Hi and welcome to r/selfreliance! :) Thank you for visiting us! To facilitate your understanding and integration in this sub please spend some time reading these General Guidelines and Principles.

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I. Who we are ​

This community is a place to discuss articles, guides, life-hacks and bits of knowledge on how to be self-reliant, we have the aim to increase a bit more our knowledge in different areas.

Self-reliance is a broad concept, it is our intention to be a platform of knowledge and educational sharing of skills that may give individuals some sort of independence for their lives - however we are not an authoritative source of information. Formal expertise, experience, training, preparedness, well-being and safety should be your own responsibility - ultimately that is what self-reliance is about!

We are not "lone wolf" promoters. In most scenarios, you are more likely to be better off with a group of people who help each other rather than being alone - remember, different people have different skills. Also, historically we have thrived by having communities working together - which is why it’s still important to work together while sharing your knowledge and skills with others. There is nothing wrong in asking for help.

Do note: if you are asking a question in this sub we ask you to write [Help] in the beginning of your post title. However, please use the search feature before posting, chances are someone has posted about that topic before or check our wiki here.

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II. Flairs/Labels

This sub has flairs/labels both for posts (so you can search for what matters to you!) and for users (so you can show-off your passion!) - labels for posts are not perfect but are better than having no label but it also requires submitters to label them properly, so please label your posts.

We allow "special" flairs for members that have proven skill(s) to help distinguish among this community the most reputable members, if you think you have proven skills and want a special flair please reach-out using the modmail.

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III. Posting, Commenting and Self-Promotion ​

Please be familiar with our rules before posting or commenting.

We encourage our members to share their projects, useful guides, pictures, images, ideas, thoughts if these have the aim of promoting discussion or have the intent of educate others in a specific area/subject.

Our members may submit a limited amount of 'self-promotional' self-reliance content (e.g. their blog, their product, their website) only if they participate on /r/selfreliance with a variety of contributions. This means we expect to see comments or posts on your account, and they must not be rapid-fire attempts to appear active; we require sustained, thoughtful participation. You must be a 'regular' user with the interest of contributing collectively - this sub is to be used for discussions not for own promotions or agendas. Additionally, any (YouTube) videos or external links posted here should also be accompanied by a paragraph description of the video itself as a comment in that post.

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IV. Behaviour and Discussions ​

Please be nice with your discussions! Useful and constructive criticism is and will always be allowed even if this may go against an OP or/even a Mod. However, making comments as "This post is bullshit! LOL", "This is common sense pfff" may be removed as this do not provide significant value to discussions. Positive criticism is more than welcome but do this in a way to contribute to the discussion while bringing some added value to the members of this sub especially if this can be backed up, i.e. if you do not agree with a post or comment provide some evidence why.

Important point, troll and condescending behaviour will not accepted, temporary and permanent bans will be given. This sub aims to encourage self-reliance discussions and knowledge sharing so that we all increase a bit more our knowledge and expertise. If you are unwilling to contribute meaningfully in discussions and if you have a negative behaviour (rudeness, disrespect, trolling, drama seeking or bullying) this is not the sub for you, temporary and permanent bans will be given.

If you see behaviour (post or comments) that should be looked at please report these using the report function of Reddit - note: please give it some time to action as there is no 24h mod team.

Sometimes there are users who receive hurtful and derogatory DMs and/or chats as a direct result of posting on Reddit. If you are a user who has received these kind of messages as part of your interaction with this sub, please use the modmail immediately with screenshots and/or usernames so permanent bans can be given.

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V. Automoderator ​

Please be aware that as our community grew, the use of a Automoderator became necessary, hence:

  • avoid using throwaway accounts that are new to Reddit since accounts with a few days will not be able to post;
  • if you have negative karma you will not be able to post;
  • avoid swearing as the Automoderator may remove your posts;
  • if you have your titles or posts in all caps the Automoderator will remove them.

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VI. Modding

Good moderation can be very hard because ultimately power corrupts and moderation is pretty much power over some users. Our solo mod does not want to be corrupted but also needs help from our r/selfreliance members especially the ones with good intentions that want to do... good and educate others in a non-condescending way. A good moderator should allow factual conversations to happen, however when conversations are more opinion-based well... we may enter a difficult grey area.

All mods can and will make mistakes, our mod here is very easy to approach if you come with good intentions or reasoning, just do not be a troll - if you were banned and do not agree feel free to appeal and expose your case as sometimes misunderstandings happen - derogatory comments or drama will not get you anywhere.

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And... that is it! Any questions feel free to use our modmail.

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Be nice to each other and all the best and be your best!