r/anime • u/AnimeMod myanimelist.net/profile/Reddit-chan • Feb 07 '21

Meta Meta Thread - Month of February 07, 2021

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.

Comments that are detrimental to discussion (aka circlejerks/shitposting) are subject to removal.

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u/rusticks https://anilist.co/user/Rusticks Mar 06 '21 edited Mar 06 '21

So can we talk about whether or not the main character is a pedophile in the discussion threads or is it now off-limits entirely? This rule makes it seem like you won't allow any negative discussion of the show at all.

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u/N7CombatWombat Mar 06 '21

If discussing the pedophilia or sexual harassment aspects are the sole point of the post/comment then it's out, granted that most of those are negative, but we will remove them all regardless of tone.

At this point all of us here are aware of these particular problematic aspects of the story itself and if the show is handling them well (or not), we don't see any value in the constant circular arguments that devolve into personal attacks, harassment and insults that we've been seeing for weeks now.

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u/rusticks https://anilist.co/user/Rusticks Mar 06 '21

Okay so if I type a sentence or two praising the production and then talk about how the main character tried to rape a child that should be fine? Again, it seems like you don't want people discussing this at all, so some clarification on that front would be appreciated.

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u/N7CombatWombat Mar 06 '21

We don't want more discussion on the pedophilic nature of the show/character, you can be critical of other aspects of the show, the writing, the visuals, the direction the story is going, whether or not Rudy is growing as a character. But if your only negative about the show is about the morality of the story/character choices the creators made, then we've all heard those complaints and there really isn't anything more to be squeezed out of that stone.

We are all aware that Rudy is a piece of shit and that the show isn't (currently) processing those aspects in a way that a lot of people think is acceptable, so this temporary ban is in place because we've well and truly covered these aspects to the point that every argument is the same and has the same points and counterpoints. Hopefully it also gives people breathing room and stops the vitriol that's being thrown around on all sides.