Hey r/Dogging_uk!

Over the past four days, the mod team has been hard at work clearing the backlog of 900 reports and content related to Rule #1. We want to thank everyone who has been using the report button—please continue to do so if you suspect any post breaks our rules or if you think a profile may be fake. We aim to review and act on all reports as quickly as possible, with most being addressed within an hour.

For our community to continue growing in a healthy and respectful way, we must not become complacent with rule-breaking or spam. Our goal is to make this space safe and enjoyable for all members. We are working on some exciting changes behind the scenes to better protect the community and offer better tools for fellow doggers to interact safely.

Ongoing Discussions:-

Here are some of the topics the mod team is actively discussing:

• Introducing a minimum age requirement for members
• Requiring a verified email to post in the sub
• Optional verification with flair for added trust
• Clarifications of existing rules to avoid any confusion
• A general post format template to help novice members with posting
• Automod modifications: You may have noticed that some comments are frequently removed by Automod. We're tweaking these settings and explanations to better help everyone understand why a comment or post was removed.

As you may know, this subreddit is moderated by just two dedicated moderators who, like you, have lives outside of Reddit. We are passionate dogging enthusiasts ourselves and are committed to keeping this community safe and thriving. We kindly ask you to continue using the reporting tools to help maintain the quality of the sub.

Before making any significant changes, we will always seek input from the community. So, stay tuned to mod notifications in the near future for more updates.

Thanks for your support!

– The Mod Team