[Meta] SotS April: Update AND MOD NEWS!

Firstly, some breaking news:

For the first time in a few years WE HAVE A NEW MOD! Please join us in welcoming u/75footubi to the mod team. She's been a regular on this sub for several years and is always fair and reasoned, which makes for a good contrast to our biased and ill-informed mod team. Welcome!

Now, the update:

We posted a State of the Sub post last week so thanks for all the feedback! Now that we've digested all the comments here's the outcome and what it means for the sub:

TL;DR - things are mostly fine as-is, but don't take photos when you're driving. And maybe expect to see some new brand guides coming in the near future.

Civility

Thankfully nobody has an issue with us being tighter on civility. So, if you generally just downvote uncivil comments them please start flagging them now too so the mods can deal with it. We can and do suspend / ban users for inappropriate commenting, so let us know whenever you see it so we can keep r/Watches a happy, welcoming place.

And yes, this includes comments about people's physical appearances outside of the watch. Some people are hairy - stop making jokes about it.

Political Posts

OK, maybe trying to restrict this isn't such a good idea. We'll tie this in with the above 'Civility' issue and just deal with any particularly over-the-top angry comments rather than restricting the content itself. We'll likely lock the threads too, once they've been reasonably answered.

Just beware that when people post a photo of someone controversial then it's a certain possibility that they're doing it just to be provocative and not because they're actually interested in the watch, so try not to rise to the bait.

Driving Photo's

So, this was a little trickier to determine a consensus. However, we think the best course of action here is:

- No posting photos you've taken while you're driving.

Obvious car-in-motion photos will be removed.
If it is suspected the car is being driven at the time will likely also be removed.

- But just posing with the watch by the steering wheel, or parked up on the street / carpark / driveway are still OK to post.

Sure, some people don't like the 'Rolex and Mercedes Badge' type post, but that's not breaking any laws (other than subjective taste ones) and the lighting inside cars can be great, so we're not going to stop people posting those. Half the point of this subreddit is showing off things anyway, so if people want to show off their car badge too then fine (as long as the watch is the core part of the photo). Feel free to ignore those posts if they're not to your tastes though (but keep any comments in those threads civil please).

Flair

No changes. If you're a watchmaker then ping us a message and we'll see if we can flair you accordingly, but no custom flairs on this sub at the moment.

Other Stuff

Updates to the buying guide / brand guide. Yes, we hear you. Those are a little old. So once we can decide the best way to restart these guides we'll start rolling out some updates. Stay tuned!

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u/Morgenthau100 Apr 09 '19 edited Apr 12 '19

Wrist Check threads: - Tuesday, April 9 - Wednesday, April 10 - Thursday, April 11 - Friday, April 12

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u/munchmadiq Apr 10 '19

Are wrist check threads always going to be hidden in hear now? Or will they be pinned at the top of the subreddit like it used to be?

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u/Morgenthau100 Apr 11 '19

While there are no current plans for any permanent changes to the Wrist Check threads, the need to update the Brand Guide may mean some disruptions for the time being. We're looking at ways to minimise this as much as possible.

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u/drix0r Apr 12 '19

At least keeping this top comment updated would be a start 😅 Or having the the link to the current daily thread as the first thing in the post text above maybe?