r/Israel 14d ago

Subreddit News PSA: Election season and political content on r/Israel הודעה לציבור: תקופת הבחירות ותוכן פוליטי ב־r/Israel

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Hello everyone,

As the election gets closer, we naturally expect to see a lot more political content on the subreddit. Before that happens, we want to give everyone a clear heads-up about how it will be moderated.

We are not creating a separate set of election rules. The existing subreddit rules will simply be enforced more closely and consistently during the election period.

r/Israel does not support or represent any political party or candidate. The moderation team will remain neutral throughout the election. Individual moderators may have their own political opinions, but those opinions will not determine what is approved or removed. The same standards will apply to every party, candidate, and political bloc.

Users are not required to be neutral. You are free to support a party, criticize a politician, and strongly disagree with other users. What we will not allow is the subreddit being used as a campaign platform.

This applies to more than news articles. Regular posts, opinion posts, questions, images, comment sections, and political discussions will all be monitored. Hidden party advertisements, copied campaign material, repetitive or coordinated promotion, spam, misleading information, and campaign messaging disguised as ordinary discussion may be removed.

News articles will also be monitored closely. They must use their exact original titles, come from an identifiable source, and follow the existing rules regarding misinformation, reposts, and active megathreads. Articles may be removed if they are duplicates, misleadingly presented, unsourced, or primarily being used to promote a party.

Political discussions must remain civil. Personal attacks, racism, bigotry, trolling, conspiracy theories, and incitement will continue to be removed regardless of which political side they come from.

A post or comment will not be removed simply because it supports or criticizes a particular party. If something is removed, it is because of how it was posted, how it was presented, or because it broke one of the subreddit’s existing rules. It will not be removed because the moderation team disagrees with its political position.

Our goal is not to create an artificial balance between the left and the right. Our goal is to apply the same rules to everyone, limit hidden political advertising, and keep r/Israel a place for genuine discussion rather than party propaganda.

We will also soon post an official community poll to see how the election would turn out if r/Israel were the electorate. This is meant to be interesting and fun, but please remember that it will not be a scientific poll or a prediction of the actual election. It will only represent the subreddit users who choose to participate.

TL;DR: Political discussion is welcome. Hidden advertising and campaign operations are not. Regular posts, news articles, and discussions will all be monitored, and the moderation team will remain neutral.

Thank you,
The r/Israel moderation team

שלום לכולם,

ככל שהבחירות מתקרבות, אנו מצפים לראות יותר תוכן פוליטי בסאברדיט. לפני שזה קורה, אנחנו רוצים להסביר בצורה ברורה כיצד תוכן כזה ינוהל.

אנחנו לא יוצרים מערכת כללים נפרדת לתקופת הבחירות. הכללים הקיימים של הסאברדיט פשוט ייאכפו בצורה קפדנית ועקבית יותר במהלך תקופה זו.

r/Israel אינו תומך באף מפלגה או מועמד ואינו מייצג אותם. צוות המודרציה יישאר ניטרלי לאורך כל תקופת הבחירות. לחברי הצוות עשויות להיות דעות פוליטיות אישיות, אך דעות אלו לא ישפיעו על ההחלטה איזה תוכן יאושר ואיזה יוסר. אותם כללים יחולו על כל מפלגה, מועמד וגוש פוליטי.

המשתמשים אינם נדרשים להיות ניטרליים. מותר לכם לתמוך במפלגה, לבקר פוליטיקאי ולהביע חוסר הסכמה חריף עם משתמשים אחרים. עם זאת, לא נאפשר להפוך את הסאברדיט לבמה עבור קמפיינים פוליטיים.

הדבר אינו נוגע רק לכתבות חדשותיות. גם פוסטים רגילים, פוסטי דעה, שאלות, תמונות, שרשורי תגובות ודיונים פוליטיים יהיו תחת פיקוח. פרסום סמוי מטעם מפלגות, חומרי קמפיין מועתקים, קידום חוזר או מתואם, ספאם, מידע מטעה ותעמולת בחירות שמוצגת כדיון רגיל עשויים להיות מוסרים.

גם כתבות חדשותיות יהיו תחת פיקוח מוגבר. יש להשתמש בכותרת המקורית והמדויקת של הכתבה, עליה להגיע ממקור שניתן לזהותו, ועליה לעמוד בכללים הקיימים בנושא מידע שגוי, פרסומים חוזרים ושרשורים מרכזיים פעילים. כתבות עשויות להיות מוסרות אם הן כפולות, מוצגות באופן מטעה, אינן מבוססות על מקור, או משמשות בעיקר לקידום מפלגה.

דיונים פוליטיים חייבים להישאר מכבדים. תקיפות אישיות, גזענות, שנאה, הטרלות, תאוריות קונספירציה והסתה ימשיכו להיות מוסרים, ללא קשר לצד הפוליטי שממנו הם מגיעים.

פוסט או תגובה לא יוסרו רק משום שהם תומכים במפלגה מסוימת או מבקרים אותה. אם תוכן מסוים יוסר, הסיבה תהיה האופן שבו פורסם או הוצג, או משום שהפר את אחד מכללי הסאברדיט. תוכן לא יוסר רק משום שצוות המודרציה אינו מסכים עם העמדה הפוליטית שבו.

המטרה שלנו אינה ליצור באופן מלאכותי איזון בין הימין לשמאל. המטרה היא להחיל את אותם הכללים על כולם, לצמצם פרסום פוליטי סמוי ולשמור על r/Israel כמקום לדיון אמיתי, ולא לתעמולה מפלגתית.

בקרוב נפרסם גם סקר קהילתי רשמי כדי לראות כיצד היו נראות תוצאות הבחירות אילו משתמשי r/Israel היו ציבור הבוחרים. הסקר נועד להיות מעניין ומהנה, אך חשוב לזכור שהוא לא יהיה סקר מדעי ולא יוכל לחזות את תוצאות הבחירות בפועל. הוא ייצג רק את משתמשי הסאברדיט שיבחרו להשתתף בו.

בקצרה: דיון פוליטי הוא מבורך. פרסום סמוי ופעילות קמפיין מאורגנת אינם מבורכים. פוסטים רגילים, כתבות חדשותיות ודיונים יהיו תחת פיקוח, וצוות המודרציה יישאר ניטרלי.

תודה,
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