Hello, /r/aww subscribers!As many of you are aware, we recently held a poll to decide on the future of the subreddit. This initiative was prompted by statements from Reddit's CEO, who suggested that the desires of the platform's everyday users were being eclipsed by those of moderators.We – the so-called "landed gentry" – appreciate that Reddit is made great by its users. Uncompensated contributors populate the platform's many communities with their content, just as volunteer moderators keep spam and bigotry at bay. Since neither we nor Reddit would be here without you, it was only fair to let you determine what /r/aww should be about... and you overwhelmingly chose to only allow adorable content featuring John Oliver, Chiijohn, and anything else that closely resembles them.At the time of writing, the results were:-2691 vote in favor of returning to normal.48506 votes in favor of only allowing adorable content featuring John Oliver, Chiijohn, and similar.As such, we're introducing rule 12: Posts must feature adorable content of John Oliver, Chiijohn, or anything else that closely resembles them.Now, here are a few clarifications:"John Oliver" refers to the British comedian who hosts Last Week Tonight."Chiijohn" refers to the otter mascot featured on that Last Week Tonight.With a few exceptions, any picture of John Oliver or Chiijohn is allowed... because they're always adorable.Anything else that closely resembles them may be allowed at the discretion of the mods. As an example, Chiitan and otters wearing glasses would definitely be allowed.All other /r/aww rules remain in effect. As a brief reminder: Photoshops and art are still allowed, but be wary of rule 2. Do not tag content you did not create as OC. Nothing sad or NSFW.In celebration of this change, we have a new beautiful custom subreddit logo, which should be visible on both new and old Reddit.Thank you, everyone, for ensuring that /r/aww is truly a subreddit of the people! via /r/aww https://ift.tt/g86th2H
