2nd EDIT: I'm leaving the text as is but I misspoke in here by saying /r/all, instead of /r/popular. I conflated the two. So any place where I said /r/all, I meant /r/popular. Thanks to Maybesaydie for questioning me on the /r/all content so I can correct it.

First, thanks. You're the first person to respond even though I've watched the vote on this comment fluctuate like lava lamp.

reddit requires neither screenshots nor username redaction.

Subs like The_Donald thrive on content that violates ToS/various laws/common decency.

There are three criteria there. While the username redaction is not a violation of TOS (which you covered) that still leaves the other two.

That comes down to common decency. Now, given that other subs require it out of common decency to prevent harassment of the individuals in question are you saying that you aren't so concerned? This is exactly why, later on, I pointed out that many of the same people who traffic to your sub are the same people who would consider what your sub does a coordinated harassment campaign.

Now, let's take a gander at the Content Policy, specifically "Unwelcome Content", section 3, bullet points 4, 5, 6.

• Encourages or incites violence.

Does reposting screenshots from other social media count? Not saying it happens, just saying that it is something to look at.

• Threatens, harasses, or bullies or encourages others to do so

Reddit is a place for conversation, and in that context, we define this behavior as anything that works to shut someone out of the conversation through intimidation or abuse, online or off.

So, you don't feel that your sub might be a tad intimidating when people know that your subs are there to crosspost and/or post a screenshot of their actions for mockery?

Behavior can be harassing or abusive regardless of whether it occurs in public content (e.g. a post, comment, username, subreddit name, subreddit styling, sidebar materials, etc.) or private messages/chat.

So public posts count.

Being annoying, downvoting, or disagreeing with someone, even strongly, is not harassment. However, menacing someone, directing abuse at a person or group, following them around the site, encouraging others to do any of these actions, or otherwise behaving in a way that would discourage a reasonable person from participating on Reddit crosses the line.

"...directing abuse at a person or group, following them around the site, encouraging others to do any of these actions, or otherwise behaving in a way that would discourage a reasonable person from participating on Reddit crosses the line."

So what, exactly, do you call it where you have a sub which is trolling through other subs, looking for material to crosslink/repost for mockery and upvotes? Sounds like following those people around the site, and the upvotes are encouragement.

I mean, it's considered a harassment campaign when someone your subscribers disagrees with posts a screenshot to their social media when the screen name is in the clear. Sure, you can argue that technically that's not the case but that is precisely why other subs require the redaction so they know they are absolutely in the clear.

So at best, at best you can say you're right on a technicality that most reasonable people would probably consider scummy. Anything other than that and you're in violation of the TOS.

• Is personal and confidential information

No. Reddit is quite open and pro-free speech, but it is not okay to post someone's personal information or post links to personal information. This includes links to public Facebook pages and screenshots of Facebook pages with the names still legible.

As for the "reddit requires neither screenshots nor username redaction." For TMOR, a technicality. On the other hand, do you know how many times I have seen Twitter screenshots in the other two I mentioned with real names in the clear. While it mentions Facebook above, I think we pretty much all know that common sense means that was an example, not a hard and fast rule and all other social media, past present and future, are exempt.

And still, all of that does not touch the first point I made which is this.

Your sub repeatedly has posts which are from a quarantined subreddit and subsequently voted to /r/all. Here is the intent, clear as day, from the post explaining what a quarantine is intended to achieve.

The purpose of quarantining a community is to prevent its content from being accidentally viewed by those who do not knowingly wish to do so, or viewed without appropriate context.

If the point of a sub being quarantined is to prevent its content from being accidentally viewed but those who do not knowingly wish to do so, explain how your subreddit posting screenshots from a quarantined subreddit isn't doing just that? Your sub is purposely locating objectionable material to post and then boosting it to /r/all.

Let's return to the content policy, section 4, 3rd bullet.

• Creating multiple accounts to evade punishment or avoid restrictions

Are you creating multiple accounts to evade restrictions? No. Are you circumventing the clear intent of a quarantining a sub? Absolutely. So, again, at best technically correct but pretty scummy. Also, probably a content policy hole /u/worstnerd and gang need to plug because what's the point of quarantining a sub to prevent unwanted views by the general population only to have any Tom, Dick and Harry to screencap it, post it to an unquarantined sub, and have the same people still see it unwanted?

Are you saying you want the TOS changed and special rules applied to the many meta subreddits?

I'm saying that, at best, you're toeing the line so closely it's being smudged into oblivion and at worse you're already violating the TOS. My view is the latter, and it all hinges on one setting that I alluded to in this post.

I notice that you fail to mention r/WatchRedditDie, r/subredditcancer, r/shitpoliticssays and other subs of that ilk. Arethey exempt?

I didn't mention them for one simple reason. Do I see them on /r/all on a near daily basis? No.

Most of the above is an issue because it hits /r/all constantly. It is boosted to the view of anyone who clicks that link. That means people who are unaware of your sub's specific rules. In my view it is a clear violation of the quarantine to repost quarantined material and then boost it to a level where it hits /r/all regardless of whether you are for or against that material. I also feel that posting usernames in the clear from this, or other social media sites, especially if they are apt to be real names (like from Twitter) is in many cases a violation of the personal information clause of the TOS and also the harassment clause through the disincentivizing people from posting clause.

Yet, all it takes for you to drop that is to go to Moderation Tools, Subreddit Settings, Other Options and uncheck at least the first of these two options:

• allow this subreddit to be exposed to users in /r/all, /r/popular, default, and trending lists
• allow this subreddit to be exposed to users who have shown intent or interest through discovery and onboarding

By not exposing your sub to /r/all you are no longer posting quarantined material counter to the stated purpose of the quarantine. You're not engaging in overt disincentivizing people from posting by having them run across those in /r/all. And in the cases of subs which do post from other social media sites at least they have to dig for the information which is clearly against the TOS.

EDIT: Or, you know, remove those posts from your sub when reported as is your responsibility as a moderator.

Crap, you're right. Thanks much. Can't believe I brain farted on that.