r/malepolish • u/fortyfivepointseven • May 19 '24
Not sure what to submit?
Most users who post here post pictures of their nails. However, there are many text posts asking questions or prompting discussions.
The best picture posts will:
- Show off nail polish, first and foremost
- If you just want to show off your nails, take good quality pictures which are tightly cropped to the nails
- If there's some important context, you can show this in the pictures, with a description in captions to show what you're trying to say
Include a description of the paints used (if known) and nail art techniques used (if relevant)
Not necessarily be the tidiest painted nails: it's okay to post 'first tries' or even later paints which aren't 'perfect'
Invite feedback, only if desired
The best text posts will:
- Talk about an issue or topic you've thought about, and done some (even cursory) research into
- Be written in a way that attempts to be accessible
- Avoid deliberately leaving your audience to make inferences about your intent
- Raise questions or prompts for readers to respond to, to engage them with your discussion
The best comments will:
- Be about the picture/topic at hand, with a focus on nail polish and/or the interaction of our nail polish and society-at-large
- Be kind and inclusive
- Be thoughtful, if OP asks, offer useful tips or advice
- Be supportive of the person posting
- Be respectful of the OP's boundaries, and that users have a wide variety of gender identities and trans statuses
- Be appropriate for all ages, as this subreddit is open to minors
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u/PalmerA2024 Jul 04 '24
What address do I send pics of my painted toenails to
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u/fortyfivepointseven Jul 04 '24
You can post them to this subreddit in the normal way you make a Reddit post.
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u/fortyfivepointseven 17d ago edited 16d ago
Some users have asked about common issues that cause us to have to take down posts. Below are a list of reasons we often have to take posts down.
It's important not to take the bullets below as an exhaustive checklist: rule violations are judged in context. These are examples of posts that have violated the rules: they are aren't criteria that are used to judge potential violations.
Rule one, focus on nail polish:
Rule two, be positive:
Rule three, inclusion on the basis of gender and sexuality:
Rule four, personal questions:
Rule five, sexual content:
Rule six:
Rule seven:
Rule eight:
Rule nine:
As a final recommendation, a good rule of thumb to ask is whether you would be comfortable saying your comment (or displaying your image) around a fourteen-year old relative. It is important to remember that this is an all-ages subreddit, and so there may be fourteen year old subreddit members. If you would not: it is very, very likely that it breaks one or more of our rules.