In a quick chat with the other mods, here's a brief write up and official position on cross-posting from other subs.

First, it's allowed.

Encouraged, even.

While we may not want to see every other post here being a cross post, they do offer teachable moments.

Someone may spot a blue pill fantasy-laden post and wants to highlight the crazy as a reminder of what not to do.

It can serve as a warning or red flag to our fellow members and brothers in Christ.

Or it may just be a snippet of a post that you want to call out.

Either way, it can be an effective tool for teaching others.

On the flip side, there may be an incredible write up and you want to bring to attention the solid advice in the post.

Understandable.

When you do so, here is what I suggested:

Don't just cross link the post in a clickable headline and nothing more.

Do create a new post with a section quote capturing the heart of the argument from the post being referenced, with a direct link inside the new post to the original, along with a write up/argument that is made for/against whatever you think is off base or on point.

This way, it's not just a new headline/title and confusion about what someone is reading because it's linked elsewhere and they didn't realize it's a direct cross-link / cross-post and they ended up on another subreddit.

Instead, click "Submit a new text post" and create a brand new post.

Quote a section from the original post inside your new post that gets to the point of why you're linking and referencing the original post in the first place, so people can immediately get what it is about, along with your arguments as to why it's worth linking and commenting on, and hopefully foster a good discussion.

Share a link inside the new post that links back to the original.

u/Red-Curious shared more details on what we'd like to see and I'll copy his thoughts below:

I don't oppose those types of posts because it's valuable for others to recognize the blue pill when they see it. TRP itself has a tag for "blue pill example" that seems to encourage sharing such examples for the good of the community.

But when it's a matter of complaining and not educating, that's a problem. The post has to have value - and the boundaries you suggested seem to account for that. So, general rules I'd include would be:

  1. Summarize the content of the outside post (quotes if possible)
  2. Provide a link after the summary
  3. Provide an analysis of the content and why it's harmful
  4. Maintain civility, not speaking out of hate, anger, condescension, etc.

Simple, concise and effective.

Kindly abide by these rules.

Not doing so could result in horrendous consequences for you, from which there is no escape.

Thank you.