Updated AskTRP rules for 2019

AskTRP has traditionally been our beginner area, with accordingly relaxed posting standards. However, with increased traffic we have seen a surge of people abusing this as lax standards and stepping out of line. Therefore, the mod team has updated the rules and will be strictly enforcing them with temporary and permanent bans. This is necessary to maintain a good signal to noise ratio.

The rules are always available in the sidebar.

Rule Zero of the Red Pill: TRP's mission is to increase men's sexual power and options.

What does NOT belong in AskTRP:

  • No field reports. Those go in TRP.
  • No theory ideas. Those go in TRP.
  • No suggestions. Those go in TRP.
  • No starting debates as to whether TRP is moral or useful. Those go in PurplePillDebate.
  • No questions about TRP theory for debate purposes. Those go to PurplePillDebate.
  • No polls or surveys. Those don't go anywhere. They are beaten to death with a shovel, then thrown headfirst into a swamp.

This place is only here for people to ask for advice, and get answers. If it's not being asked for your personal benefit, it doesn't belong here.

Advice must come from a Red Pill perspective

There's been a serious uptick in Blue Pill and non-Redpill material and advice being posted here. It can take 6 months to a year or longer to internalize Red Pill ideas thoroughly enough to effectively teach and advise other men. While you're learning, lurk and read but if you post poor advice, you risk a ban.

Advice must come from a Red Pill perspective. New members are expected to read the sidebar here and on the main sub, and to follow the discussion long enough to get a good grasp of the material before trying to offer advice of their own. To balance maintaining the integrity of our message without discouraging newer members on the learning curve, we may temporarily or permanently ban those seen posting blue-pill ideas and advice.

Do not insult or harass members; respect the EC tag

Members are here to improve their lives and discuss important ideas. Insults and ad hominem attacks dilute the message and become counterproductive to this mission. Attack the idea, not the person.

Members with special flairs have been vetted for thorough RP awareness and freely provide ongoing contribution and support to the community. Challenging their ideas is welcome, and is how many outstanding thinkers come to our attention. However, personally disrespecting or AMOGing these members becomes a quick path to removal.

Address the community properly

While enforcement on AskTRP is more lax for the sake of beginners, to keep the discussion on point our posting standards disallow the following:

  • Moralizing: "This is evil/bad/wrong therefore" arguments not allowed. Questions about ethics as it applies to strategies and outcomes may be relevant.
  • Concern trolling: If you feel you have a legitimate concern about TRP or the sub don't post- contact us via modmail
  • Examples from fiction or lyrics: These reflect the author's presentation, not actual behavioral examples.
  • Low effort posts Not enough context, links dropped without context or analysis in the comments
  • Requests for financial help
  • Promoting personal blog or site
  • Linking to Reddit- use a web archive service, your post will be automatically removed by bots if you post a link within Reddit
  • Imperatives, platitudes, clickbait titles
  • Announcing you are a woman

Read the FAQ and check the sidebar before posting

The same questions posted every day lower signal quality and tend to burn out those who would stick around and help men who are actively trying.

Members are expected to read the short and long form FAQ and scan the sidebar to see if their question has been covered BEFORE posting. This will allow you to ask a more in depth, nuanced, and interesting question and obtain better results.

Putting in effort to improve your own lot is a pillar of masculinity and a condition of posting here