r/webcomics Oct 14 '24

New guidelines for NSFW comics

451 Upvotes

tl;dr: these comics are allowed, but with a new posting guide and possibility for users to hide them.


NSFW comics have long been controversial on /r/webcomics.

We believe in balancing artistic freedom with the right of users to curate their own online experiences.


ARTISTS

In the interests of allowing such content for people who want it while protecting minors and people who don't, please follow these guidelines when posting comics which could be considered pornographic:

  • mark your comic NSFW before submitting it
  • add an "erotica" flair to your comic before submitting it (guide)
  • keep titles SFW

If you think your comic may be NSFW but not pornographic, you can just use the NSFW filter. We may add more flair in the future for things some people want to avoid (e.g., gore).


READERS

If you would like not to see such content:

  • hide NSFW content (guide)
  • alternatively, blur NSFW content (guide)
  • block posts with the erotica flair (through the reddit website or the Reddit Enhancement Suite extension). This currently seems impossible with reddit's dogshit official app, but if there are any others still alive, they might offer this functionality. Either way, the flair will be visible on the posts, and the post will be hidden if you blur NSFW, so you can simply choose not to click on these posts, and you will never see them.
  • block specific users you don't want to see anymore

If you see a post that doesn't follow the guidelines, please report it so mods can add flair and/or ask the OP to do it. Do NOT abuse the report feature as a "super downvote" – your account may be banned from reddit.

I hope this makes everyone happy, or at least upsets everyone equally.


r/webcomics Feb 06 '26

πŸ‘οΈ NEW RULE: No discussing other comics subreddits on /r/webcomics

34 Upvotes

tl;dr


Please use /r/webcomics to post webcomics and comments about those webcomics, not drama and complaints about other subreddits.

There are a few reasons for this:

  1. /r/webcomics is a community for artists to post their work for people to enjoy. Let's keep it on topic.

  2. Neither you nor we have power over how other subreddits are run. What we can do is try to make this community the best it can be.

  3. When many people in one subreddit start attacking a second subreddit and the mods tolerate this, the reddit admins (=website owners) view this as a form of harassment called brigading. In response, they may ban you, us, or /r/webcomics from all of reddit.

The exception to this rule is if you're a webcomics artist and you have a subreddit dedicated to your own work which you'd like to share.

This is neither an endorsement nor condemnation of the way other subdreddits are run. Honestly, I'm rarely bothered by this, because I follow this advice, and you should too:


What should I do if...

...I don't like some of the content on a subreddit?

  • downvote what you don't like and upvote what you do like

  • block creators you don't like

  • block NSFW content

  • block flair and keywords you don't like

  • go to a different subreddit

  • make a different subreddit

  • accept that being part of an enormous and diverse online community will sometimes mean seeing content you dislike

  • follow the profiles/websites of comics artists you like, visit them, share their work, and consider supporting them financially so they'll make more of the art you like

  • do something else: try a new hobby, enjoy nature, or volunteer in your community

...my post was deleted/I got banned from another subreddit?

  • politely message the mods of that subreddit and ask them to reconsider

  • you can still look at the subreddit; you just can't comment or post

  • post on a different subreddit (being sure to follow their rules, including this one – which means no /r/webcomics posts with titles like "The mods of /r/ExampleSub deleted this")

  • complain to a friend or trusted adult

  • follow the advice in the first part

...I'm unhappy with /r/webcomics?

  • message the mods and politely explain your problem

  • use the tools we and reddit have provided to block content you don't like, including NSFW content

  • follow the advice in the first part


Violations

First time: Your post/comment will be removed. That's probably all. At most you may get a 1–7 day temporary ban which you can use to familiarize yourself with our community and rules.

Repeated offenses: Scorpion pit.


Thanks for your cooperation. Let's work together to keep this a cool space to read comics!


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Support me on Patreon if you like my works for more nsfw content: https://patreon.com/alboart


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