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Members of r/baseball are expected to follow reddit's own rules, guidelines, and reddiquette.
Low quality content subject to removal includes, but is not limited to:
Low-resolution videos or images (with rare exceptions)
Titles that are sensationalized/misleading/vague/ambiguous/bad
Memes, image macros, reaction gifs, typos/website errors, showerthoughts, box scores, etc.
Easily searchable/low effort questions
Circlejerks
Off-topic/non-baseball posts
Reposts/similar posts or "piggybacking" posts
Posts allowed in offseason only
See full rules for more information.
Highlight posts must include a link to a video/gif of the play if it is “must-see”
Walkoffs and “benches cleared” posts may be posted as text posts without a video/gif
Game performance posts MUST include:
In the title: What stat(s) or event(s) make the game interesting
In the body of the post: Why the subreddit should care about the stat(s)/event(s)
No posts for no-hitters/perfect games - the bot will do that after 6 innings.
No "Golden Sombrero" posts. "Platinum Sombrero" posts are fine.
No "cycle alert" posts if player doesn't already have triple.
"Batting around" posts should delineate the plate appearances in the inning.
See full rules for more.
All Twitter posts must include:
Name or twitter handle of tweeter in brackets
FULL TEXT of tweet (hashtags and links optional)
Do not post:
Tweets serving only as a link to an article (post the article instead)
News or rumors tweeted by unknown entities
Trades and Signings
Include names of all teams and significant players involved in the title when possible
“Prospects” is OK
Trade rumors will only be accepted if it is the first for the specific teams OR if more than 48 hours has passed since last news
Signings
Include player, team, years, and dollar figure in title whenever possible
Signing rumors will only be accepted if it is the first for that player/team combo OR if more than 48 hours has passed since last news
Follow Reddit’s site-wide guidelines on self promotion
Content creators are expected to be active members of the r/baseball community
You may NOT spam other posts with links to your website/content
Vote manipulation, attempting to subvert the rules by asking others to submit your content for you, or using alt accounts, will result in permanent bans
Also,
Spamming articles/content about a specific event/cause/agenda falls under this rule
Feel free to share:
Links to the official page for paywalled content (e.g. a link to an article from ESPN Insider or The Athletic)
Do not:
Provide access to content behind a paywall in any way, including re-hosting content on other sites or posting content in text posts/comments
Request others provide you access to paywalled content
Share links to game streams
URL shorteners aren't allowed.
Recent reposts will be removed.
Submissions soliciting donations (e.g. charities/GoFundMe) will be removed.
Racist/sexist/otherwise intolerant language will be removed.
Trolling/threatening/harassing/inciting violence towards individuals or groups will not be tolerated.
No novelty accounts.
For spam purposes, submissions from new accounts are subject to immediate removal. Message the mods if your comment is not approved.
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