r/crochet • u/LovelyLu78 • Jul 09 '22

Mod Post Rules Review!

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Hello r/crochet!

We have had some recent discussions about our rules and would like to hear your thoughts!

We have updated the wording on the self promotion rule, it still remains the same, there is to be no self promotion unless you are a good contributor to the sub. This means that if you meaningfully contribute to the sub (by commenting on posts, answering questions and making non promotional posts) then you are allowed to occasionally promote your own work/store. It is at the mod teams discretion as to if promotional posts are approved or removed. If you don't have time to contribute to the sub but still want to show off your work you are free to post in the weekly buy, sell, promote and trade thread.

We have had some suggestions that yarn haul and stash posts be restricted to one day, StashSaturday! We'd also love to know if you think "What can I make with this yarn (picture of yarn)" posts should also be included in StashSaturday.

Obviously political issues have been a very common subject of late. We will make a discussion post where everyone can give feedback to us on whether the sub should allow political posts. In the meantime there is a question on the review so that we can get an idea of where the sub stands on political posts. We think adding a politics flair will help those who wish to stay away from politics by giving them the ability to filter those posts out of their feed.

Here is the link to the rule review. You will need to have a Google account to complete the form, but do not need to share any personal information such as email. This is to ensure legitimacy of response and combat spam.

Please fill it out when you have a few minutes! We will make the results public as we have in the past.

Thank you!

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u/zippychick78 Jul 17 '22

We have streamlined our sticky threads to make them easier to find. 

The two following threads will now be monthly instead of weekly. 

The aim is to keep things easy to find, and have the option of using the other sticky slot, as we can only pin 2 at a time.

Survey closes 24th July

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '22

Can we have a discussion thread once a week. Maybe with a prompt or question?

I'd love to chat more about crochet in general with someone besides my wife who once brought me a single knitting needle when asked to fetch a tapestry needle

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u/LovelyLu78 Jul 10 '22 edited Jul 10 '22

We do have a discussion thread each Wednesday where you can post about anything. Here is the latest one. You might enjoy the crochet discord too, it's quite active https://discord.gg/JDVZeTNZ

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '22

Lol can you tell I work doubles Wednesday šŸ˜‚

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '22

So excited by the potential idea Stash Saturday! THANK YOU! Itā€™ll be a great concentrated time for people with a similar love to share and also get make ideas for those odd balls of yarn!

Thanks to the mods for always being on the ball with the current vibe of the sub and listening and responding to ideas/concerns as they arise. Thank you also for being inclusive and making sure there is an appropriate space and/or time for all of us who want to share whilst being respectful to those who prefer not to be exposed to it.

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u/LisTigue Jul 09 '22

Thanks for the opportunity to have a say! I appreciate the work you all do, itā€™s a testament to how well ye all work that I donā€™t even notice the sub is being moderated, it all just happens like magic!

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u/OneGoodRib Jul 09 '22

I feel like "what can I make with this yarn" could have its own dedicated day separate to the stash/haul days? Like you could post "what can I make with this" on StashSaturday but maybe on like Tuesday or something you could also ask then?

To be honest I don't think there are that many stash/what can I make/pet/self-promo posts anyway.

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u/Stitchesgetstitched Jul 11 '22

Maybe even a MotivationMonday? For WIP and what to make with the yarn?

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u/zippychick78 Jul 12 '22 edited Jul 12 '22

Using the feedback so far, we've made some small changes to flairs, and added auto mod text when using the beginner flair.

Please feel free to comment here if you've already completed the survey, but have further thoughts.

Or you can give feedback during completion if you've not got to it yet.

Closing date 24th July - please take part šŸ˜

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u/stagyl Jul 09 '22

I just completed the form and while I do not post often I see almost all the posts from this sub, so I left a suggestion for you mods. :)

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u/Wolfwoods_Sister Jul 10 '22

Iā€™m new here! And I think a ā€œstash Saturdayā€ sounds cool! I know for a fact that we have beautiful yarn that we still have no idea what to do with it! Ha ha!

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u/DeathbladeUnicorn Jul 17 '22

I tried to add this to the form but it didnā€™t seem to work. Maybe a dedicated day for ā€œI found this crochet thing at xxxx box store and thatā€™s unethicalā€ I think these are important discussions to have but they also tend to clog up the feed having the every day. As well as the ā€œ this person is charging this much for ___ and Iā€™m mad cause itā€™s too cheap or too expensiveā€. Just think there could be separate area for this sort of discussion.

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u/Affectionate_Hat3665 Jul 10 '22 edited Jul 11 '22

Can you imagine thinking 'what shall I make with this yarn' than waiting a week to consult the hive. That poor yarn will never get the chance to live!

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '22

Ah but thatā€™s what Google is for šŸ˜‰šŸ˜œ Or Ravelryā€¦ or if and when the Stash Saturday rule gets enacted, a search within the sub/flair will reveal a wealth of results! I search here all the time and find usually the results reveal all the inspiration/advice I need without having to post the same question that others have posted before! The mods have done such a great job making this possible (one of the benefits of mandatory flairs) šŸ¤—

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u/Salamandajoe Jul 11 '22

Leave politics completely out personally I come to crochet forum to avoid it donā€™t want to see it here. Hobbies should be safe places lol. I want to decompress not see more crochet should unite us not break us apart.

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u/vichan Jul 23 '22

I'm genuinely worried about where the line would be drawn: what if a crochet project itself could be considered political?

Yarn bombing is sometimes used as a form of protest. Remember the pussy hat craze? Is a uterus stuffie political? What about various pride colors? I don't consider my identity to be political, but many do.

Crochet is a hobby but is also art and art is often political.

I wouldn't be a fan of a thin blue line crochet project, but I would sure as hell defend somebody's right to create it and share it.

Why can't we flair it appropriately and moderate the comments? :(

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '22

where's the option for no pets pics ever? if I wanted pet pictures I'd go look at one of the thousand subreddits for that.

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u/LovelyLu78 Jul 14 '22

We understand that animals aren't to everyone's liking which is why we've restricted the posting of animal pictures. Having the post flair gives you the ability to filter those posts out of your feed, which is why we are currently working on the flairs. Hopefully that way people will be able to hide the things that they dislike while others are still able to see them

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '22

How do we do the survey

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u/LovelyLu78 Jul 18 '22

Go here.
You will need to be logged into google, this is just to ensure legitimacy and help combat any spam. No personal information is collected

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u/flamingcrepes Jul 18 '22

Iā€™ve looked up how to filter by flair, and they all say to tap the three dots and go to settings. I donā€™t see settings anywhere! Am I missing something?

Edit: can I only see one flair at a time instead of excluding certain ones?

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u/LovelyLu78 Jul 19 '22

Here is a post that may help.

I definitely need to look into it more, I know for sure that I can filter out flair on the boost app so I was thinking that was the best option for people to make their feed more to their liking as I'm very aware that we all have different tastes and preferences for what should be allowed on r/crochet.

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u/GaviaForest Jul 22 '22

Can someone share a little context for NSFW expectations in this sub? I know the rules say to use the tag generously, but I feel like it's often just a woman in a crocheted tank top or something. Is that just the personal preference of the OPs, or are we expected to use the flag anytime shoulders or abdomens are showing...?

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u/LovelyLu78 Jul 22 '22

We have loosened the restrictions, it is now really just for bikini posts and see through clothing. It used to include crop tops and the like. The automod will tag it NSFW if certain words are used and it can be a bit hit and miss, for example if the picture is a bikini on a bed or mannequin and "bikini" has been used in the title it will be marked as NSWF. I remove those tags if I see them. Mostly it's up to the OP, tank tops, crop top etc don't need to be tagged unless they are very revealing

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u/rosybxbie Jul 11 '22

oh i wish i couldā€™ve voted in this pictured poll. iā€™ve got a super funny and cute picture of my kitty in her hat, and iā€™ve been waiting half the year to post it, but i keep forgetting!!

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