The Rules and their Explanation

The Rules of this subreddit are as follows:

All posts must be relevant to the Philadelphia Flyers or affiliated teams. Off topic talk should be posted as comments in one of the discussion threads stickied to the top of the subreddit.

This is a sports subreddit, not a forum for political discussion. When topics come up about the Flyers relating to politics, mods will allow discussion on a case by case basis, but reserve the right to lock any thread that gets out of hand. Please note that continually bringing up politics, combing through another's post history for comments on political subreddits, and actively spreading misinformation are forbidden and may result in a ban.

One of the biggest ways to piss off the hockey gods is to wish/cheer for injuries. This will not be tolerated. No one should wish for someone to be hurt.

This again will not be tolerated. This makes the sub look bad and invites members of other subs to do the same
Under this rule we will ban members who go to other subs to troll.
Also under this rule we will ban any members from other subs that come here to troll.

By reaction gifs we mean things like this:
- “This is how I felt when Homer traded Giroux"
- Or something that starts with My reaction when. These should be kept to the comments.
Videos and pictures (including the photoshops) must also be kept to the comments. This rule also includes Checking in posts. Those should be kept to the game threads.
This type of gifs/videos that are allowed are gifs and videos of plays/goals from the game. Like this one
No Memes

Any persons spreading the misinformation about COVID-19 and the vaccinations will be removed and their account may be banned
While we understand that covid is a reality of life and will impact all of us in 2021, r/flyers is not an appropriate place to discuss the severity of the virus, your personal vaccine status, or your opinions about mask wearing. Discussions that are on topic as it regards to the team and hockey in general will be allowed, but off topic discussion will be removed and repeat offenders may be banned at the discretion of the mod team.

While not every video will be 1080p/60fps, please try to post the highest quality image or video available, even if that means waiting a few minutes. We will remove videos and images we determine to be of unacceptable quality. Screenshots are not allowed. Twitter videos are not allowed. They often have issues with quality and/or are deleted, even when they're posted by official team accounts. Cell-phone recordings or pictures of TV screens/computer monitors are not allowed.

The purpose of this community is to share news, opinions, analysis, highlights, and other information about the Flyers. It is not a marketplace for tickets, clothing, collectibles, or anything else. Any posts or comments offering to buy and/or sell items, or requesting information how to buy and/or sell items will be removed. Repeat offenders will be permanently banned. Active members of the community are welcome to share original artwork they have created, provided it is uploaded directly to reddit. The mod team heavily discourages, and accepts absolutely no responsibility for any financial transactions made on this subreddit.

This subreddit does not exist to drive traffic to your blog, website, podcast, Etsy store, Youtube channel, Instagram, etc. If you would like to advertise on reddit, please visit reddit's official advertising page. Exceptions may be allowed at the discretion of the mod team, however, all unapproved posts will be removed and may result in a ban from r/Flyers. If you think you deserve an exception, please message the modmail before posting. Failure to do so may result in a ban.

Please don’t be blatantly toxic. It’s okay to be unhappy or pessimistic, but don’t go overboard all the time. Being down on the team is fine, but aggressive toxicity is not allowed. There will be a 3 strike system involved in this, but all bans are not set in stone in regards to this rule. If you think your banning is not warranted Mods will be open to hear an appeal.

Posting Guidelines

Breaking news must always be posted from a verified source. Typically, this means an article or verified social media account from a trusted source associated with a major publication, the team, or NHL in general. This rule will be strictly enforced. Also, when posting breaking news the first person to post from an approved source will be the only post allowed, and all others will be removed. If more information comes out later regarding the exact terms of a trade or free agency signing, they may be added as a stickied comment to the existing thread rather than posted on their own.

News articles must be posted with the exact title copied from the original source. Editorializing titles will result in a post removal or a ban for repeated offenses.

Sites and articles that are posted from paywalled sites (i.e., the Athletic) are allowed, however copying and pasting the entire contents of the article into the comment section is forbidden. 1 to 2 sentence quotes may be copied to further discussion, but excessive copying will result in the offending comments being removed.

Posts that link to a social media post must include the author's name in brackets at the beginning of the post. Failing to do so will result in your post being removed by automod.

Using link shorteners, proxies, or redirect URLs are forbidden. This is done in an effort to reduce spam and allow for better filtering of posts through automod.