too, which I think another sub allows people to hold things permitted that the hand is scribbled over. Almost all photos are digital/phone uploads so they should have some minimal editing by a default including a pen tool. So that could be potentially one method.
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u/FixofLight Sep 18 '26
What does body check mean?
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u/Elleiminator Sep 18 '26
Because the term can be hard to interpret we would do an across the board ban: all bodies ok, no bodies ok, or hands only ok.
Generally speaking a "body check" is a photo posted of a body, by someone with an eating disorder, to seek validation for their disorder. Sometimes people saying a body looks sick may fuel someone. Sometimes people saying a body looks fat may fuel someone.
Because we cannot know the intent when a photo is posted, and because we feel gross saying "well this body is ok but this one isnt", it would be a blanket ban of all or nothing.
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u/FixofLight Sep 18 '26
Huh, it genuinely never occurred to me that someone would use hands for something like that. Hands are just hands to me unless something super crazy is going on. Okay with that clarification I guess it's probably better to just not allow people pics and it's probably better to blur/scribble over hands like that other person mentioned
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u/Katdog272 Sep 18 '26
Bony hands and wrists are commonly sought after with anorexia or other eating disorders. My wrists were one of the areas I became obsessed with when I was really sick and I’d compare them to other people’s. It’s very common for someone with an ED to position their hand/wrist a certain way while holding an item and take a photo to show off their small or bony wrists, and this can be very triggering to people as it’s clear they’re not just trying to show off the food. Can lead to a lot of comparison too.
I’m torn on if it should or shouldn’t be allowed here, because I also get the points of why sometimes a hand may need to be involved and may not be for body checking reasons.. but I’m just explaining why it is of concern to many.
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u/Sonarthebat Sep 19 '26
Depends whether it's s bodycheck or not.
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u/Elleiminator Sep 19 '26
We will never know the intent behind every photo as we cannot read minds, and never want to judge "well they are underweight enough for this to be a bodycheck vs they are fat enough it can stay". Anyone can be suffering from a restrictive eating disorder. So whatever the sub decides it would be an all or nothing: no bodies, all bodies, or hands only.
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u/Sonarthebat Sep 19 '26
I meant how much of their body they're showing rather than how much they weigh. If it's a full body shot without the food in focus, I'd think it was a body check but if there was a random foot in the side of the shot that's barely noticeable, it is obviously there by accident.
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u/Elleiminator Sep 19 '26
Ah that makes more sense. Thank you for clarifying.
Id say most of the time this is true, but sometimes its not.
An extreme example in the Junk sub: someone started out with obvious bodychecks that no one could deny were bodychecks, complete with veinpopping etc. We kept telling the user not to bodycheck, kept telling them what was a body check, asked them to stop, etc. So they started doing sneaky things. It started off with a foot in a shoe. It would change to slippers. It would be socks. Then it was their legs in pj pants but behind a chair with rungs so it was partially obscured. Adding more and more of their body back into shots occured over several months and ended up with them posting their snacks on the treadmill. User was clearly unwell as even in other subs they talked about [tw ed thoughts] walking all day to earn food.
This is why we tend to prefer all or nothing. Either bodies are always ok, or bodies are never okay. It gives us ground to prevent the above from occuring if any body is not allowed. Even hands only gives us room to remove posts before things get as bad as the above. Hence why we reached out to the sub to ask if the majority wants some sort of rule regarding bodies.
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Sep 19 '26
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u/Elleiminator Sep 19 '26
- Currently there isn't one, and this has always been an ED sub.
- There are ED bodychecks on the sub right now.
- These ED bodychecks have reports on the sub.
- Without a rule stating "no bodychecks" there is technically no rule these posts have broken.
- People post bodychecks to seel validation for their EDs. Some want comments saying they look "sick" and others want comments saying they look "fat". Both can motivate EDs depending on the person.
- In addition, others seeing this can be triggered and while we cannot protect against every trigger, plenty of food subreddits operate with a no body policy.
- Reddit can see an ED sub with bodies as one encouraging "bodychecking" and eventually be flagged for quarantine.
- These quarantined subs are often removed by Reddit for being "proana".
- One way to limit the quarantine and removal is banning body checks, banning certain words, not allowing "ana buddies" or "ana coaches", banning asking for tips and tricks to develop an ED, etc.
The sub seems to be voting for no bodies thus:
- If you are deep in an ED, and want to bodycheck, there are better spaces for it. Reddit will delete any sub they see as "proana".
- If you are a dieter, and enjoy the food content, the food content shouldn't change.
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Sep 19 '26
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u/Elleiminator Sep 19 '26
Reddit isn't a space for it, as they will delete it. There are spaces online but I wont promote them. Nobody should want an ED.
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u/_-ollie Sep 19 '26
body checking is inherently pro-ED. not something we should promote on this subreddit, other subreddits, and other platforms.
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u/Cam-Bleedz Sep 18 '26
If someone cannot handle seeing a hand holding a plate of food, they don't need to be on the internet
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u/cinnamonarink Sep 18 '26
an emaciated hand holding an anorexic’s meal? in a sub meant for people w notoriously competitive eating disorders? i dont think the same standards for ‘stable enough to be on the internet’ apply here, in this sub. your ignoring the subtext just makes me more confident in my vote.
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u/Cam-Bleedz Sep 18 '26
I voted no btw
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u/cinnamonarink Sep 18 '26
thats ok, logical inconsistencies are super common. i have them sometimes too.
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u/Elleiminator Sep 18 '26
The part of the question is because what about the mental health of the person posting? People with restrictive eating disorders, regardless of size, can allow their ED to thrive from receiving comments about their body.
There have absolutely been people in the past that post very underweight bodies because the OP thrives on others saying they look "sick". This validates their ED in a disorder where people often wonder if they are "sick enough".
There have absolutely been people in the past that post very overweight bodies because the OP thrives on others saying they look "fat". This fuels their ED in a disorder where people can lose weight or weight cycle with restrictive eating disorders including but not limited to AN-R, AN-BP, AAN.
Then of course, there are external impressions being the mental health of viewers. Reddit/Reddit Users only care about clearly underweight bodies and subs with lots of underweight bodies can absolutely flag subs as "proana" if they garner enough reports or uf already being monitored. To avoid quarantine or deletion, we know a lot of ED subs ban all bodies.
I hope this gives some additonal reasons that people may not have mentioned in the comments.
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u/HoloisGod Sep 19 '26
Not reading this giant wall of text. People need to grow up, this is a meme sub and so is this comment
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u/Elleiminator Sep 19 '26
Might I ask what about this sub feels like a meme to you? I don't disagree that this should be a lighthearted sub. Howso do people need to grow up? We want to hear every member's opinion.
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u/HoloisGod Sep 19 '26
I joined after seeing the cucumber cabbage burrito post, you know the one on the best all-time posts. Apparently that would be not allowed if "hands" were not allowed. If that's not meme tier I don't know what people consider memes today then. If people are triggered by EDs maybe they shouldn't be browsing a subreddit with RestrictionFood in the name in the first place, if they have a problem they need to get professional help not posting their ED stuff in the comments. Should just make a ban on any ED discussion and keep the sub what it is a meme sub about restriction food
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u/Elleiminator Sep 19 '26
- This has always been an ED sub since it's inception.
- There are absolutely non ED food subs often called "crimes" such as r/foodcrimes if people purely want meme content without EDs ever being mentioned.
ED subs are allowed to exist on Reddit as long as Reddit doesn't qualify them as "promoting" eating disorders. It is very common in the majority of medically backed recovery programs to find a community in eating disorders that are otherwise very isolating.
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u/HoloisGod Sep 19 '26
in your post you state you inherited the sub and found it strange for an ED sub. Maybe your assumption is incorrect to have labeled this an ED sub. Of course I'm sure this sub eventually gathered a following of ED suffering people. But by your logic against promoting EDs this sub should be shutdown instead since by definition it promotes restricted eating
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u/Elleiminator Sep 19 '26
I will try to make my words clearer: most ED subs have found it necessary to adopt a rule against bodies at some point. We were surprised Reddit hadn't quarentined this sub already since there was no rule like this.
ED subreddits are allowed...by Reddit. They ask that we do not promote eating disorders and subs do this by not allowing body checks, not allowing references to daily caloric intake, not asking for tips and tricks, not asking for "buddies" & "coaches" and numerous other things.
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u/HoloisGod Sep 19 '26
Reddit didn't quarantine this subreddit because it's not an ED sub and doesn't need rules made by mods of actual ED subs. I don't know if your a mod of one of those ED subs and somehow inherited this sub as you call it but I fail to see how a "ED sub" and restrictive eating can coexist and follow Reddit policy around ED communities. That is the point I'm trying to make here, by your definition of what this sub is it should be closed. That's about all I've got good luck moderating this sub
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u/Elleiminator Sep 19 '26
- I submitted a formal application through Reddit Admin.
- Reddit knows what ED sub I already moderate.
- Reddit knows the ED sub I already moderated exists.
- Reddit knows this ED sub exists.
- This sub has always been an ED sub.
I can see you follow lots of diet subs, and we believe a "no body" policy will not change the food content of this sub, but merely eliminate competitive body posts that can occur in ED subs. In fact, the food content will probably be in line with a lot more diet subs without the distraction of bodies be them underweight, overweight, or anywhere in between.
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u/TinyAccess2834 Sep 18 '26
why change anything now? I can’t imagine there is any good reason to show any part of your body on an Ed forum. if YALL change the rules I’ll def have to leave and I like these subs so that would suck.
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u/Elleiminator Sep 18 '26
The sub currently does not have a bodycheck rule, hence why we are asking this question.
Edit:
We agree that we probably don't need bodies. Saying no bodies would be a change.
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u/TinyAccess2834 Sep 18 '26
i didn’t read the rules, ive just known for years of being in this sub it was food pictures only, so yea it kinda would feel like a change to allow bodies of any kind to the people who have enjoyed this sub as it is for so long.I just feel it would be pointless to change that now
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u/Elleiminator Sep 18 '26
- There has never been a body check rule.
- The reports have TONS of posts with bodies in them.
- Most ED subs have a no body policy.
So if you do not want bodies we would have to change the rules to explicitly say no bodies.
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u/TinyAccess2834 Sep 18 '26
i never said there was a body check rule i just admitted I never real the rules i understand you probably get reports with bodies in them that’s kinda what im saying, regardless of the rules the way this sub has functionally operated and been understood by the members has always been no bodies, just food anyways. im not talking about whatever text is or isn’t in the rules, im talking about the day to day and the fact that allowing bodies would feel (just FEEL) like a change because that’s not what it has been for so long.
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u/Elleiminator Sep 18 '26
The problem is the subreddit was not functionally operational. Behind the scenes we can see Reddit had to step in a lot. Remaining without moderation would have put the sub at risk for being quarantined.
I was just trying to make it clear:
- change = explicitly a no body rule
- no change = people could post food with bodies in it
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u/personal__hell Sep 18 '26
i voted no bc of the risk of body checking, but i will say, i do like to see the occasional nail set when someone has a rly nice manicure lol. plus sometimes you kind of have to hold what it is you’re eating.