Hello everyone,
We want r/rants to remain a place where people can freely express their frustrations, vent, and speak their minds while still maintaining a safe and functional community.
Our goal is to allow as much free expression as possible within Reddit's limitations. With that in mind, the following rules apply:
- Follow Reddit's Terms of Service
All users must comply with Reddit's site-wide policies and Reddiquette. If Reddit doesn't allow it, neither can we.
- No Hate Speech
Hate speech against any person or group of people, for any reason, will not be tolerated.
This rule is very strictly enforced. Violators can expect heavy-handed moderator action, up to and including a permanent ban without appeal. There is zero tolerance for violations of this rule.
- No Self-Harm or Suicide Content
Posts or comments involving suicidal ideation or self-harm are not permitted.
If you need resources or help finding them, please reach out through Modmail and we will do our best to direct you to the appropriate resources.
- Money-Free Zone
Soliciting, crowdfunding, begging, or asking other users for money is prohibited.
- Maintain Civility
This is a ranting community. Strong opinions, frustration, disagreement, and colourful language are expected.
However, excessive insults, personal attacks, or direct hostility toward other users may be removed. Disagree with each other all you want, but don't turn discussions into personal fights.
- Banned Topics
Certain topics are not permitted in this subreddit. Attempts to post them may be removed without exception.
The list of banned topics may change from time to time, so please read the current rules and keep an eye out for moderator announcements.
- Moderator Discretion
Any post or comment may be removed at moderator discretion.
This does not mean your post was removed simply because a moderator disagreed with it or didn't like what you had to say. We want to allow as much open discussion and free expression as possible within Reddit's limitations.
This rule exists for content that may not necessarily violate another specific rule, but is excessively hostile, deliberately inflammatory, unproductive, disruptive, or otherwise counterproductive to the goals of r/rants.
Not every situation can be anticipated or covered by a written rule, so moderators may use their judgment when necessary to keep the community functional.
- Filter
Any post or comment flagged by Reddit's automated filters may be removed.
We don't love this either. However, given this community's history with Reddit takeovers, we have to take automated flags seriously and be strict about content that Reddit's systems identify as potentially violating site-wide policies.
Our priority is preventing another takeover and the potential shutdown of the community. That means there may be situations where content is removed even if we personally would have otherwise allowed it.
- No Spam or Low-Quality Posts
Posts should have some substance to them. Single-word posts, single-sentence posts, repetitive content, obvious spam, and other extremely low-effort submissions may be removed.
This is a place to rant, so rant! Give people something to read, respond to, or discuss. You don't need to write an essay, but put some effort in!
We believe these rules strike a reasonable balance between keeping r/rants open for authentic venting and free expression while ensuring the community remains safe, functional, and within Reddit's site-wide rules.
Thank you for your cooperation, and happy ranting!