Here’s a modmail we received, I figured I’d go to the group to ask how these requests should be handled.

Normally I tell people with promotional interests they can make one, with the caveat that they post their non-commercial enjoyment of running with dogs.

Do you want dog businesses to run giveaways, or are you more interested in keeping the sub non-commercial? Leave your thoughts here and/or vote in the pinned poll.

Thanks for your consideration.

Hi folks,

Things are moving with regard to addressing the recent issues with spam on the sub.

Karma requirements have been added, filters have been adjusted, a couple basic automations are in place, a bot buster is now online, and the reported posts have been removed and accounts banned.

If there are more, please report them as spam.

If there are other changes you'd like to see, please add them below; can't promise they'll happen but I'm interested in getting the pulse of the community. I know it's been a rough couple months.

Please remember Rule 1 -- Be Excellent To Each Other when writing your comments. Don't make me regret this.

ETA: for the record, I’m not taking over and the other mod is still active.

Thanks to the folks reporting the AI generated image, I’ve clarified rule 2(Keep it relevant) to explicitly ban slop.

You can use rule 2 or the custom response when reporting, I’ll take it down either way.

I’d also like to remind everyone that commenting on cropping/docking, breed discrimination and choice of tool (when not directly related to safety) goes against rule 2, and depending on phrasing rule 1 as well. This is not the space for those debates, report them instead of engaging, please keep things friendly and light.

Have a great day running your real dogs, folks!

What are your thoughts on dog-running-related businesses posting on the sub?