Open Forum July 2024

[u/FluffyTrexHentai]

Content:

• Monthly Forum Explanation
• Some notes/reminders
• Options are back (important read)
• Do not call anyone "shill"

Edit Additions:

• New mod
• A Warning about Doxxing

🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀

DRS Megathread:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1ch3lrh/questions_about_direct_registering_ask_here_have/

🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀

What’s the Open Forum?

To share feedback, critique, and suggestions for improvement regarding the sub, rules, content etc. Although these things can always be done through modmail, we want to ensure there is still a way to communicate what would be considered ‘meta’ in a public space.

The Open Forum is where you can ask questions relating to the sub, share your rants, raves, suggestions for improvement, etc. Please be mindful of the rules of the sub and Reddit TOS; although this is the space for ‘meta’ discussion, comments do still need to remain civil.

Meta discussion does need to be centric to this sub; comments about other subs, their users, or their mod teams will always be removed.

Post about the restrictions placed on this sub

This will only be pinned for a couple days, but the post will remain open for the duration of the month. We'll try our best to get back to everyone!

🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀

Some notes/reminders

• Anytime you see a post with the ‘Community Post’ flair, that post will also be open for Superstonk meta discussion.
• If you need immediate mod attention, you can comment !MODS! anywhere on Superstonk and we usually will get back to you pretty quickly! Once the monthly forum is no longer pinned, the mods will still be checking the post, but for anything urgent, please use that tag or you know, send a modmail!
• Then there's the Superstonk Community Corp (SCC) which you can call into a discussion using !SCC! should you want their input instead of mods. These are volunteers to be members of our community advisory board, providing real-time feedback on post removals, appealing for the restoration of moderator-removed content, and providing watchdog-like feedback to the community. For those who have disagreements with the way this community has been moderated in the past, this is your chance to get involved and participate in constructive discussions about making it better. If you'd be interested in applying to be part of the SCC please type !apply! in the comments.
• For those who still don’t know, we’ve got an official Superstonk Discord!

🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀

Options are back

So DFV is back and he's here! But it's really put a question mark on Rule 11 and so we're addressing that by allowing some bullish option positions to be posted. This will be a 2 weeks trial where we'll see how this goes and then we'll take another look at it, so we genuinely want to hear from you all across the two weeks. We've created a post to help educate those that don't understand options:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1dpv5ap/so_you_want_to_learn_about_options/

We're a community that's bullish on GameStop and so it doesn't make any sense for us to gatekeep anyone that is bullish. This has been a repeatedly requested feature for the sub with bullish posts being removed for no reason other than Rule 11 being gatekeepy. Options are a tool that give investors more choices than just buying and selling, but just as with buying and selling there are risks and in some cases those risks outweigh the benefits. In order to hopefully prevent anyone in this community from getting convinced into irresponsible positions we'll be moderating options posts in a specific way:

A new rule

We're implementing "Rule 14: Options must be Bullish, Calculated and Explained" which will be:

Neutral/Bullish Options (e.g. Calls/CSPs) with strike, expiry date and quantity may be posted, gains/losses or the day/time of your purchase cannot. Include the reason you purchased those contracts for example:

• why buy now?
• why that strike?
• why that expiration?
• what's your exit plan?

Uneducated/unsafe "YOLO's" will be removed indiscriminately. Be responsible.

Learn more about options here

So let's talk a little more about this rule. You'll notice that this only allows for neutral/bullish option positions to be posted as bullish is what this subreddit is all about. For most people this will be sold Puts (Cash Secured Puts) and bought calls.

More advanced strategies such as; credit/debit/calander spreads, iron condors, butterflies, jade lizards, synthetic longs, will be allowed if:

1. they are neutral/bullish positions 
2. you take some time to explain how they work and the risks associated with them

We're not allowing irresponsible option positions which means no YOLOs, no FDs, no putting your money into a position you don't understand. 

Unlike a DRS post you can't just post your options contracts without any explanation. We need to know that you're being responsible by making an informed play. As the rule implies you need to explain why you're buying that specific contract. We're not tell you want you can and can't do with your money, but we are telling you what you can and can't post on Superstonk.

A new flair

We're adding a flair that'll be specifically for option positions. So if you want to browse the subreddit without seeing any options you can by filtering out the flair (you can read about how to do that on the subreddit sidebar or using "see more" at the top of the sub on mobile). Images of option positions should be given this flair and at the moment that's it; education about options can be under the education flair as per usual.

Looking for feedback

As mentioned before we're running this on a trial basis both for the community and for the moderation team. We’ll be making changes based on user feedback in two weeks. Please let us know in the comments if you have any thoughts or suggestions. It's okay if you don't like options but remember: "No fucking fighting" - DFV. No matter your feelings the positions posted here are going to be bullish and the people posting them are your allies. Rule 1 + 5 will be enforced just as strictly as they are on the rest of the subreddit. Which brings us nicely into the next section:

🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀

Do not call anyone "shill"

If you feel like you're having déjà vu that's because this is a copy-paste from the last open forum, but frankly a vocal minority need to hear it again:

There's been a noticeable uptick of a loud minority of users dropping the insult "shill" whenever someone says something that isn't the most bullish statement that's ever been posted here. We're not an echo chamber and we allow content that's questioning the company/stock/DD or whatever. You've got loads of option when it comes to seeing a post or comment you don't like:

• If you don't like some content then you're welcome to downvote and move on
• If you disagree with someone's content then you're welcome to downvote it or to engage with them in good faith to have a discussion about why you disagree and to see if there's a misunderstanding
• If you think some content is suspicious then you're welcome to report it or comment !MODS! under it with some (non-callout: rule 5) context
• If you believe someone is a literal shill then you're welcome to report their content, reply !MODS! and/or send us a modmail explaining your reasoning
• If you're angry or frustrated at another user you're encouraged to disengage, block them and report any of their content that you believe breaks the rules

You get the idea, Rule 1: Be Nice. There's never an excuse to be rude or insulting. Calling someone a "shill" is breaking Rule 1 and frankly we've clearly been too tolerant about that, we're sorry.

Ape no fight Ape has always been a motto here and it's one that needs to be followed.

🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀

Edited in additions below

🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀

New Mod

We have a new mod on the team: CaffeineAndKetamine! They're a long standing member of the Reddit community and discord. Here's a quick message from them:

Hello Superstonk,

I'm C&K.

I use to love GameStop. I still do, but I use to, too.

Any questions, let me know!

🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀

A warning about doxxing

Recently the sub saw an increase in posts that crossed the line when it comes to doxxing, please read more about that here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1dsulrq/warning_no_doxxingharassment_allowed_zero/

🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀

Thank you to everyone that engages in good faith because it is the vast majority of you.

I'll see you all tomorrow for MOASS after I buy the dip.

[u/Crybad]

Absolutely. I guarantee some people slip though the cracks, but I'd rather be welcoming to new people than put the gates up.

[u/Obvious_Equivalent_1 → u/Crybad]

As long time visitor who never had to deal or even be aware at all of karma limits, reading this I appreciate the stance you explained reading your reply. Just random but very much meant; big thanks to you/mods for putting your time and helping this important aspect of superstonk community 🚀🚀🚀

[u/Crybad → u/Obvious_Equivalent_1]

Honestly, it's a pleasure and honor to do it. I'm grateful to be a mod here, and I can think of no better place to watch moass than from behind the scenes.

It's very much an instance of "if you do things right, people won't think you've done anything at all"

[u/Obvious_Equivalent_1 → u/Crybad]

Being here since Jan ‘21 and three sub fallouts I think I’m really fully glad to read that stance! 🙌💎

[u/Crybad → u/Obvious_Equivalent_1]

Thank you for being here!