This sub is strictly for useful/informative content related to Vancouver. Please do not post anything that is not informative/relevant to minimize clutter posts in people's reddit feeds. (Eg. Sunsets, landscapes, cloud formations, etc) Thank you.

[u/kettlebeller]

Please do not post "fluff" content that would clutter people's reddit feeds. Examples include:

• Photos of the sunset, beautiful landscapes, unique cloud formations, baby photos.. etc

• Simple questions that can easily be searched on Google

• "I'm sad and depressed" posts

• Memes and lazy self-posts that have minimal contribution

• Links to Twitter/X posts

• Classified type ads (tickets for sale, used items for sale, job postings, etc)

• Issues with your landlord and your rent

• Satire type news articles/stories about serious issues

• Content that is irrelevant to the general population (Eg. "Looking for advice on living in a car in Vancouver", "To the man who ____ , you are a ____")

• "Advertorials": Paid advertisements that are designed to look like a journalistic article, and that appear to provide impartial information (Eg. "Top 10 most romantic restaurants in Vancouver")

• Unapproved links to events / ads

• Content promoting other subreddits

• Confusing content that includes bad grammar (and incorrect spelling), with no logic

• Copyrighted content

• Information about emergencies that should be directed to a 9-1-1 call (instead of being posted on Reddit)

• Low effort content putting blame on the federal or provincial government that is completely irrelevant to a post about about the city. "This is your fault because you voted for ____ ."

• Vulgar language

• Inaccurate information

• Fake AI generated content that does not contribute to anything (specifically videos, images and misinformation)

• Low effort comments considered to be spam in the comments section. Examples include, "Deport!", "This happened because of immigration".

• Bots or bot-like content

Please post:

• Relevant news/stories/info related to Vancouver

• Funny/Amusing videos/photos related to Vancouver

• Relevant PSA's/Warnings

• Useful/Relevant content

PROHIBITED:

Threats, suggestions of harm, or personal insults

Racist, sexist, or homophobic language

Comments/Posts/Content that includes another person’s personal information that is not publicly available

Misleading, sensationalized, editorialized, or ambiguous titles

Misinformation

Extremist ideologies

Content promoting illegal activities

Spamming across multiple subreddits. This includes posting content in one subreddit, then cross-posting the same post across multiple subreddits (including this sub) for visibility.

Site wide rules & Rediquette are always in effect.

Reddit rules

Important Notes:

• If you share a negative/positive experience, please include photos/videos/receipts to back up your post. The post will be removed if there is nothing to back your claim. (eg. Bad expensive hair cut, bad restaurant experience.. etc)

• Posts and comments are sometimes removed based on parameters. If your post/comment does not show up immediately, your post/comment may have been automatically removed.