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• Documentaries Only

• The following types of content are not considered documentaries: TV news/shows, articles, interviews, lectures, scripted content, amateur home videos, mockumentaries, biopics, video essays, promotional material, and vlogs.

• Posts which are not documentaries will be removed.

• Post Title Format

• Title (Year) - Optional Description [hh:mm:ss]

• Correct title, year of release and length are mandatory.

• [Trailer] tag is mandatory in the description for trailers.

• A (CC) tag in the description is strongly encouraged.

• Do not post titles or descriptions using 100% capitalised words.

• Example of a good title:

• The Documentary Title (2020) - A documentary about documentaries (CC) [02:12:52]

• READ DETAILS & EXAMPLES

• Post Correct Title & Description

• Ensure the documentary title and description are correct.

• The title is often not the same as the YouTube submission, please take care.

• Avoid adding opinion or commentary to submission titles & description or it will be removed.

• Ensure that titles are not misleading, misrepresent the content, or use all caps words (except for acronyms).

• Submission Statements Are REQUIRED

• Immediately * post a submission statement according to the following or the post may be removed:

• Submission statements should be a 2+ sentences describing the video's content. Avoid sharing personal thoughts or opinions, and refrain from primarily using direct quotes or excerpts.

• Users should be able to understand what to expect from your video based on this comment.

• Don't name the video channel.

• No Self-Promotion or YT Channel Promotion

• Linking to your own YouTube channel or similar channel is not allowed, including any form of self-promotion in comments.

• If you wish to share a documentary, please adhere to the 1/10th rule, which means self-promotion (and karma farming), including video links, should not exceed 10% of your content here. The remaining 90% should be active engagement through comments within the community.

• Promoting the video channel in the title, comment or submission statement is prohibited.

• No Bigotry, Dehumanization, or Discrimination

• Zero tolerance for bigotry, discrimination, hate speech, promoting violence, antisemitism, islamophobia, apologia or justification of the dehumanization/suffering of others.

• Do not engage in any harmful or prejudiced behavior based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic. All human beings are equal.

• Bad-faith strategies such as whataboutism or obfuscation is prohibited.

• Users are assessed based on their actions across all of reddit.

• No Brigading, Harassment, Trolling, Threats, False Sub Accusations, or Metadrama

• Engaging in brigading, showboating, or harassment of users, moderators, or subs may lead to a ban.

• Trolling, sealioning, threats, or creating a negative atmosphere, is prohibited.

• Making false claims that the subreddit supports a specific ideology or group may result in a ban.

• No Metadrama. MUST use np links to other subs.

• If you come across an rule violating comment, please report it rather than publicly attacking them.

• Be respectful to others

• Please be respectful to other users... if they're wrong, tell them why! But please, personal attacks or comments that insult or demean a specific user or group of users will be removed and result in bans.

• Direct Documentary Video Links Only

• Links must be direct to the documentary video. Links to promotional websites or general streaming service pages are not allowed. Only direct video links are accepted.

• No Misinformation. Source with Trustworthy Links

• Posts and comments spreading misinformation will be removed. Significant claims must be supported by reliable sources; however, Wikipedia links are not considered reliable. Provide links to trustworthy sources, and failure to do so upon request will result in content removal, and possibly leading to a ban.

• No File Lockers, Linkjacking, or Torrents

• The linked page must contain a playable video, and shouldn't be an embedded video from another site.

• No file lockers, torrents or linkjacking: site must stream video.

• Do Not Delete Popular Submissions

• A popular submission contains many conversations by a wide range of users. Please don't consign their comments to the memory hole by deleting your popular submission, even if the documentary has been removed from an external site.

• Banning will be imposed on users who delete popular submissions.

• No Solicitation

• Requests for donations or material support is annoying and prohibited.

• No Reposts (3 month rule)

• Do not repost documentaries that have been posted in the previous three months.

• Moderator Discretion and Reddit Rules

• Moderators retain full discretion and autonomy to remove or lock comments/posts, issue warnings, bans, or handle ban appeals based on user actions across Reddit.

• Follow Reddit's content policy, reddiquette, and Moderator Code of Conduct.

• We reserve the right to modify the rules as we see fit.