A word from the Mods: The Dodgers Series

Hey y'all, just wanted to pass along a couple of words from the mod team.

Welcome u/hanSoes to the mod staff! She's been fantastic over on the Discord Server and a great addition to the team. Say hello!

The Dodgers series starts today, and is always a bit heated, so wanted to issue a couple of reminders:

1.) People from outside of this sub are going to come in and comment. There's no issue with this, so long as they adhere to the sub and Reddit rules. If someone comments or posts with any sort of content that breaks those rules, DO NOT ENGAGE with them (you're giving them exactly what they want), instead use the REPORT button and let the mod staff deal with it.

2.) This should go without saying, as it's been a long-standing rule on this sub: Do not go into other team's subreddits and troll. We have a good relationship with the Dodgers sub, and report users breaking rules back and forth. If you're reported over there, we will ban you over here, and in all likelihood, the ban is permanent. Just don't. They have their sub, we have ours, and that's the way it is. Be a good community member.

3.) On the subject of doom posting- yes sometimes the Astros don't play well, make mistakes, or just flat out lose games. This is the nature of baseball. Being a wet blanket (constant "we suck, pathetic, this team is bullshit" etc) not only ruins the community experience for you, it ruins it for everyone else. Being critical is fine and expected, but constant complaining and negativity is not. So don't do that.

We know some of you have mentioned that the number of posts and people participating in the GDTs has declined, and that's due in large part to the Discord server. Please by all means pop in and see if Discord is a way for you to enjoy the live game experience, it's extremely active. But if Discord is not for you, that's totally fine as well. Participate in anyway you see fit.

Okay I'm done rambling. Go Stros, and be excellent to each other.