I mostly agree, Rule 8 doesn't so strictly ban all new content (although I would say a tiktok meme from 2020s is hardly ever exempt...). And maybe opposing to my earlier post, obvious innocent newcomers may get more lenient moderation to keep them interested in site.

However, for the longest time, rule 8 was enforced in a stricter way where even new and innocent users would taste longer bans than I handed out to Sweet Emo-san (already expired nao) for referencing to a new meme/accidentally using a banned word, etc. Depending on severity (eg. multiple users discovering Heyuri form tiktok and bringing their god-awful memes), I still wouldn't hesitate being more harsh - of course this is far from the situation now.

I can also see why many users are annoyed getting called "tumblrlicious pals (HEHEH)" by a user they have been tolerating the n00bness of for multiple months now, with no sign to adapt on their end. I don't think it's a small demographic in this case either (as opposed to most others), most people will say WTF and silently leave Heyuri. There must be a balance between two extremes of those gatekeepers and unchecked influx of actual tiktok culture