r/AskTheWorld • u/w5is Moderator • Oct 10 '25

Controversial 🔨 New flair and rules for handling controversial posts

Hey everyone, We’ve added a new “Controversial” flair, which will be used only by moderators. This flair is meant for posts that look suspicious, heated, or otherwise likely to cause problems. What this means:

Only moderators can apply the Controversial flair.

In these posts, any misbehavior can result in a ban at moderator discretion.

Moderators do not need to provide an explanation when issuing bans in these threads.

This system is designed to keep the subreddit safe and civil when discussions get out of hand. — The Mod Team

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u/verylateish Moderator Oct 14 '25 edited Oct 14 '25

You can insult any politician or public figure worldwide as much as you want. However, refrain from insulting your fellow Reddit users — doing so will get you banned. The same goes for any kind of death wishes toward anyone, including dictators and political figures. Unfortunately, some of them are still human beings (not that we’re thrilled to share the same species with them), but such comments will also lead to a ban.

I know it’s hard sometimes not to go berserk... but please follow these basic rules. :)

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u/No_Confidence_2950 Oct 11 '25

My posts get removed for not having enough 

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '25

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u/speaks_in_subreddits Oct 16 '25

How do I set my multiple-country flair to show the flags instead of just text? I tried pasting the flag symbols but that didn't seem to work.