[For the "quick and dirty" answer, go straight to the bottom of this post under the section titled, The List.]

When someone reads something on this sub, they may take any post or comment and think it represents the community at large, or an official position when it may not.

With that in mind, a new flair system was established awhile back and you now see that for mods and endorsed contributors.

To date, this flair is almost always with black letters on a green background next to their username and it will include the words "Mod" for Moderator or "Endorsed." In some cases, it may be a blue background.

Mods are self explanatory, and Endorsed means we know them, have vetted them and/or seen enough of their writing to feel comfortable with generally endorsing their views.

All mods and endorsed contributors will have a good grasp of red pill principles and above all, be rooted and grounded in God's Word, the latter being the standard that guides and directs all we do.

The mods and Endorsed Contributors (EC's, from here on) have also shown a commitment to RPChristians that we think is deserving of reward and highlighting their commentary with the aforementioned flairs and (in the case of mods), privileges.

You'll also find a flair category of "Mission-minded" and these are individuals that have shown a zeal for making disciples and we think their commentary regarding biblical principles, especially that of having a mission of making disciples is worth listening and giving added weight to on that topic.

Important note for new and old, beginners and experienced

Being new (to this sub) isn't indicative of immaturity, nor is being here from the beginning a guarantee of wisdom.

Someone can show up the first time and rightly divide the Word and be exactly on point with RP principles. It's also possible for an "old vet" to get it wrong. Rare, but it happens.

We recognize there are those of you who may have been around RP or the manosphere or have been thinking, writing or teaching on biblical principles (or all of the above) for a good while. u/Deep_Strength is a great example of this. His wisdom is evident and he put in the time and effort on his own blog and participated in other places before he came here.

On the flip side, there are those who have been here and participating off and on for a longer time, but we think they fall short in one more more categories, and have held off on any endorsement of them.

We keep our eyes open for new talent, and discuss with each other who to endorse or extend a mod invitation to.

If you're solid on the RP stuff and your actions show you're committed to this sub over an extended period of time, if you're temperament is right and you're judicious and wise (it's why they chose me ;) — kidding, of course) and most importantly, if you're knowledgeable about the Bible and actively living it out (best guess, we don't follow you around, obviously), then we're likely looking at you for a future endorsement.

Of course, any endorsement can be removed at any time, and mods are not immune from that.

If anyone veers too far away from what we think is solid, it's lights out. You, me, all of us. Except for u/Red-Curious, we'd have to resort to imprecatory prayers if he gets off track. :) More about him in a minute.

So, who should you listen to and/or what posts and comments are best?

The List

For posts, anything on the sidebar. It's there for a reason. If you want to know what this sub thinks, approves of, or actions we encourage, go there.

For individuals, all of the moderators.

Moderators: u/Red-Curious He is the creator/founder of this sub and obviously a mod. About 90% of the sidebar is written by him.

Funny story, one time RC and another guy disagreed on here, and to show him the error of his ways, the guy told RC he needed to read the sidebar lol, which at the time I believe RC had written all of it. That story still makes me laugh.

u/OsmiumZulu

u/RocknRollChuck

u/RedPillWonder

u/Deep_Strength

For the curious minded, this list is in order of sidebar appearance, which happens to be the order in which an individual was asked and they accepted a mod invitation.

Endorsed Contributors:

u/ruizbujc

u/AlanNoles

u/SkimtheDross

u/SteelSharpensSteel

I'm probably leaving some out, but not intentionally.

As noted, if an individual has "Endorsed" in their flair, count them among those whose opinions we generally trust, in addition to the mods.

Remember, there are those who aren't mods or EC's yet, but who still have excellent advice to give! And in time, you'll likely be seeing flairs next to their names—or perhaps yours.

For now, this is simply a list of those we currently give our "Stamp of Approval" to and if you see a comment from any of them, you can be fairly confident that what they have to share will benefit you.

An extra note: I use "we" to refer to all the mods. We're friends and have become closer over the months and years and I'm pretty sure none of us knew any of the others before this. And while the "we" is accurate as far as our discussions and "votes" and what we like or dislike, approve or otherwise stand against, in the end (and I'm speaking personally, but confident the others think similarly) this is u/Red-Curious's "house" and he has the final say.

The same as it would be yours if you started your own subreddit, blog, podcast or forum, yet gave mod privileges to others.

With all this in mind, welcome to any new readers and enjoy the content!

Lastly, a hearty thank you to each and every one of you who contribute and share your thoughts, ideas and advice! Whether a little or a lot, you're helping others and steering them in a better direction. It's appreciated.