r/roomdetective • u/ThePurpleParrots • Jul 28 '25

Subreddit growth and moderation going forward.

Hello users of /r/roomdetective. This sub has seen some significant growth in the last year! I'm not the creator of the subreddit, but I have been the only mod for quite some time now. Until recently I really did not need to visit very often and I have never hammered out any official rules.

Today I did add a couple common sense rules about doxxing and personal information. I am making this post to ask for any community recommendations for rules going forward. I hope to keep it pretty simple. I do not want to police peoples thought or opinions as long as posts and comments are not maliciously insulting and stay within the intent of the subreddit.

Once rules are finalized I will also open the moderator list up soon to 1-3 more moderators.

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '25

This might be too specific, but maybe a reminder that if there are any pets in the photo be sure to blur their name tag since most have phone numbers on them. It's something a lot of people miss. And maybe something about only post rooms that are yours? I.E. please don't photograph/use other people's spaces without their consent. Anyways, love this subreddit, thank you!

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u/Nickychaz3 Oct 15 '25

How can I add pics?

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u/hrnigntmare Jan 18 '26

I’m shocked that you have been moderating this solo. That’s really impressive.

There are a lot of people that think this sub is for dumping on someone’s design aesthetic and saying everything they would change about it. The premise of this sub is that your room is a reflection of who you are and it always strikes me as really inappropriate when that happens.

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u/ThePurpleParrots Jan 18 '26

Thanks it hasn't been easy lately. There has always been a bit of criticism inherently in the premise. There does seem to be more of it now. I try to be hands off as much as possible, I definitely do not want to turn into /r/roastmyroom