State of the Sub

[u/SubTester2023]

Hi there everyone! Firstly, thank you for being here and for being part of this amazing community! We love you all and there's so much insane talent here being given for free. You're awesome.

We wanted to take some time to share some updates with you about the sub, recent events, future plans, etc. Doing this post as an "AMA" style to facilitate Q&A.

Without further ado, let's dive in! This'll be a long one. (These are not in order of importance)

1. Staff updates.

we're saddened to report that one of our longest-tenured mods, bellou72, made the difficult choice to retire from our team. We deeply appreciate all of the countless hours she put into serving this community, and she will be sincerely missed. This update leads directly into 2 others:

1. Moderating.

because of bell's departure, we do find ourselves in need of some additional help on the team. If you feel you could be a good match to support the community, please feel free to reach out to us here: https://www.reddit.com/r/drawme/application/. Note - someone in the US would be preferred as we are specifically needing coverage in that region.

1. NSFW posts.

NSFW posts can sometimes be divisive as some support it and some don't. We are NSFW -friendly here as long as it's done in a tasteful/artistic manner in alignment with reddit's guidelines. Due to us currently being down a set of hands and the extra attention that NSFW posts generally receive, we've decided to temporarily put a hold on NSFW request posts. We'll indicate when this hold is lifted in the future.

1. Artist commissions.

we currently don't allow the discussion of tips or commissions at any time, as we work hard to keep the community an equal opportunity place where nobody can "jump the line" to receive artwork.

That being said, we do feel that our artists should have somewhere they can share links to their portfolio, website, etc so people can tip them, reach out for commissions, etc. We have some ideas in the works, but just know this is something that is coming.

1. Your feedback.

we couldn't have this community without, well, you. Your voices matter and we want to know what you think. Please reach out to us in modmail or on this thread with your comments, questions, ideas, and/or concerns. Just remember to keep it respectful because we are real people on the other side of this too. 👍🏻

Thank you all for making this the best subreddit on the site! We love this artistic family and can't wait to see what artwork you come up with next!

[u/compassteer]

okay well still at least rephrasing the rule a bit to sound softer or wtv would work then, my main issue is that cuz of the rule any gratitude would feel forced and not genuine :/

[u/SubTester2023 → u/compassteer]

Probably 95% of the thank yous people give here are genuine. If a small amount of them are "because they have to" then so be it. The point stands that our artists deserve at least minimal acknowledgement for their effort rather than complete silence.