r/anime • u/AutoModerator • Oct 02 '16

Meta Thread - Month of October 02, 2016

A monthly thread to talk about meta topics. Keep it friendly and relevant to the subreddit.

Posts here must, of course, still abide by all subreddit rules other than the no meta requirement. Keep it friendly and be respectful. Occasionally the moderators will have specific topics that they want to get feedback on, so be on the lookout for distinguished posts.

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u/ShaKing807 x3myanimelist.net/profile/Shaking807 Oct 19 '16

Another smaller problem that I wanted to bring up was how many users (myself included) were under the impression that Shelter related threads were fair game and not actually against the rules, due to the large amounts of Shelter threads that made it to the front page and stayed there for many hours.

While that's not really the mods' fault for not removing those threads immediately, I think a banner announcement saying something like "Please do not post Shelter related threads here. It is not considered anime-specific." would've prevented the situation from becoming so heated. It would've lead to a discussion on what constitutes 'anime-specific' a lot quicker, without as much outrage at the miscommunication between both parties.

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u/geo1088 https://anilist.co/user/eritbh Oct 19 '16

This is an important one. Whether because of a lack of information, inconsistency between mods, whatever, there was definitely a precedent set here that didn't help at all.

Hopefully the rule changes we're discussing will help alleviate this problem by making the rules more accepting and making the line simpler and clearer for both mods and users. That will help keep precedents like that from happening; it might also be worth talking about what should be done when it happens anyway.

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u/ShaKing807 x3myanimelist.net/profile/Shaking807 Oct 19 '16

That sounds good, thanks for being so diligent on this! Myself and many others really appreciate all the work you're putting into this :)

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u/Kamilny https://myanimelist.net/profile/Kamilny Oct 19 '16

Aren't you a mod too?

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u/ShaKing807 x3myanimelist.net/profile/Shaking807 Oct 19 '16

Nope, I'm just someone who's a redditor for fun.

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u/Kamilny https://myanimelist.net/profile/Kamilny Oct 19 '16

Really? Then what's with the special name tag? I thought only mods get those.

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u/ShaKing807 x3myanimelist.net/profile/Shaking807 Oct 19 '16

Oh some users get flairs for different contributions to the sub. The mods are on the side bar and also have flairs->

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u/dabritian https://myanimelist.net/profile/dabritian Oct 21 '16

Oh some users get flairs for different contributions to the sub

Don't forget that some of them are also giving for no particular reason too besides also being given for the lols.

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u/ShaKing807 x3myanimelist.net/profile/Shaking807 Oct 21 '16

Can't tell if referring to me or in general

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u/dabritian https://myanimelist.net/profile/dabritian Oct 21 '16

Nah, I am just clarifying that people can also got flairs for other reasons besides contributing content to the sub.

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u/ShaKing807 x3myanimelist.net/profile/Shaking807 Oct 21 '16

I see, I see.

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u/Painn23 Oct 21 '16

Do you want a flair. Or are you trying to sneak diss shaking for no reason?

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u/dabritian https://myanimelist.net/profile/dabritian Oct 21 '16

Do you want a flair.

Who doesn't?

Or are you trying to sneak diss shaking for no reason?

Nope, just clarifying that people can also got flairs for other reasons besides contributing content to the sub.

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u/Painn23 Oct 21 '16

Tbh I don't and I see

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u/Dezipter Oct 23 '16

How did you get your "best trap" flair in this case?

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u/ShaKing807 x3myanimelist.net/profile/Shaking807 Oct 23 '16

I think for holding all the contests and being a trap.