A Quick Note

I want to take a moment to say that by creating this community, I'm not trying to step on anyone's toes. I see communities that serve the purpose of highlighting comedic content, but it's either kind of specific (like, all jokes have to be original/made by the user or something like that) or the community appears to have grown a few cobwebs (no judgement here, I have some communities collecting dust for various reasons as well). Because I encounter and consume comedic content daily, I just thought I'd make a community that I know I have no problem posting to regularly and doesn't have any rules that are too specific (except one, you can read about that later).

I imagine that there may be some hesitation in creating a community here on imzy based in comedy/humor because of how nasty things get on the internet. People call these nasty things humor, but it's really just assholery. Comedy can really walk a fine line between humor and hurt. I'm aware of that. At the same time, I take the position that comedy can push us in our social and personal dialogues and it's important to have that push. Vulgar and explicit humor need not be censored unless of course it needs the NSFW label. Use that label when necessary.

I want to make clear that everything posted should follow imzy guidelines, which covers common internet forum worries such as the presence of bigotry and hatred. Those things of course, will be removed without notice if posted. And all flags will be taken seriously. It will be tricky if I wind up with complaints about posts because of how much of grey area I'm dealing with. Please have patience with me. As I navigate the world of moderation, I truly only want people to be happy and comfortable and still be able to share content that they enjoy.

My "no puns" rule is annoying to some people, I'm sure. I'm sorry for that, but I. Hate. Puns. They anger me. I'm not even exaggerating. They inspire red fire in my heart and I can't handle it. Please don't post them. I will remove them. If you want to make a pun community, knock yourself out, but leave them out of here. Please.

Please.

Seriously.

Please.

Don't do it.

Have fun. ^-^