**Hola, swimmers.**

We’ve finished updating the subreddit rules to better reflect what Anthro Swim has become. We’re not a few water droplets in a bucket anymore, but a trve Pool.

The Pool itself is not changing direction. Heavy, strange, uncomfortable, tender, funny, and difficult work can still swim. What has changed is the clarity of the signage and the consistency of our Stewardship.

**The most important update is that poasts containing explicit or especially disturbing material must now use the appropriate title warning:**

`<Gore>`  
`<Suicide / Self-Harm>`  
`<Sexual Content>`  
`<Disturbing Content>`

Explicit images must also be marked NSFW/spoilered where appropriate.

We have also clarified the rules surrounding pornografia, direct solicitation, crediting artistas, and AI-generated content. Nobody is punished simply because a sincere submission sinks. You are always welcome to ask a Steward about a removal or appeal a decision made in error. We only ask that you message the Stewards directly rather than replying beneath the removal notice.

Anthro Swim began with “wild west” language because, at the time, that was largely what it was. We are now more established, reviewing far more poasts, welcoming people with very different expectations, and handling heavier material more often than when those rules were written.

This is not an effort to narrow what Anthro Swim can be. It is an effort to give the community clearer expectations, fairer decisions, and a more stable path forward.

The Deep End remains open. It simply has better signage now.

**Pool’s open. Submit without fear, not without standards.**

*We are also cleaning up the subreddit’s flair system. The former Image flair is now Imagen, and older poasts are being updated so they appear correctly under the same category. We are proud to incorporate Español and Português throughout the Pool. You may notice some temporary inconsistencies while that work is completed.* 

"The Pool’s rules have been updated" | Arte by <@Kapucni_>