Over its past several incarnations, /r/SRSDiscussion has experienced many changes. As moderators, we've seen some confusion over the purpose of this subreddit, some from SRSters who thought it would be best to direct shitposters from Prime here, to others who have used this space to vent rather than discuss. To clarify, the rules of SRSDiscussion stay the same fundamentally. You're still expected to participate in good faith, and you still need a firm grasp of social justice principles outlined in the required reading (now conveniently in our wiki!), which is a prerequisite for participating in this sub. You should not circlejerk, and you should offer substance to your contributions to foster discussion.

What will change will be moderator participation--expect to see more active moderating, particularly enforcement of Rule I, II, and V. We haven't always been on the same page, but we are working on coordinating our warning, removal, and banning system to present more transparency for users. To better support us, we want to ask users to refrain from commenting on moderation policies and rules themselves. If you do see content that does not belong in SRSD, please report it and send a modmail to us, or if you feel up to educating, leave them a link to the appropriate 101 required reading article. Please do not accuse users of being trolls or posting in bad faith.

With the rising popularity of the sub, we've also noticed a rise in trolls, as well as posters in good faith who, for whatever reason, haven't done the required reading.To better serve the latter population while preventing their well-intentioned but often basic-level questions from overwhelming the progressive atmosphere at /r/SRSDiscussion, we've created /r/socialjustice101. We're specifically catering this space to be supportive to people who are not familiar, but would like to be more informed, on social justice issues. If the sidebar interests you, we would love subscribers here to participate as learners and educators.

Content you would usually find in /r/SRSDiscussion that would fit better in /r/socialjustice101:

• "I just discovered I'm privileged/I'm just now noticing how shitty everything is - what do I do? How do I be a better ally?"
• "Is X (being a common, frequently observed phenomenon) problematic?"
• "I find I disagree with this particular social justice stance; can someone help me unpack why?"
• Your comment or thread was removed for derailing a thread or for violating a rule in SRSD, and you don't understand why
• Anything 101-level that would be answered by the required reading or resource compilation, but might need some clarification, ie drunken consent

/r/SRSDiscussion should still be used for the following:

• Questions on why something got posted to SRS, unless it's truly 101-level
• Higher level questions/discussions on social justice issues
• Seeking feedback from community on best strategies for social justice activism, or engagement on social justice issues

Basically, think of /r/SRSDiscussion as the place for 201 social justice discussions within the Fempire where you should expect heavy moderation. Non-SRSters absolutely welcome as well, as long as you follow the rules.

We hope this alleviates some of the quality issues we've been getting feedback on. We'd appreciate any feedback from the community as well.