On Guard For Thee

1. Be Civil

• No posts that contain racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, harassment, violent rhetoric, xenophobia, religious intolerance, or ad hominem replies. Be nice.

• Do not ping users with /u/ mentions in your comments.

• If criticizing a certain geographical region, please make sure to include a legitimate source for this criticism. Stereotyping provinces is not allowed.

• Do not accuse others of bias, racism, etc, without proof: screenshots, archive links, blog posts, or other material.

2. Canadian Content

• Only posts that pertain to Canada and Canadian topics are allowed. International content is acceptable if it is relevant to Canada.

• Low effort posts and image posts may be removed without explanation and at our discretion. Link to directly to sources or articles.

3. Editorialized Headlines & Titles

• Posting submissions must include the original title. This is necessary for consistency and clarity. Do not editorialize or make unnecessary edits to the headline or title. Extra commentary belongs in the comments section.

• When crossposting an article, if the title is not the article headline, please resubmit it with the proper article headline.

• Contemporary articles will get priority, Older articles may be removed.

**4. Submission General Guidelines

• Do not post an excessive amount of new submissions within a short period of time.

• No posts about surveys, fundraising, petitions or missing persons.

• Submitted self posts will be removed at mod discretion, especially if they are they are low-effort, repetitive, duplicate topics, are more appropriate as a comment or google search or belong in r/AskACanadian.

• When posting content from social media, provide a direct link to the post instead of a screenshot. No Facebook links.

5. Duplicate/Similar Submissions

• Duplicate/similar articles will be removed.

• Exceptions: An article about a topic may be posted even if a tweet has already been posted; if the article is a different media; if the first article was paywalled; and, if the article is an opinion piece or adds some more detail to the subject.

6. Memes & Jokes

• In order to not clutter the front page with memes and low effort jokes, please only post this type of content on the weekend (Friday-Sunday). Memes, jokes, and off-topic discussions are welcome, but we will remove posts if the amount on the front page becomes excessive. Low-effort memes or those done in poor taste are not welcome.

• Exceptions to the rule include in depth satire or comedy written or video pieces. Professional political cartoons may also be posted during the week.

7. No Shitposting

• Off-topic comments which detract from the conversation may be removed.

• Trolling, hostility, and participating in bad faith will not be tolerated.and will result in a ban. Repeated attempts at turning conversations into a hostile direction will be met with a ban.

8. Meta Posts

• If you'd like to discuss comments in other communities, link to an archive of the comment thread rather than the full post. If there are multiple comments involved, you can make a self-post with a list of the links in question.

• Do not vote or comment in other communities if you were linked from here. Do not submit links to submissions or comment threads you have made or are involved in. Brigading or vote manipulation will result in a ban.

9. NSFW Posts

• If you are submitting content which contains NSFW material, please tag it as such.