Regarding WDYWT Megathread and Whitelist changes

WDYWT megathreads are now sorted by contest mode (Random order with karma hidden). This is to diminish the idea that the WDYWT threads are some type of contest, and encourages people to give specific feedback using comments for fits they like. It also removes the whole element of trying to be the first to post on the WDYWT threads (which can be discouraging for some people), and the general problem of downvote brigading in the fight to be on top. Lastly, it gives users to form their own opinions about people’s fits, rather than letting the amount of upvotes a fit has influence how good they think an outfit is. Overall, we want to encourage variety as well as discussion about outfits, and give newer users an opportunity to garner feedback, rather than have the thread be a circle jerk for karma and self-validation.For those of you who want to see the “best” fits, at the end of each week, a “best of” thread will be compiled so everyone has an easy to digest summary of the best fits each week. Because of this, we still encourage voting (even if no one can see or sort by it), just to make life for us mods (me specifically) a bit easier.With these changes, comes changes to the WDYWT Whitelist application. There will no longer be a karma requirement, but a more extensive application process that requires 15 fits and some written portions. We hope that this way, variety and quality of posts are more heavily encouraged, and that the whitelisters add “personality” to the page through sharing what streetwear means to them. While this process is in a way “more subjective”, we will judge on quality of fit, what the user brings to our current list of whitelisters, and photography (to expand, we won’t reward “cool” photos. By photography, we mean clear pictures that capture details and proportions of an outfit).Lastly, the mods understand some recent grievances about certain whitelisters posting outfits that are not “streetwear” enough. We see where all the users are coming from, and will talk with the current whitelisters about self-filtering the content they post to the front page, but we also encourage everyone to open their minds a little bit and understand that streetwear has become a very broad and versatile fashion movement. Streetwear is built on clothing from countercultures that disrupt the mainstream; it’s only natural that it disrupts our preconceived notions of what streetwear traditionally is. via /r/streetwear http://ift.tt/2EmviKx