This subreddit has received new moderation due to the previous mod team no longer showing any activity or interest in moderating this subreddit.
One of the previous mods u/spiderbutt_ handed over the subreddit to me when it got banned a few months ago.
TL;DR: Subreddit is back open for "everybody" to post, rules are the same; read them. Happy fapping.
No more approved submitters
This subreddit took a drastic hit in content when it moved to an approved submitters only format. It did this to fight against a lot of spam it was receiving at the time and also people not providing sources for their post as they should as covered by rule 4.
In order to try and bring some live back to this subreddit I have removed this restriction and removed anybody that was an approved submitter previously. The subreddit is back open for "everybody" to post.
I say "everybody" because NSFW subreddits often deal with a lot of spam. I have added several new automod restrictions to deal with a bunch of this spam based on previous mod experience and will monitor/adjust this going forward. There's an account age & karma requirement in place, values will not be disclosed, as well as a requirement to have a verified email linked to your reddit account.
Rules
I have no plans to change the way the subreddit worked. All the rules will remain the same in essence. I have just slightly reworded some of them.
Rule 1: No Underage Participants
No porn depicting minors. This means no loli/shota/minor posts or source links that involve sexual activity, including sexual suggestive. This includes descriptive text or sexual situations in the presence of the minor.
Rule 2: Relatable Content
All posts must be expressive/relatable in nature. Not everything needs to be relatable to irl, it's hentai after all, funny/ridiculous situations are allowed. If you want to post memes go to /r/hentaimemes.
Rule 3: Direct Links Only
Links should be direct links hosted on reddit, catbox, imgchest or redgifs. Reddit allows image uploads on NSFW subreddits, there's no reason not to use it now.
Rule 4: You Must Source Your Submissions
The source must be provided in the comments or else the post will be removed. A link is not required, but it would be much appreciated. At the very least, you must provide the title and artist of the source material. Gallery numbers alone are not a source; "177013" is not enough. Reason why this matters. For example:
❌ 177013
✔️ Metamorphosis by ShindoLDo not link loli/shota, name is still required.
Rule 5: No Screenshots of Social Media
No screenshots of websites or social media, such as tweets, news articles, reddit, etc
Rule 6: No Non-Hentai Content
Non-hentai content should be indistinguishable from actual hentai content. It's fine if it looks like hentai, otherwise the post will be removed.
Rule 7: No Pirated Licensed Content Source Links
Posting licensed content is allowed, but any source links must be to the official licensed versions only. Posting links to pirate versions of licensed content will get your comment removed. This also goes for trying to circumvent the rule.
Licensed material includes (but is not limited to) content from the following sites/publishers:
EDIT: Adjusting wording on rule 7 to clearly state source link and mention removal of comment not post.
New moderation but clearly nothing has changed
You had a chance to fix this stupid rule, why keep it?
I remember a few years back that Fakku went pretty hard on sites hosting or linking to pirated content from their site. It would really suck for this sub to be shut down because Fakku reported it to Reddit. It's a reasonable rule in that light. I may not like it myself, but to keep the sub alive, it's fine.
I think the comment or whatever it is containing links to the pirated material should be removed.
So if a post is OK and then someone requests a link to a site, that's fine but when someone responds with a pirate link then the comment containing the pirate link should be removed.
That is indeed what the rule means.
I see that the rule explanation mentions post instead of comment, I'll fix that. Maybe it causes confusion.
As much as I hate Fakku, I'd still rather have this rule, so that the sites can operate without being found out. Remember what happened to Hentainexus.
Rule wise that is indeed what the post states. "I have no plans to change the way the subreddit worked. All the rules will remain the same in essence."
I don't think it's a rule that needed fixing and it was put there by the previous mod team for a reason in an agreement with F! so this subreddit has been on their radar in the past. The rule doesn't prevent you from posting funny or relatable content that comes from a licensed work. It only says that if you want to link to the source material you should link to an official licensed site. Links aren't even required, just the title and artist of the work are. So if you don't want to provide any clicks to those sites because "fuck them" then simply don't. If you want to find it on the seven seas go ahead, you have the title and artist so google away.
Besides being a possible risk to the subreddit, sharing sites where you can see this content, especially sites who's sole focus is spreading/hosting this content, only puts those sites at risk of being shutdown faster. In the past 3-4 years I've seen 5-6 sites being shutdown and 2-3 that are removing more select content from their catalogue due to DMCA. I would have removed links to this content regardless if it was written in the rules or not for the purpose of not bringing attention to these sites on a public forum.
Wishing you the best of luck, my dude.
If you need help with moderating the sub let me know, I do help in moderating anime_irl and this is basically a lot of the same