[Governance Poll Proposal] Add a “Shitpost” flair (0x multiplier)

Current situation

Because r/EthTrader has financial incentives related to posting, the mod team added different rules / systems over the years to protect content quality. These measures were created to discourage low effort submissions and to make sure higher quality submissions are fairly rewarded.

Right now, in most cases, low quality content is simply removed, even when it follows sub rules.

Problem

Some posts are obviously low effort / low quality, but still they generate discussion / views / engagement.

Even though these posts may not deserve DONUT rewards, they don't always deserve to be removed from r/EthTrader's feed either.

For non-farmers, or new / less active users, having a post removed can feel a little harsh, especially when it follows the rules in general.

Mods don't really have a specific "card" for these cases right now.

Solution

I suggest we add a new post flair called Shitpost with a reward multiplier of 0.

This flair would be applied to posts that are one or more of the following:

• Low effort
• Low quality
• Non-productive
• Sarcastic or joke posts (although in these cases the flair Comedy could be applied)
• FUD
• Clickbait
• Generic content
• Slightly off-topic
• Meme-ish posts

So, instead of removing the submission, mods could apply the Shitpost flair. This would let the post stay visible while making it clear to readers what kind of content they're seeing. At the same time, the OP doesn't earn Donuts.

Note: This would only be used for posts that still follow r/EthTrader rules. Content that breaks the rules would still be removed as usual.

Advantages

• Penalizes low quality farming without removing posts.
• Keeps the feed active.
• Gives mods a middle ground option.
• Makes content expectations clearer to readers.
• Keeps DONUT rewards focused on higher quality submissions.

Disadvantages

• This would need (very small) code changes to support a new 0x multiplier flair.

Conclusion

This ETIP gives the sub a light moderation tool that balances content quality with openness.

Instead of removing borderline posts, mods could flag them clearly and remove financial incentives without shutting the discussion down.

The choices are:

• [YES]
• [ABSTAIN]
• [NO]

This proposal will remain up for a minimum of 2 days, according to the governance rules & guidelines. This proposal requires 2 moderators to sign it off in order to proceed to a governance snapshot vote. If approved, this proposal will automatically be queued for Governance Week.