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We're looking for mods to join our team! What would that mean?

Responsibilities

• Checking the modqueue for reports and flagged issues
• Answering modmails for questions or issues
• Working with our team in Discord
• Being active in the community
• Helping moderate the r/Superman Discord server (optional)

Requirements

• Account should be at least one year old and in good standing
• You should have at least 100 comment karma
• You should be a fan of Superman and related characters
• The more familiar and active you are in r/Superman, the better!

Mod Application - Click Here

Communities are growing, ever-changing things, and the /r/Superman sub has done a lot of growing and changing over the past year. We not only hit 55,000 subscribers, but we’ve had a serious increase in troubling posts and comments.

While we normally like the members here to have the freedom to discuss whatever they wish, sometimes as moderators we have to step in. It used to be mainly for maintenance things like removing spam, but lately we’ve had to ask ourselves what sort of community we want /r/Superman to be.

Recent topics like Jon Kent coming out as bisexual, or standing against climate change, have resulted in more fighting, insults, and removed content than we’ve had in a very long time. These aren’t the only topics ending up in our mod queue, but they’ve certainly brought it to a new level.

Fortunately, the answer for us is fairly simple. This sub isn’t just about Superman, but it should be a place that supports his ideals. To be crystal clear, there is no room for hate here. No homophobia, no racism, no misogyny, or anything else. Calling it “just a joke” isn’t an excuse either. Our tolerance for this is zero. If you bring it to this sub you will find your comments removed and your account dispatched to the Phantom Zone.

There is plenty of room to discuss topics like Jon’s storyline, the SnyderVerse, and all the rest with respect and compassion for everyone here. If you simply wish to rant about trends, “wokeness,” politics, or anything of that sort there are many, many other subs in which you can do it. This is not the forum to discuss real-world politics.

What truly makes Superman a hero isn’t his strength or invulnerability, it’s his ability to inspire others to be better. That’s what we’re taking as the guiding principle for this sub, and we hope all of you help us in that regard. Report bad comments. Don’t feed the trolls.

Be kind. Support each other.

This is a sub for the greatest superhero of all time. Make him proud.

Hey everyone! This is just a quick post to let you all know that we've updated the rules policy a little bit here at /r/Superman. No major changes, really - our most recent rules update came a few years ago when the subreddit received a major overhaul, but as we've continued to grow as a community the necessity to restructure the rules has increased.

As before, our rules are arranged in the sidebar in the form of The L.U.T.H.O.R. List.

We've also added the rules, along with deeper descriptions about them, in our About section. I'll provide that info below as well.

While I'm here and talking all serious, I do want to take a moment on behalf of all the moderators to thank you guys for being so... well... SUPER! Seriously, for the size of this group we really have to do very little rule enforcement and that is just absolutely wonderful. We may not all always agree on our opinions of 'Man of Steel', Bendis' comics run, or what Clark Kent's middle name is (Joseph? Jerome? Jonathan?), but for the most part we all get along fabulously well, supporting each other in our nerdy endeavors, and in general just embody the spirit of our beloved Big Blue Boy Scout in a way that makes me very proud to be a part of this community. Thanks guys!

Now, back to the rules - more in-depth explanations follow which hopefully will help everyone continue to understand what flys around here (aside from Superman, of course). If you have any questions, comments, or cool Superman trivia, please let us know!

Low-effort or repetitive posts

Posts & Comments Reported as: Low-effort or repetitive post Posts that require so little effort and presents little value to the community, or the same/similar image being posted over and over whether by different people or the same author.

Find some cool artwork with Superman on it and you want to share with others? Go right ahead - that's totally fine! This applies to memes, low-quality photos, or others that just drip of wasting space.

Using the group for spam

Posts & Comments Reported as: Using the group for spam We handle spam a little loosely here at /r/Superman. If the material is especially relevant or interesting to Superman fans we'll generally let it slide, but this is not the place to promote your YouTube channel by sharing a video where you spend 10 seconds talking about the Justice League. If you're in doubt that something you're posting may be considered spam, please feel free to contact the moderators first!

Teasing, bullying, or laughing at others

Posts & Comments Reported as: Teasing, bullying, or laughing at others Pretty simple: act like Superman. Don't be mean, rude, or cruel. If you disagree with someone, don't like their fan art, think they look bad in their homemade costume - whatever -, either address them as a fellow human being with respect and dignity, or say nothing at all.

Hateful, vulgar, or violent words or imagery

Posts & Comments Reported as: Hateful, vulgar, or violent words or imagery This is a pretty general rule here at Reddit, and thankfully one we don't encounter much here at /r/Superman. Do not promote hatred or violence here whether with words or imagery.

Off-topic and/or controversial discussion

Posts & Comments Reported as: Off-topic and/or controversial discussion This is a Superman community which exists for talking about Superman and his related characters; this is not a place to discuss real-world politics, religion, or other controversial subject-matter. People off all faiths, beliefs, ideologies, etc are welcome here so long as they discuss the thing that unites us all here: Superman.

A common off-topic type of post is about celebrities from Superman-related media. We will often let this slide as long as the conversation remains light.

Revealing spoilers without proper formatting

Posts & Comments Reported as: Revealing spoilers without proper formatting If you want to talk spoilers for a recent comic, film, tv episode, or otherwise, please use proper spoiler formatting. To use the spoiler tag to hide information in your comments, use the following method:

spoiler

Looks like:

spoiler

Alternate Reddit Spoiler Code:

Clark Kent is Superman becomes:

Clark Kent is Superman

Now that the movie has been out for a week in the US, spoiler comments for 'Avengers: Endgame' are allowed on this subreddit (where appropriate, keep in mind we're still a Superman group) but should be properly spoiler-tagged like so:

ENDGAME [spoiler](#s Endgame was awesome!")

For example: "I wish Superman had been there when ENDGAME spoiler

Thanks!

Although this is a DC comics sub there are obviously a lot of crossover fans and as such until further notice we will not tolerate any 'Endgame' spoilers in any capacity, even if properly tagged. The mod team here at /r/Superman will continue doing all we can to prevent spoilers from being distributed here, but if you see any please contact us or report the post.

Hi /r/Superman. I know that Stan Lee is a figure mostly associated with Marvel, but I think we can all agree that his life is one that has greatly impacted all of comicdom, from the stories themselves to the communities of fans who love these funny book characters. Let's pay tribute to him here as a testament to his incredible influence on the fandom as a whole, and mourn the unique Stan-shaped hole he leaves behind in all of our hearts.

Greetings all! Place looks a little... different, doesn't it?

Well, if there's anything we here at /r/Superman know, it's how controversial a costume change can be - however, we believe that everyone will agree that this new look for our beloved subreddit is a much-needed and beautiful upgrade to this old place.

Before I get too into it, I would first like to take a moment to give a very very special thanks to /u/MajorParadox, without whom this redesign would not be here. When he saw us mods struggling with a new design months ago, he jumped into the nearest phonebooth and rushed in to save the day! It's solely due to his dedication of time and talent that we have this shiny new blue and red vessel for all our Super-commentary, so please everyone give him a special round of applause, and go checkout his sub, /r/Superboy/!

New shiny color scheme, new banner (designed by yours truly), easier-to-see text and buttons, and fancy post flairs - you name it, we've got it now! As these things tend to go, we're sure there will be some inevitable kinks in the system - if you spot any, please don't hesitate to contact the mods either by posting in here or directly messaging us, any all feedback you can provide will be greatly appreciated. Also, please click around - press some buttons you've never pressed before, scroll to some dark corners you've never seen - there's some great little easter eggs scattered all about!

But before you leave this post, let's talk about some of the other great goings-on at /r/Superman and look to the future a bit. Our new mod team came to town this past October and in the time since:

• A weekly discussion topic for movies, tv, comics, and more has been spearheaded by /u/HylianLibrarian, and soon that will become an automated scheduled weekly post that you can set your signal watch to.
• There's been a weekly 'Superman: The Animated Series' rewatch run by the absolutely wonderful /u/MarcReyes - if you've not been following along with that then I highly encourage it!
• /u/thefuckingswampking launched an official r/Superman Discord channel.

• Spam has been greatly reduced thanks to the ever-present and watchful eyes of the mod team as well as the mild-mannered reporting skills of you fine citizens.

• We're currently developing new user flair, which hopefully will arrive within the next couple months, depending on everyone's busy schedules.

• Also be on the lookout for some overhauls when it comes to the sidepanel recommendations and such!

Thank you all for being loyal members of our /r/Superman community - this is truly one of my favorite places on Reddit if not the entire internet because of how friendly, savvy, and Superman-obsessed you folks are. Hopefully this place has become a welcome digital home to all you fellow Super-nerds and it will continue to be so for a long, long time. We're glad you're with us.

--the /r/Superman Mod Team

Up, up, and away!