c/formula1’s Rules

In addition to Lemmy’s Code of Conduct, the following rules are in place for c/formula1:

1. Keep it civil

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  • Keep it civil. We strive to foster a community in which discussions are lively and possibly even heated - especially during contentious races and events - but personal attacks, generalisations, posting of personal information, and similar toxicity will not be tolerated.

  • Etiquette is important to keep c/formula1 an open and welcoming community for everyone. TL;DR is “Be nice”.

  • Don’t be abusive. Fair criticism of teams, drivers, broadcasters, and other personalities is allowed, but this is not a place for blind hatred.

    • Prolonged or excessive attacks on either fellow sub users or F1 personalities will not be tolerated, and nor will wishing harm to drivers.
    • This includes hoping that drivers will suffer incidents. Motorsport is dangerous, and some things shouldn’t be wished on your worst enemy.

2. Gatekeeping/provocation

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  • c/formula1 is an open and welcoming community for everyone.

    • Any threads initiated as a way to gatekeep the subreddit or vent against other members will be removed and can result in disciplinary action.
    • Responding to content that violates these rules by retaliating in kind also violates these rules and will subject members to disciplinary action.
       

  • Do not comment with the sole purpose of baiting, trolling or inciting reactions from other users. This will lead to disciplinary action.

    • If there is a problem with another member or with one of the mods, please leave it to private messages.
    • If you believe you are being targeted by a specific user for harassment it may be advisable to submit a report to the admins as well. If you are unsure about whether this is appropriate, or how to do this, please contact us via direct message and the mods will be happy to help you.
       

  • Calls to brigade, troll, vandalise, or rig other communities, open platforms, or contests are strictly forbidden and likely to result in an automatic ban.

    • Sharing malicious or satirical edits on open platforms like Wikipedia and Google Maps is not permitted. It is irrelevant if the person submitting a post/comment about an edit is the same person responsible for the edit.
    • Encouraging others to rig F1’s Driver of the Day vote (or similar contests) is also considered both trolling and a form of internet vandalism, and will be met with disciplinary action.

3. Fan warring/attacking fan groups is not okay

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  • In a sport as intense as Formula 1, fans are always welcome to express excitement, but the way a small minority of fans choose to communicate their passion for teams and drivers is problematic.
  • Comments attacking fanbases are not okay on this community, and will be met with disciplinary action. Don’t pejoratively generalise or stereotype groups of fans. Tribalistic behaviour produces nothing but toxic comment threads and bad faith interactions between users.
  • Equally, don’t be a toxic fan warrior. Fair criticism of teams and drivers is permitted at c/formula1. If another user goes off the rails into destructive criticism or targets your fan group, use the report button to alert the moderators and enjoy as the aggressor is banned instead of engaging.
  • Disagreements are okay and it is expected that not everyone will like every team or driver, but there are acceptable ways to express this.
  • Unacceptable comments would be along the lines of:
    “The Tifosi are…”
    “Hamilton fans are such…”
    “Typical of Dutch fans to…”
    “These Drive To Survive fans…”

4. No racism, sexism, homophobia, stereotyping, prejudice, etc

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  • Bigoted and hateful conduct is not tolerated at c/formula1. This community is welcoming to everyone, no matter their age, gender, gender identity, sexual preferences, race, or any other defining characteristic.

    • Racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, xenophobic, ableist, and/or other discriminatory language and sentiment belongs in the dustbin and will result in strong disciplinary action, up to and including a permanent, non-appealable ban for a first offence.
    • Users who exhibit a bigoted mindset elsewhere on Lemmy and stir up trouble at this sub will receive a permanent ban to safeguard the members of this community - we will not tolerate hateful trolls.
       

  • This also includes use of dogwhistling terminology (tropes and clichés associated with bigotry such as “All Lives Matter”), jokes which include such sentiment, defence or justification of bigotry, attacks on anti-bigotry initiatives, and any other form of commentary aligned with these behaviours.

    • For instance, do not disrespect women/minorities/others by suggesting that Formula 1 has solved all of its systemic issues, or that they are lying about their experiences with racism/sexism/etc (e.g. “Lewis is lying about the existence of racism in F1, because he’s successful”). Any such tactless downplaying or denial of said issues is subject to severe disciplinary action.
       

  • Comments which generalise or stereotype people on the basis of their nationality (e.g. “she’s British, she’s bound to support Lewis” or “he’s Dutch, obviously biased towards Max”) will also be met with immediate bans. Respect people’s individualty without engaging in nationalistic prejudice and tribalism.

    • This rule also applies to teams, drivers, broadcasters, and members of the press. Do not highlight the nationality of personalities involved in F1 as a pejorative.
    • Whereas we do not tolerate discrimination against populations, please note that criticism of governments responsible for committing major human rights abuses does not, in and of itself, fall under the anti-bigotry rules. Comments reasonably viewed to criticise abusive regimes in favour of pro-human rights sentiments are unlikely to be actioned.
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    9. Posts should be relevant

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    • In general, content on c/formula1 should pertain to Formula 1, and facilitate news and discussion relevant to the sport. Although we do allow tangentially-related content and content related to other racing series under certain conditions, not everything goes. Submissions deemed irrelevant are subject to removal.

      • F1 Fantasy, video games, F1TV, and Grand Prix attendance/ticket exchange are some examples of topics considered beyond the scope of the sub.
         

    • Posts should be interesting and capable of generating novel discussion.

      • c/formula1 should not be treated as a personal blog or social feed. Random pictures of drivers/tracks/cars, selfies with F1 personalities, memorabilia, displays, your kids watching Formula 1, your dog, your birthday cake, your dog’s birthday cake, etc, will generally be removed.
         

    • Art posts are allowed and should be both high quality and relevant.

      • Art posts may be removed for any reason (low quality, repetitive subject matter, overly tangential to F1).
         

    • Social Media posts are allowed, but heavily curated. Social media is not necessarily relevant or interesting simply because its author is an F1 figure, including drivers.

      • Off-topic social media posts, even if from F1 drivers, entities or people related to F1, may be removed. This includes screenshots of banter, burns, follows/unfollows, likes, etc. The sub does not support Tiktok posts or YouTube Shorts.
         

    • Throwback (historical) posts are restricted to being posted one year, three years, or a multiple of five years after date. All such posts should feature an event that is still of interest to the community today. For example, random overtakes or two former drivers having a chat do not in general qualify for this.

      • Important events like memorials are exempt from this rule, and may be posted every year. Posts related to important current events may also be exempt at mod discretion.
      • An F1 personality’s birthday may be celebrated with one image/video that should be posted on their birthday in their country (i.e. the country under whose flag they race).
         

    • Off-topic posts from other racing series or motorsport in general should typically be limited to major breaking news, though we may be more lenient towards off-topic posts in downtime periods.

    • Posts should not be duplicates or reposts of existing threads.

      • Where breaking news occurs, the post with the most relevance / detail / traction will be retained, with others removed at moderator’s discretion.
         

    • The moderators reserve the right to remove/approve any off-topic or irrelevant post at their discretion on a case-by-case basis.

    10. Post titles must not contain spoilers

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    • Post titles must not contain spoilers from competitive sessions in Formula 1, or any other sport.
      • Competitive sessions are qualifying, sprint qualifying, sprint race, and race.
      • Spoilers are considered any content which allows a user to derive the final position of a driver or drivers finished in a session. Examples are:
        • Max Verstappen wins the Grand Prix.
        • Penalty means Lando Norris finishes outside the top 10.
        • 3 place penalty means Nico Hulkenberg starts P5.
        • Red Bull dominate with their 5th double podium.
           
      • Examples of post titles which would not be considered a spoiler are:
        • Your winner of the Grand Prix is:
        • Lando Norris given 5 second penalty post-race.
        • Nico Hulkenberg hit with 3 place grid drop.
           
    • Posts with spoilers in should aim to use the spoiler tags for competitive session results.
      • Whilst this is not a punishable rule, it would be considered a common courtesy. We are aware that not all Lemmy clients support the spoiler tags.
         
    • In general, if you do not wish to have the result of a session spoilt, the best advice would be to stay away from social media!

    11. Piracy

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    • We do not allow any discussion of Formula 1 piracy in this community. Piracy includes:
      • Links to live streams.
      • Links to replays.
      • Links to torrents.
      • Asking for links to the above.
         
    • We will not allow clips / highlights from legitimate websites (e.g. YouTube) from any creator except Formula 1, or their partners (e.g. Sky Sports).

    12. Other rule violations

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    • While it is impossible to account for every single scenario which may call for moderator action, mods reserve the right to act on any account, post, or comment for any reason we believe is in the best interests of the community.
      • If you notice an account, post, or comment which you feel is detrimental enough to warrant mod action but does not neatly fit into any of the above categories, this report reason may be used.

    13. Off-season

    The beginning and end of the off-season will be announced by the mods when relevant.

    During the off-season the rules are still enforced, but the bar on what content is permitted is relaxed. Please note, the bar on the base level of behaviour expected is not.

    Disciplinary Guidelines

    • The moderation team reserves the right to take any action they deem fit in order to preserve the desired nature of this community. We may take any of the following actions:
      • Removal of a post.
      • Temporary ban from the community.
      • Permanent ban from the community.
         
    • Should you have a grievance, please contact @itsmikeyd in the first instance. Await a week for a reply, then try other moderators.
    • We acknowledge that the moderation tools aren’t up to Reddit standards, so please don’t expect Reddit standard moderation.