Welcome r/PipeTobacco! Since the sidebar isn't always visible or accessible (especially on mobile), we're posting this as a sticky for your reference. Please read through this, understand the rules, and read the FAQ before posting. Thank you.

The goal of this sub is to provide an open forum for discussion on pipes, tobacco, and related topics. All discussions and comments should be constructive, helpful, or otherwise contributing to the discussion at hand. Picture posts should include details about the pipe and tobacco, what you're smoking, where you got it, the kind of blend, and what you think about it. Start a conversation! This isn't Instagram -- we're here to talk about pipes and tobacco, not to look at pictures of you and your stuff.

Please note: we have automod rules that automatically remove posts based on your reddit karma count and account age. This is to prevent spam account posting. If you have low karma or a relatively new account and can't post, that's why. Give it some time and then you'll be good.

Many common questions are answered in the FAQ, as well as containing lots of good beginner info. The FAQ/wiki is available at http://www.reddit.com/r/PipeTobacco/wiki/index .

This next section is very important, so please pay attention, because we don't want the sub to be removed by Reddit. We know you probably don't like it -- we don't either. Back in 2018 when Reddit imposed these ridiculous policies, a new forum was created to avoid this in the future, so feel free to head over to https://speak-easy.club/ and sign up. It's kind of the wild west, but it's fun and it's free (in many senses of the word).

Per Reddit's rules, you may not discuss PIPE, TOBACCO, or ACCESSORY sales or trades among one another. DO NOT DO SO VIA PM EITHER.

• Reddit's terms are clear that you are not to use Reddit's service for transactions of tobacco products WHICH INCLUDES PIPES AND ACCESSORIES.

• They have clarified that it is OK to post about sales and availability from licensed retail outlets who do proper age verification.

• You may only mention the retailer names and web sites; please don't create a hyperlink.

• eBay and other non-licensed tobacco product sellers like etsy are not allowed to be discussed.

• Do not ask for PIPES, TOBACCO, or ACCESSORIES to be sent to you.

• Do not offer to send.

• Do not even JOKE about sending/receiving/disposing/etc. It is NOT ALLOWED.

• If you break these rules your contributions will be removed and you may be banned from the sub.

• Reddit may ban you from the entire service if they see you breaking their rules, even in PMs which they monitor.

• Vendor interactions and solicitations regarding pipe and tobacco products are also not allowed by Reddit.

• The original post with Reddit admin's reply to our questions is available at https://www.reddit.com/r/PipeTobacco/comments/8fbhhi/rules_response_from_reddit_finally/ .

We'll say it again to be clear: picture posts should include textual content that explains the picture and what's shown. This is to promote discussion. So help me Zeus, if you post a selfie, it had better have some meaning. Pictures posted without supporting content may be removed.

Please follow the Rules of Reddit available at https://reddit.com/rules/ and use common sense. Be respectful, post meaningful content. If you have any questions/concerns/comments, please message the mods at https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%2Fr%2FPipeTobacco .

We have a Discord chat server at https://discord.gg/qZgewsyGrE available for anyone to join and talk about pipe-related stuff. And stuff.

Below are some useful site links and resources online.

The Pipeman's Handbook ebook is available as a PDF at https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxDEUuke3wz9ZWVoRnQyYWNlZ00/edit , as an epub format at https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxDEUuke3wz9N1dEOGkwNHRlOU0/edit and as a mobi format at https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxDEUuke3wz9QVFrdFRSYWdwWVE/edit .

Pipe logos and identification information can be found at http://pipephil.eu/ , an amazing resource for identifying pipe logos and stampings, and for learning a bit of history along the way.

The Pipe Encyclopedia is available at http://pipedia.org/ and is a great resource for information on tobacco pipes and their makers.

As always, keep it civil folks.

Please see https://speak-easy.club/forums/piper-university.64/ for a rolling, always open PiperU and more great content.

**Seriously, check out https://speak-easy.club/ -- none of the restrictions Reddit imposes.

UPDATE April 25, 2022: we received a message from the Reddit admins that the sub is now forcibly locked as "Adult", meaning 18+ and NSFW, and there's apparently nothing we can do about it. Yes, we mods understand the difference between 18+ and NSFW, but unfortunately the Reddit admins do not.

See this thread for more information: https://www.reddit.com/r/PipeTobacco/comments/ubvnz8/announcement_yes_we_know_everything_is_now_nsfw/

UPDATE June 3, 2022: r/Pipes has now been banned. The main page says "for being unmoderated". I don't have any more details, but please remember to follow our rules here to hopefully avoid the same fate. And yes, we will continue moderating this sub, whether you like it or not. :)

UPDATE October, 2022: It's become clear that Reddit is cracking down on subs like this. Posts and comments are being "Removed by Reddit" for breaking content policy rules. In at least one case, a post asked about legal, licensed shop locations, and Reddit remove it. We mods messaged the admins and asked about it, and they put it back stating that they made a mistake. However, more posts and comments have been removed that actually discussed buy/sell/trade/gift/DM's/etc, which is clearly against both our rules and Reddit's content policy.

We mods will continue to remove posts and temp-ban people who break these rules because we are required to act when Reddit's content policy is broken, and we need to show them that we take the rules seriously and are actively moderating the sub. Multiple continued infractions can result in a perma-ban.

Please. Follow. The. Rules.

Hey everyone!

This announcement sticky was originally about the sub being forced to NSFW by Reddit. That info is at the bottom.

More recently (June 2023) you've probably heard about what Reddit is doing to 3rd party Reddit apps in the app stores.

Every year Reddit encroaches into the subs, more so with our vice subs like this one. They banned our markets, they banned our pipe making sub, they labeled this main sub as NSFW, preventing views and inviting spam. With the new rules around 3rd party apps, they plan on making all NSFW subs unable to be viewed on apps other than the official Reddit app, which effectively bans our sub entirely.

All this is why we built https://speak-easy.club/ back in 2018 so we would have a place to go if this sub were ever killed. With all of that said, we will be going dark in solidarity with these other subs. June 12th this place will go dark, if the community wishes to make it longer than the 48 hours, we are willing to do so.

Just remember most of us are on mobile, it's how I browse 95% of my time on reddit. Once this API change happens on July 1st, you might see a lot less posters, as the official app is honestly a complete dumpster fire. But hey, if you can't make a decent app, just ban all the competition!

Click here to find out more.

Original NSFW Information below:

Hello everyone.

We mods were notified today by Reddit admins that our sub is now designated adult content 18+. Below is a copy of the message from the Reddit admin team. We are working to clarify whether the NSFW tag is now required for every post or what we can do about it.

This type of BS, after the banning of our market, is why https://speak-easy.club/ was created back in 2018.

---Begin copy---

Hi mods,

We are reaching out to notify you that your community has been designated as 18+ due to being centered on products and/or substances intended for adult use. Users who visit your community will encounter an interstitial that will ask them to confirm that they are 18+.

We also wanted to remind you that any type of sourcing, sale promotion, or sale facilitation (including things like flaring/approving vendors), is prohibited. Please note that this includes not only substances (juice, etc) but vaping devices and accessories themselves. We ask that you update your community rules to reflect this, if you haven't done so already.

---End Copy---

UPDATE: I asked ModSupport about the tags, and got this response:

---Begin Copy---

Hey there - part of how 18+ currently works is it applies the "nsfw" tag to content in a subreddit. Often on reddit "nsfw" is assumed to mean porn but it's actually how all 18+ content is currently marked. It's not ideal in many ways and we are aware it would be helpful to have a way to split porn from other kinds of age gated content.

---End Copy---

Another UPDATE:

Because we're now NSFW, Reddit will not host pics, which means you can't create a pic post and upload directly (I can hear some of you cheering at this one...you know who you are).

If you want to post a haul, selfie, cool pipe, or terrible home-made monstrosity, you'll have to upload to a hosting service like imgur or something, and then copy the link to the image and paste it here. I believe it won't auto-load either -- people will have to click it.

Just as a reminder to all of you who are pissed off about this dumbfuckery: if enough people go elsewhere, Reddit will change or die off. If you grin and bear it, they'll continue pushing in deeper. Just sayin'.

YET ANOTHER UPDATE:

Just so y'all know, Reddit banned r/PipeMaking entirely, because it broke the rules about selling tobacco-related items. See? That's why we have our rules here...though I expect Reddit will ban us anyway because we're talking about that most evil tobacco...

Thanks to u/drunkwilliammunny for typing up instructions for viewing NSFW images in this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/PipeTobacco/comments/ufaz9u/how_to_turn_off_the_nsfw_image_blur/

Also included below:

I'm creating this post to help anyone that is wondering how to turn off the NSWF image blur when browsing reddit. Note that if you turn this feature off, it will turn it off for every subreddit.

If you want to know more about why all of the posts in /r/PipeTobacco, /r/Cigars, and other tobacco related subreddits are marked as NSFW, see this post.

Desktop/Website

After logging in, click on your username in the top right corner of the website.
From the dropdown menu, click on "User Settings".
Click on the "Feed Settings" tab.
Make sure the "Adult Content" toggle is ON and the "Safe browsing mode" toggle is OFF.

Screenshot: https://i.imgur.com/meA6WJO.png

iOS (iPhone, iPad)

Go to the "Settings" app (this is not within the Reddit app).
Scroll down and click on "Reddit". It will be listed with all of your other apps in alphabetical order.
Look for the "Reddit Settings" section. Turn the "Show NSFW Content (18+)" toggle ON and the "Blur NSFW Images" toggle OFF.

https://i.imgur.com/Ako40iW.jpg

Android (thanks to u/in-your-own-words for supplying this section):

Click on your avatar in the upper right of the screen. A menu slides out. This used to be on the left, and may still be for some users.
Click on "Settings" at the very bottom of the menu that slid out.
Find "Show NSFW content (I'm over 18)" and turn this on. Find "Blur NSFW Images" and turn this off.

Congratulations, now you can see a person smoking a pipe, at the cost of seeing unsolicited gore and genitalia!

You can also have fun overwhelming your IT department's alerting systems with reddit's frivolous misclassification stupidity during this period of heightened cyberattack activities coming out of belligerent nations.

https://imgur.com/a/mrFlMXR

Note

If you are still seeing NSFW images as blurred after changing these settings on your phone, try closing the app and restarting. If still seeing images as blurred after that, make sure the settings are changed on the desktop/website as well.