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r/GenX PUBLIC
Generation X, born roughly between 1961 and 1981, came of age between analog childhoods and digital adulthoods. Globally forgotten, we are the disaffected, eye-rolling middle children of history who raised ourselves, feral, fueled by cynicism, and commonly known as latchkey kids. This subreddit is for Gen X by Gen X, sharing memories, stories, nostalgia, humor, photos, and commentary. Someone has to remember it all, or whatever.
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r/GenX is a PUBLIC community on Reddit with over 448,981 members. It currently has a negative sentiment with an engagement rate of 0.5%. With a community friendliness score of 30, this subreddit presents a moderate conversion potential for authentic brand participation. Strict rules against self-promotion are in place, so marketing should focus strictly on value-driven community engagement.
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Subreddit Rules
- Pertinence to GenX: Posts may be removed if they are not pertinent to Generation X in a specific way.
- This includes non-specific ramblings, any sort of conspiracy theories that have nothing to do with GenX, or posts about people who happen to be GenX….and that’s it.
- AI videos or articles MUST have the proper flair identifying the content as AI.
- Just because an article or video mentions Generation X does not automatically make it pertinent. Moderators will make this determination at their discretion.
- Prejudices & Hostility
- speech of any form targeting anyone, including but not limited to:
- Race, culture, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, socioeconomic status, disability, or other personal attributes.
- objectification, or sexual harassment.
- threats, or advocating for violence, torture, or death.
- generation bashing.
- "anything else" that is deemed to fall under this category.
- Poor Behavior
- antagonism, trolling, rage farming, flame wars, juvenility, or any other overly cantankerous commentary and/or behavior will be tolerated.
- Repost, Duplicate or Similar Posts: Posts may be removed if they are a recent repost (within three months), duplicates, or similar to existing posts. Please make an effort to look through current posts to avoid duplication.
- Low Effort: Posts or comments that hold no value to the sub may be removed. This includes but isn't limited to:
- First/Last <whatever> * Pictures, comics, or memes with no context (Yes, you need to put forth some effort.) * One word comments (ex: This!) *A headline with no further context for a photo or meme. NOTE: The headline is not context. Make the effort to write something.
- If your post is removed under this rule, you are free to add context and repost, but do not repost it without changes.
- Misleading Content: Misinformation, disinformation, anti-science, pseudoscience, or any other misleading posts/commentary will be removed.
- No Politics: Political posts or comments of any sort are not permitted. If you wish to have political discussions, you may do so on our other sub r/GenXPolitics.
- Breaking this rule may result in bans, either temporary or permanent.
- Before you make the claim: No, providing respite from political discussions does not infringe on your rights.
- Also, this politics ban was put before the sub over a year ago, and members have spoken.
- Proper use of Flair is required: If you are not sure about which flair to apply, please mention that in your post to avoid removal. This rule is in place to allow users to filter posts based on flair.
- Moratorium: Some posts may be removed due to temporary moratoriums on its content.
- Currently, photos of Redditors are not permitted.
- Do Not Editorialize Headlines: News and opinion pieces must be related to GenX and must use the original headline.
- Moderator discretion: Moderators may remove content at their discretion.
- Also, if your post involved grief or loss of a loved one please visit r/griefsupport, and check out their wiki page that has an extensive list of links for grief support.
- No Self-Promotion, Polls, or Surveys Without Prior Mod Approval.: To cut down on spam/bots, all self-promotion, research surveys, or polls, must be pre-approved before posting, and must meet moderator guidelines.
- We will only approve research surveys or polls for academic purposes from recognized accredited academic institutions. All surveys and polls must conform to known and accepted best practices.
- Self-Promotion posts will be approved on a case-by-case basis, and should be Gen X related. Failure to get approval will result in the post being removed.
- Contact mods directly, not by posting about an issue on Reddit.: If you need moderator assistance then contact moderators via mod mail and refrain from posting a thread or commenting in such threads about moderator issues on Reddit. If your question is about why your post or comment was removed then thoroughly read the moderator comment which fully explained why it was removed; there is no need to contact mods for these issues.
What is r/GenX?
r/GenX is a public Reddit community created in March 2009 with over 448,981 members. Generation X, born roughly between 1961 and 1981, came of age between analog childhoods and digital adulthoods. Globally forgotten, we are the disaffected, eye-rolling middle children of history who raised ourselves, feral, fueled by cynicism, and commonly known as latchkey kids. This subreddit is for Gen X by Gen X, sharing memories, stories, nostalgia, humor, photos, and commentary. Someone has to remember it all, or whatever.
The community has a negative sentiment and an engagement rate of 0.5%. With a friendliness score of 30, it is considered very welcoming to new members.
Self-promotion is not allowed, so marketing efforts should focus on providing genuine value to the community.
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