Hello!

I have a question (actually a couple) for everyone. I moderate /t/fantasyart, and recently there was a post there that was, arguably, of lower quality, but still content relevant to the tribe. The picture in question was also cross-posted to /t/shittymspaint, so there is literally no question that it was a lower quality drawing. My first instinct was to remove the post, which I did, but after giving it more thought, I am now unsure.

I enjoy art, and I confess, I'm probably a bit of a snob. I browse a lot of extremely professional and high quality art every day, so upon seeing this piece, I felt like it didn't belong. Was I right to remove it?

I have since added an additional point to the rules of the tribe that posters should try to aim for higher quality content, in terms of technique and design in the art they are posting. Is this unreasonable?

I'd really like to start a discussion on this, because as Snapzu gains more users, the quality of content submitted could vary more and more. As chiefs it is up to us to decide what does and doesn't belong in our tribes, and it won't always be as simple as, "this isn't relevant content, it doesn't belong here."

As it stands, unless I have missed something, the only action mods and admins can take in their tribe is to remove snaps or make them sticky. While the former is effective for removing content that is not related to the tribe, it is somewhat drastic for dealing with snaps that have simply been titled incorrectly, or haven't chosen a content type.

What I'm suggesting is some sort of "Edit Suggestion Form" mods and admins can complete on individual posts that sends a message to the original poster, showing the suggested changes to their post. The poster can then accept or refuse these changes, but like downvotes, perhaps they must provide a reason for refusing these changes, so that disputes between mods and users over proper post content can be settled elsewhere.

This way, mods and admins can't just edit a post's actual content, but have a way to suggest changes to the post's title, tags, sources and content type to better curate their communities.