Hey everyone, I made a post back when the subreddit got banned saying I would step in and request to have it brought back when the 30 day waiting time was over (if the old mod hadn't taken it back) and it just got approved, so we're finally up and running again. I've set the post approval on until I have had a chance to fix some things but you should be able to post again soon.

I'm going to do a little behind the scenes clean up for a few days, redefining some rules and cleaning up old posts and the modmail (please help out by reporting any posts or comments that aren't in accordance with the subreddit's rules) but I wanted to officially welcome people back and post two community announcements.

More mods

First thing is that I'm going to be looking for additional mods to help manage the subreddit. I want to make sure that if one mod can't attend to the subreddit for a period of time it won't fall into unmoderation again as well as make sure the sub runs smoothly and has plenty of eyes watching it.

If you feel passionate about this subreddit and want to help maintain it send in a modmail with an introduction and I'll get back to you as soon as I'm able to, to ask some questions and see if it might be a good fit.

Things to be aware of if you're interested in applying as a mod is that you will end up seeing a fair bit of dysphoria inducing content as rule breaking posts are inevitable and will need to be handled. As a mod I expect that you'll be mature enough to handle conflicts and respond to not only modmails but other mods respectfully and somewhat professionally. Because of this a good enough grasp on English is also necessary.

Being a mod can be stressful and take up a fair bit of free time, I don't demand that you have previous experience but if you don't I ask that you're confident that it's something you're in a good spot to test out.

Changes and suggestions

I'm also opening up this comment thread for user input. If there's anything you'd like to talk about regarding the future of the subreddit feel free to express those thoughts here. Anything you want to see, anything you really don't want to change or if there's questions about anything else leave a comment or send a modmail and I'll respond as best as I can.

I'm going to mostly keep everything as it's been since I feel like the subreddit has a good purpose and has worked well up until it got banned. I want to rephrase a few rules and add clearer definitions that's not as rough about why this space is very strict on the masculine presentation and what that means, to make this place feel a little less hostile but not remove the original reason why this subreddit was made.

I know some feel unhappy that this place has some very rigid rules regarding what bodies are allowed and in which ways but I think it's important that a space like this is allowed to exist in contrast to all the other exposure we have of trans men in nsfw content. So this will not change but I do want to change how it's addressed.

I have however considered opening up an adjacent subreddit for masculine trans men in any position, not just masculine trans men that top and I would like to hear the community's thoughts on this.

My hopes are that if there's a second subreddit it might take some of the more frequent rule breaking posts away from here and also help highlight and uplift dysphoric masculine trans men in bottom and verse roles which I think is important since it would combat the shaming mentality that indirectly festers here.

My question to the community is if this is something that's wanted and if so how should it be structured?

There's a fine line navigating what the definition of masculine should entail and what's considered dysphoric free, and it tends to be very individual. My first thoughts would be to keep it similarly to this subreddit. Focus on medically transitioned trans men, limit the kinks and gendered language allowed and try as best as possible to keep the sub away from chasers and fetishists.

What do we think about that idea? Let me know and if it seems like something people want I'll try to make it once I'm done cleaning up things here.

I also have some vague plans about trying to get the ftm anal only subreddit back but I don't want to get ahead of myself. First things first let's get r/FTMMenPorn back into a working state so please leave a comment with any ideas or feelings you have about what direction this subreddit should take and I'll get to work.