When you post, AutoModerator attempts to extract your gender tags and attach flair to your account. If this is wrong please Message the Mods.

The gender flair icons are currently:

• ♂️ for [M]ale
• ♀️ for [F]emale
• ⚧️ for [T]rans

Verification

In an effort to encourage quality engagement and recognize community members who are more serious the mods are offering to add user flair to those that take time to send in verification. Users who complete verification will have a check mark "✅" added to their user flair and will be marked as an approved user. (This might make you exempt to the community spam filters.)

How to Verify?

Standard Reddit Verification procedure is as follows:

1. Make sure you reddit account isn't brand new and has positive karma.
2. Write your username, the current date, the name of the subreddit (r/JacksonvilleR4R), and the flair you would like to verify for on a piece of paper.
3. Crumple said sheet of paper.
4. Take a selfie with this paper, with the written content clearly visible. Face is optional. If you're a couple, both of you need to be in the same pic. We encourage you to find ways to confirm your gender; how you do this is up to you per your personal boundaries.
5. Upload the image to an image hosting website of your choice such as imgur.com or postimages.org if you only want the mods to see it. Upload it to your profile feed if you're comfortable with anyone in the reddit community seeing it. Sharing two or more selfies with the same crumpled paper instills a higher sense of confidence you're verification is legit and may be required in the future.
6. Message the JacksonvilleR4R moderators the link and here is a link to a proof selfie photo holding a crumpled paper with my username, desired flair, todays date, and JacksonvilleR4R written on it) to your image via modmail.

In case the picture given for verification is not adequate, you may be asked to send a better pictures meeting the guidelines.

This Verification is based on what mods have observed other larger R4R communities doing and attempting to adjust for the Jacksonville community. As we learn what is effective, this process may be adjusted.

Parting Thoughts

There are many bots and scammers who troll R4R communities for users willing to part ways with money. We hope this verification hurdle can be a useful signal that the person you chat with ultimately has good intentions for all involved. Ultimately the burden of protecting yourself is on you.

Finally, DO NOT ask/pay for gas money. Do not ask/get a gift card to keep your kid entertained. Do not request a booking fee for verification. Any whiff of those deposit scams will be instant bans. If you find you cannot Chat with a user, it's a good chance they are being limited by the Reddit platform for undesirable behavior you're unaware of.