Hello subscribers (new and old) to /r/philosophy!

We're happy to announce that we are now a default subreddit.

For those of you who are new here, please check out the sidebar (scroll over topics to see a further explanation) and our FAQ. We have relatively strict guidelines for posts (and have recently adopted stricter guidelines for comments). But don't let that scare you! You don't have to be a professional philosopher so long as you obey the rules.

For those of you who have been here before, we intend for things to remain largely the same: we will keep encouraging high-quality content while removing off-topic or "idle" questions and musings. Ideally, the move to a default sub would increase visibility without decreasing quality; however, the transition is new for us as well, so we'll see what actually happens. What is likely is that there will be an increase in well-intentioned but not-of-academic-quality posts and comments. Please remember to not be too harsh to those who are making an effort. In this regard, it cannot hurt to check out the sidebar or our FAQ to brush up on the rules and ideals of the subreddit.

If anyone has concerns or questions, this is probably the place to air them. And, again, please feel free to check out the FAQ.

EDIT: attempted to clarify what the issue involving questions is.

EDIT 2: We've decided to be a bit ... generous with the comments in this thread, largely so that we don't end up squashing alternative views. Obviously, that leads to some low-quality and off-topic comments. Similar comments will be discouraged in non-Meta threads.