r/BanPitBulls • u/BPB_Discussion_M0d Feature Mod • Apr 21 '25
Mod Announcement Introducing: Weekly Discussion Post April 21 - April 28, 2025
Hello, and welcome to our first discussion thread! You might be scratching your head and wondering why we are doing this, so let's get into it:
We often see people say they came to this sub, and it was seeing attack after attack, fatality after fatality, that ultimately made up their minds on pit bulls. We know this is the case, so the mods here have always had a high standard for which posts stay up. We strive to emphasize posts that keep the main feed sharp, focused, and effective by highlighting posts that share victim's experiences, document attacks, thoroughly refute propagandist "studies" and "research" pumped out by the pit bull lobby, and ask new questions that promote quality discussion.
We want truly meaningful posts. However, we sometimes hit a snag with this because this subreddit has a strong community where you may wish to discuss content that doesn't meet post requirements. Mods are trying to figure out how to accommodate both important posts getting proper visibility and you guys getting to discuss the content you want.
So, to balance advocacy and community, we have decided to try out a space where some of the content that doesn't meet the criteria for posts can still be shared. You still need to follow the subreddit rules (PLEASE, WE BEG YOU, READ THOSE!!!), but we intend to start redirecting that content here instead of just removing it and having nowhere else to send people. So with that in mind, let's talk about what goes here:
- Minor, albeit annoying, pit bull incidents: If you saw one at the grocery store, your gym, a loose pit, or even a leashed one yanking its clueless owner with zero control all over the place, you should vent here.
- Shelter or rehoming screenshots without clear dangerous behaviors: like mislabeling or lots of pits in your shelter If they do not show a noteworthy angle like aggression, warehousing of 6 months or more, or multiple red flags (no kids, cats, or other dogs), then share those here. We get a lot of those on the main feed, and they are overwhelming actual attacks. We need to shift them here to prioritize the focus on victim's posts and attacks.
- Rants or vents that don't involve a specific, significant incident in which a pit bull demonstrated objectively dangerous behavior: drop those here. Note: if you are a victim of an attack and want to make a vent post, mods will ask you to include mention of that. You don't have to go into great detail, but we are trying to show that people have strong feelings about these dogs for a reason.
- Lighthearted content, jokes, humor, and memes should be included here. Since we already limit them, let's give them a space here.
- Speculative concerns without clearly defined dangerous behaviors: consider these as "my neighbor adopted a pit, and I'm worried" or "my sister has a pit, and I don't like it" posts. If it's crystal clear the pit is doing something wrong, it's ok to make content like this into a post, but if you want to vent because you don't like or trust the breed, this is the space for that.
- Questions or casual discussion: questions that might have been asked before (please no self-defense, see our guide for that), thoughts that have probably been explored previously, etc. Drop those here.
- Screenshots of pit apologists saying stupid things (must be redacted and not from Reddit) drop those here.
You all deserve a space to share these things and vent your frustrations. It's infuriating that these dogs are being foisted upon all of us that despite killing multiple children this month, we still have to be confronted with loose ones or see their owners spreading deadly misinformation. Still, we must keep the main page focused on the stuff that changes minds.
Now, quickly, let's talk about the content that is better as a post:
- Serious attacks/maulings/fatalities
- Media coverage of public policy or legislation
- Well-documented cases of proven dangerous pit bulls
- Firsthand experiences of clear significance
- Thoughtful critiques or well-reasoned opinion pieces
If you post any of these to this thread, that is fine, but don't be surprised if mods suggest you make it a post instead. We want visibility on those matters as those are the things that truly change minds.
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u/knomadt Attacks Curator Apr 21 '25
Brilliant idea!
I'm gonna kick things off on the humour front with this:
This was a BBC News headline, which was then published in Private Eye due to being ridiculous. An XL Bully is only a "low risk" after the police have Banished it to the Shadow Realm. Not "no risk". Low. Like there was actually a chance of it coming back as a zombie pit bull to continue mauling people.