New rule surrounding paraphillic posts

Since users have asked for our input surrounding this topic due to certain posts made, we had a discussion and came to an agreement of making a new rule.

First off, posts surrounding this topic will still be allowed. This is because those who are gaining help with paraphillic disorders / urges deserve to share their struggles whilst seeking help. Not only that, those with POCD tend to talk about their struggles with this topic, alongside victims who may want to talk about their abuser/s and their struggles caused by the abuse.

However, if a post actively admits they’re offending or that they have offended, is trying to garnish attention / sympathy or has admitted to sexualising a minor, the post will be locked and removed. As for the user, a ban will be provided.

Comments are also going to be heavily moderated too. Anyone who actively defends the OP’s actions will have their comment removed and will also be banned. Of course, there may be cases of nuance that may occur. The comment may stay up for a period of time whilst we discuss appropriate action. However, if it breaks another rule of ours {i.e., encouraging sh / suicide}, we will remove it, even if it’s ‘justified’.

Even if a comment has not been publicly made yet a user PM’s another to defend any of the behaviour mentioned above, please contact us with screenshots. That way, we can ban the user and have a strong basis as to why they were banned.

As much as we want to provide a space that allows individuals to vent out their struggles, we have to be stricter. Especially with this topic in particular due to recent events. We don’t want offenders or offending individuals to be lurking in the sub garnishing sympathy. Nor do we want defenders to spread misinformation or to state “it’s ok to do that” when it’s not.

And finally, to state the obvious, we do not condone shaming a user for seeking out help for paraphillic struggles. Anyone who shames the user or is spouting anti-therapy content will have their comment removed and will be banned.

This rule will most likely be pinned until we manage to sort out the rule book in more detail. That’s it for now and have a nice day