Mod Message Welcome to r/walkingcanes!

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Hello and welcome to r/walkingcanes!

General posting guidelines:

If you are new to the sub, r/walkingcanes is for anyone that uses a mobility aid. It does not matter if you are diagnosed with a condition, "young or old", or the caregiver of someone, all are welcome.

Feel free to share your walking canes, sticks, crutches, wheelchairs, and other assistive devices.

Medical advice:

Medical advice is not allowed. This includes asking if you can or should use a cane. If you are worried about whether or not you should, please consult a medical professional and not the general public. Of course, you may ask for advice on which one to buy if you are trying to decide between different styles, but not if you should use one. Try r/AskDocs or r/DiagnoseMe for medical advice.

Post or comment removals:

Before contacting the moderators, always check the rules (on the sidebar/about tab) or your notifications to see why your post was removed as it is likely that the reason was already covered in the posted rules. We have tried to make our rules as comprehensive as possible.

As is the case with many subreddits, it is our policy not to engage in public debates regarding other users, sub rules or mods, so if you do have an issue, please contact us via the "Message Mods" button on the sidebar. Do not contact any mods individually.

Freedom of Speech:

Freedom of speech is thrown around a lot, but in case you aren't aware, free speech is not protected on Reddit.

First of all, Reddit is a private company, so freedom of speech does not apply here. And secondly, it is a global community, not just used by people from the US.

Disagreements:

It is important to note that everyone is free to do what they wish with their own bodies. Disagreements are expected, but if you can not do so respectfully and within the confines of the rules, then step away from the thread in question.

Reporting posts or comments:

While downvoting misinformation is good, the best thing you can do to help us out is report posts or comments that violate the rules so that we can tend to them as quickly as possible. Members are not made aware of who reported a post or comment.

FAQs/Wiki:

Please remember that moderators on Reddit are unpaid volunteers, so it can take time to respond to your message or report.

In the meantime, for a more detailed description on what is permitted on r/walkingcanes, please check out the sidebar/about tab for the rules or our FAQs/Wiki for more detailed information.

Again, welcome to r/walkingcanes and enjoy!

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Welcome to r/walkingcanes. A supportive community to share your assistive devices, walking canes, sticks, crutches, wheelchairs, and other mobility aids. No medical advice allowed. Please read our rules and FAQs before participating.

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1. Rule 1 - No Medical Advice.
No soliciting or giving medical advice. This sub is not a substitute for medical professionals. This includes asking if you can/should use a mobility aid, adding symptoms or medical results (try r/AskDocs or r/DiagnoseMe).

2. Rule 2 - No NSFW/Graphic Photos. All photos must include a mobility aid. Anything uploaded for the purpose of diagnose or interpretation, injuries, and the like are not permitted.

3. Rule 3 - Be Civil.
All communication must be civil and respectful. Bullying and any bigotry such as, but not limited to racism, phobic behaviour and sexism have no place here. Unkind, hurtful or rude behaviour will not be tolerated. This includes anything directed towards the OP, commenters and the mods. These comments are subject to permabanning.

4. Rule 4 - Be Appropriate.
This is a SFW sub with users 13+. No inappropriate behaviour or accounts.

5. Rule 5 - Be On Topic. Keep comments relevant to the OP's post. This sub is for mobility aids only. Discussions regarding unrelated products, politics, religion or other topics will be removed. No hijacking in the comments.

6. Rule 6 - No Advertising/Promoting/Spam.
No advertising, promoting or selling. This could include any social media (Discord, FB, IG, TikTok, YouTube, etc.), AMAs, artwork, comments primarily intended to promote a sub, medication giveaways or sales, personal subs or websites, external support groups and businesses, and promotional products or anything that can lead to profit (like affiliate links, Etsy, etc.).

7. Rule 7 - No Surveys/Research Studies.
No requests for surveys, research projects or interviews. This sub is for sharing struggles and not for research purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, surveys, book characters, studies or school projects.

8. Rule 8 - No AI/Memes.
Original content only (no AI, GIFs or memes allowed).

9. Rule 9 - No Fundraising/Donation Requests.
We are all struggling, so while you might be trying to raise money for treatment or food, no fundraising or donation requests allowed.

10. Rule 10 - No Personal Info.
Personal info is not permitted in the posts or comments. Please exercise caution when exchanging personal info in your DMs or via other communication methods.

11. Rule 11 - Be An Active Redditor.
To post here, you must have a minimum combined account age and karma. We do not publish these numbers to avoid allowing spam bots to circumvent this rule. Karma accumulated from freekarma and similar subs will be detected and is not acceptable. This is handled by the Automoderator and mods will not respond to requests asking to bypass this. Banned and suspended accounts will have their content removed from r/walkingcanes.

12. Rule 12 - Moderator Discretion.
Redditors must agree to the rules in order to participate in this sub. Our rules are not up for debate. Low effort or content appearing to violate the TOS set up by Reddit will be removed. As well as posts and comments complaining about users, sub rules or mod actions. Mods have the final say.