A Couple Quick Rule Updates & Announcements Latest Pictures

Hey, all, happy Sunday!Just a quick announcement on some rule updates and discussions. First off, we've added a rule to the title guidelines:Pictures of text (including but not limited to protest signs, chalkboards, billboards, and documents) must be presented with titles which describe who is offering them, where they are being showcased, or why they are noteworthy.Short version, there needs to be enough context in the title to have it follow our rule "Must convey accurate information." As of this post, we have implemented a bot to help us enforce our previous repost rule, which is now expanded to include some of our top posts, as well. We started with a small number of posts to get a feel for the bot, and may expand how many top posts are netted (particularly "all time" posts).The new rule:Reposts of images on the front page, or within the set limit of /r/pics/top, will be removed.(10A) Reposts of images currently on the front page of /r/Pics will be removed.(10B) Reposts of the top 25 images this year, and top 50 of "all time" will be removed. Mod applications will be opening up soon. We had some shifts in the team, and have a few critical time gaps that need particular attention. To dispel a common myth users like to throw around: r/pics was never a highly curated sub for professional photography. In support of this claim, please see the annual December snapshots I've collected below, from 2008 to 2016.2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016What you'll find in the span of 2008-2011 is a sub with even LESS rules and quality control than we have now. Going back to "what pics used to be" means letting blogs, memes, and even GIFs back into the sub. Our ultimate goal is to preserve the overall role r/pics has played for Reddit since 2011 (which is when r/reddit.com was locked, and the defaults were established), while at the same time, preventing this (or any future) mod team from having vague or subjective rules that would turn this into a sub of mod preference only, rather than what the users upvote. With that said, we recognize there's a conversation that needs to take place regarding "Facebook" posts. We've been discussing internally how to go about addressing this, and will likely reach out for user input, as well. Until that's sorted out, we ask that you remember to stick to our civility rule. You can voice your dislike for a post, but attacking OPs or users in the comments (on either side of the discussion at hand) is unnecessary... and ironically, it's exactly as toxic as the comments on Facebook.Thanks for reading! -(n_r) via /r/pics https://ift.tt/2RaXZ4M