RPW has been flourishing over the last year and we’re so excited that you’ve all decided to share this space with us!
We’ve always had members whose words and spirit embodied the Red Pill Woman and their flair reflects their contributions to our community. Now that we’ve reached over 20,000 members and added so many outstanding voices, the Mod Team realized that we need a better way to keep track of our rising stars.
When new members first finds us, it can be hard for them to determine which ideas best represent the values of RPW. We put on our thinking caps and talked to the men behind the curtain over at TRP. They told us that when faced with a similar issue, TRP opted to create a system of endorsement. Their endorsed contributors best represent the values of their communities and they serve as an example for other members to emulate.
RPW has an endorsement system as well and anytime you see the 'Red Pill Woman' banner overtop a member’s flair, you know that they are an endorsed contributor. Unfortunately, this banner has been eclipsed by the relationship status flairs and it’s not visible on certain platforms. Because of this, you may be talking to an EC and not even realize it!
With all this in mind, we’re excited to announce our shiny and new flair system!!
In the same way that stars denote upvotes at RPW, we are adopting star flair to recognize you lovely ladies and charming gents. Members will be able to earn up to 5 stars for their amazing insights, excellent red pill theory and impeccable advice. Stars are earned one at a time, so new members will be able to tell who are long time or active contributors by the number of stars they hold. These stars will also help the moderators identify the most outstanding members of the community and raise them up to endorsed contributor status.
A special thanks to u/pearlsandstilettos for her contributions on this project.
FAQ
I already have a flair, what happens to it?
If you have already created a custom flair, you will be able to keep it. You will not be able to edit it in the future and those users who are endorsed or given stars will have their text changed to reflect their status in the group, rather than their relationship status.
How do I earn stars?
Stars may be granted by Endorsed Contributors and Moderators. They will be given for insightful posts and comments. Theory posts are especially good for this.
I am an endorsed contributor, how do I give someone a star?
If you notice a valuable post by a user, you can ask the mod team to give them a star. You can do it by paging a moderator, or by e-mailing the mod team. Make sure you reference the post that you felt was note worthy.
I have 5 stars, what do I have to do to be endorsed?
The purpose of the stars is a guideline to help the moderators identify which users are contributing good content do the sub, however for an endorsement the users content must be consistently good and reflect the values of the sub

lunatic_in_the_hall 7y ago
So we get to keep our old flairs, great – but why can't we edit them? What if our "status", or age for that matter, changes? It'll just stay the way it is forever?
LuckyLittleStar 7y ago
The problem is reddit doesn't have a good user interface for both user assigned flairs AND mod assigned flairs. The problem is if we allow user assigned flairs, and then grant them a mod-only flair, they can edit their flair which then causes them to lose their mod-only flair. Unfortunately it ultimately means we had to choose one of the two.
You can ask a mod to delete it, or change the text for you.
PackDJ 7y ago
The changes seem like thy should be a good thing.
One possible suggestion (based on some other commentators comments) is that IF you can change the star graphic to be literally just a single star instead of 1 out of 5 stars, it would probably look nicer.
Still, if people learn what the flair means, then I'm sure people will adapt and it shouldn't impact thins too much.
WhySoOverHeated 7y ago
Just for curiosity: are contributions related to posts only, or comments as well? :)
Laceandsilks 7y ago
Comments and posts. :)
pearlsandstilettos 7y ago
We're looking for the star system to help people recognize all around good posters. One outstanding comment may get you a star, but it's very likely that all your good comments leading up to it will have put you on the radar.
Really solid theory posts are a great way to stand out from the crowd. We're always here to help you brush up a theory post if you are unsure or need some editing help!
WhySoOverHeated 7y ago
That makes sense. Thank you!
KittenLoves_ 8y ago
I have a star! The people love me!
Ahem. I mean, this new system sounds great.
LuckyLittleStar 8y ago
Yup! Keep up the good work.
teaandtalk 8y ago
Is one star what we all start on, or do I have an actual star? [Edit] and this is a little silly, but I figured I'd say it anyway - it might be nice to have the orange star but no grey stars - 1/5 stars makes me feel like a bad restaurant review, lol.
pearlsandstilettos 8y ago
We're still getting the hang of assigning the stars to active regulars, but if you have one already it's good not bad. The default is no stars.
teaandtalk 8y ago
Thanks for explaining! I wasn't sure if I had done something wrong :)
LuckyLittleStar 8y ago
Hmm, I designed them this way to show the earning potential, but I can see what you mean about it sort of looking like a negative rating (since we see a lot of those). I can change it to be just be the yellow stars.
/u/pearlsandstilettos, what do you think?
pearlsandstilettos 8y ago
I had agree with you originally. I liked that it showed the possible stars you could earn, only now that u/teaandtalk said that I can't unsee it as a one star yelp review. If she thinks that, she's probably not the only one.
teaandtalk 8y ago
Hahahaha yep, perhaps!
LuckyLittleStar 7y ago
What do you think of this design?
teaandtalk 7y ago
Definitely a bit better :)
est-la-lune 8y ago
I have custom flair, but it's not accurate. Is it possible for the moderators to clear my custom flair altogether?
LuckyLittleStar 8y ago
Done!
peculiarmiss 8y ago
I have the same problem. Would it be much trouble to have my custom flair removed as well?
pearlsandstilettos 8y ago
You got it!
peculiarmiss 8y ago
Thank you! :)
Littleknownfacts 8y ago
What about people who were previously endorsed?
LuckyLittleStar 8y ago
The mod team has not actively removed endorsements from any members. If you have a personal question about endorsement, please take it to mod mail.