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Hey y'all, your mod team is here and wants to know how you all would change up stuff on this subreddit? We have been thinking that maybe our posting requirements, which say that every post must have the name of the documentary, the year it was released, and the running time in the title, might be a bit restrictive. Then we also require a submission statement that is at least a couple sentences on what to expect if we watch this documentary before a post is approved. We are wondering, are all our requirements stifling engagement in the subreddit?

So what would you change? Do you think posts should have to be approved by moderators before they go out or do you think people should be able to post directly? Do you think if a post is good but does not meet all those requirements, it should be taken down? Should we skip those requirements altogether?

We also want to know what you think about the users having some input on whether posts stay or go by voting on that question, do you think you all should be able to vote someone's post away? Or vote to keep it even if it does not meet the requirements we have laid out? Do you think voting on posts is something that should be a part of the subreddit and would you take part if there was a top comment on a post that could vote on?

Last question, right now we only allow documentaries from platforms that are free. This rules out all discussion about documentaries that are on HBO, Netflix, Prime and other streaming services or even documentaries that are ones that you have to buy individually, do you like this rule or should we allow all documentaries to be posted and discussed, even though that means some people will not have access to them?

We will be doing a series of polls over the coming days asking about these things, so please look out for them but we also wanted to give you a space to just talk about the sub overall and how you would like things to be different, and we really want to hear from you. We want to make this sub into the subreddit YOU want, for the users of the sub, not the mods. So please tell us what you think!

Please keep comments respectful and centered around the topics that were asked about, thank you!

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