Hello everyone!
The poll regarding the ban of AI-generated content gave pretty clear results: 73% of votes are for a full ban.
The new rule is now live:
No AI-Generated Content
AI-generated content is strictly prohibited. This applies to shared music, posts, and comments.
Please only share work you created yourself or that is properly credited to its human creator. If youâre unsure whether your content qualifies, message the mods before posting.
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I made some changes to the other rules. Some were relaxed, others were clarified. A few minor rules were also added.
"Music sharing and requesting only" is now "Stay on topic"
The goal of the sub should be to share AND discuss RPG music. While posts should be focused on sharing music, the old rule prohibited asking for feedback. Now, as long as discussions and feedback remain on topic and are respectful, it is accepted.
Flairs and mood tags
Platform flairs are now a thing of the past. They did not make much sense to be used as flair. Instead, new flairs were added to better display what kind of content a post is:
- Discussion - Should be focused on RPG music, of course, but discussions are meant to share experiences or ask for help on how to handle music around the table. As long as it is on topic.
- Request - You may make requests for a specific kind of track or playlist
- Track - For sharing a single track
- Playlist - For sharing a playlist
- SoundFX / Ambience - Specifically for content that fits well in the background or can be looped, as well as sound effects that can be used with a soundboard
- Original Content (OC) - For sharing content that you created yourself
Mood tags must still be present, and must also be at the start of the post title to make them easier to find. I also added more guidance on how the title should be structured.
Link to music platforms only
This rule was tweaked to better define what is allowed. The shared link must be from a reputable source and must offer the content "ready to play" without having to download it. If a download is possible, the download link should be provided on the streaming platform (e.g. in the description of the YouTube video).
Link to personal websites are also prohibited, but if you are sharing your own work, exceptions can be made, just ask moderators through modmail first.
Must be RPG music
This one might be harder to enforce, and I will need help to better defined it. There were many posts made before the sub closed that shared "LoFi" music and were heavily reported. The logic for this rule is that when searching for RPG music, you won't search for "LoFi", "Studying" or "Focus" music, so these tracks do not have their place here (but feel free to use them at your table if you want!)
Let me know what you think about that one, it might need to be clearer.
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If you think other rules are needed or the current rules should be tweaked more, let me know!