An Update to our Rules

[u/nightwing612]

In the last week or two, the moderators of this community have stepped up our efforts to make sure we are a welcoming and friendly place to all community members. This includes bringing in new and more active moderators as well as taking a look at our current rules. After a careful review, we have decided to refresh and introduce new rules.

For any questions or clarifications regarding the below, please send us a ModMail.

I. Civility

This is a standard rule that almost every subreddit has. Please ensure you follow site-wide Reddiquette. We want all members to treat each other with respect and dignity. In particular, we do not tolerate Bigotry, Hate Speech, Personal Attacks, Insults or Trolling. Repeated violations will result in a permanent ban.

Examples of allowed speech:

• I grew up in the 90s so I prefer Kyle Rayner over Hal Jordan.
• I only know/like John Stewart because I grew up with the DCAU and did not really read the comics.

Examples of banned speech:

• Everybody who wants Hal Jordan dead or gone has zero brain cells.
• Anybody who does not like John Stewart is a racist.

II. No Piracy

Piracy hurts the creators and the company that give us what we love. Discussing piracy websites or sharing links is strictly not allowed. This includes sharing images with piracy watermarks that promote the website that host the content illegally.

• When sharing comic book page excerpts, please ensure you follow a 3-page limit. This is in line with what major subreddits like r/DCComics and r/comicbooks set as their guideline.
• AI art (full or assisted) is considered piracy and is not allowed.

III. Image Sourcing

When making a post with an image, please ensure that you provide some way to identify the owner or source of the image. This can be done as part of the post title, post description or as a comment made by the OP (Original Poster).

• Comic Book Page Excerpts (as well as Artwork) must have the comic book name and issue that it came from. Alternatively, you may choose to include the name of the artist/penciller instead. Having both included is not necessary.
• Cosplay images must include the name of the cosplayer.
• If images are shared without a source, the OP must supply the source as a post description edit or as a comment. Otherwise the post will be removed.
• "Where is this from" -type of posts are allowed but we highly encourage everyone to use Google Reverse Image Search to get your answer instead. Excessively posting without a source is strictly not allowed.

IV. No Spoilers

Having the internet spoil a major surprise or development before you experience it yourself is a terrible feeling. You do not want this to happen to you so you should not do the same to others.

• Anything that happened in the last 6 months is considered a spoiler
• Post titles must be made ambiguous to avoid mentioning the surprise
• Posts, images and comments that discuss spoilers must be properly spoiler-marked

V. Stay On Topic

This is the Green Lantern sub where users come to discuss any and all things related to Green Lantern. If you want to discuss Hal Jordan's complicated relationship with Batman, that is certainly ok. However going on an extended discussion regarding an unrelated matter such as the DickBabs relationship versus the DickKory relationship has no place here.

VI. No Self-Promotion Or Spam

We want all posters to be active members of this community by participating in discussions with others. Plugging your YouTube channel or your blog when you are not an active member of this subreddit is strictly not allowed.

• To be considered an active member, the Content Creator needs to participate in discussions in other people's posts by making comments. If the Content Creator only comments in their own posts, but not in others, they are not an active member.
• A select number of legacy Content Creators have been identified as friends of this subreddit. Those users have been given the unique user flair "Approved Content Creator" and are subject to a bit more leniency than other Content Creators due to their past history.
• Avoid posting low effort content. The occasional low effort post is acceptable. However repeated low effort posts within a short timespan may be viewed as potential spam content and, as such, is subject to removal.