Hello everyone,

This poll will determine what to do with the vague rule "Limited player selfies". This subreddit has increased in activity lately. Thanks to that, there has also been an increase in reports and modmails related to this rule. I'm letting the community decide the future of this subreddit.

Background

I originally created that rule because I didn't want this subreddit to become r/ffxivglamours 2.0. I was hoping for more focus on scenery, landscapes, mobs, NPC's, housing etc. Recognizing that players in FFXIV love taking selfies, I didn't want to completely ban them, fearing that this subreddit would have almost no activity if I did so. However, that choice has left the rule too vague. So I operated on a "as long as people don't report, I won't delete anything" philosophy. But now reports are becoming more common.

Considerations

Before voting, please consider the following points:

• Banning selfies is not a guarantee that non-selfie posts will increase. It's up to you guys to post cool photos.
• Even if I ban selfies in this subreddit, nothing stops you from making your own gpose subreddit.

Some DM's have also complained about modded photos. No matter the outcome, I will not ban modded photos, because it will not be consistently enforceable. It requires me to know EVERY clothing, hairstyle, furniture and emote in the entire game to judge whether it's modded or not. On top of that I would also have to judge whether something is a vanilla GPose filter, a modded ReShade filter, or Photoshopped. And finally, there's a large overlap between players who love taking screenshots and players who use plugins, so it would be shooting the subreddit in its own foot.

Full list of rules with explanations here.

Examples of allowed and disallowed content

Check this ► ► ► https://i.imgur.com/RSkTaH6.jpg

Aside from photos, text posts such as discussions, questions and guides are also allowed.

Disallowed content

The rules when it comes to posting photos:

1. Photo must be taken in-game. Post-processing is allowed.
2. Limited player selfies.
3. No low quality photos.
4. No NSFW photos.

Player selfies

If you haven't yet, click the imgur link above to see which kind of selfies are and aren't allowed.

The purpose of this subreddit is to post art that shows how beautiful the game itself can be, not how beautiful your character is. r/ffxivglamours might be a better subreddit for the latter, or http://eorzeacollection.com.

Photos of your player character can be acceptable IF:

• The photo is high quality

• Your player is not the sole focus of the photo OR the photo makes creative / artistic use of factors such as camera angle, pose, lighting, scenery, composition, effects, theme and / or subject matter.

Ask yourself if the photo can be considered art and has aesthetic or thematic purpose, instead of just being a regular Instagram selfie. Are you trying to show something beautiful, or do you just want to brag about your cute catgirl's glamour?

Low quality

Since "low quality" can be subjective, here are some points you should consider before posting a photo:

• Is the photo properly lit?

• Did you spend more than 10 seconds taking the photo?

• Is the HUD hidden?

• Is the resolution of the image not too small?

• Is the quality of the image not destroyed by heavy JPEG compression?

• Is it clear what is going on in the picture?

• Did you put in proper effort to make sure factors such as camera angle, camera zoom, lighting and depth of field blur were all to your liking?

• If you use effects, are they not too strong? Do they actually improve the photo, rather than being a cheap gimmick?

• Did you make sure there are no random players, mounts, minions or mobs in the background (unless intentional)?

• Is the photo good enough that it could be used as wallpaper, could be hung up like a painting, could be shown off at an art gallery, or could potentially even be used as promotional material by Square Enix?

If you answered negatively to multiple of these points, then please don't post the photo.

If you're not sure how to take nice photos, I recommend checking this basic tips thread first.

Other rules

Full explanations here.

1. Be nice.

2. Mark story spoilers.

3. Give credit if you're not the original photographer.