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New Forum Rules 06/29/2018

Trendo wrote:

Is it still okay to call other user as pedophiles because they like some animes with lolis?

I'm pretty sure that was never OK.

I don't know where all the people in this thread expressing concern about mods having "too much power" got the idea that they have or should have any say in how ANN should be running its forums or how its staffers should be conducting themselves. If you don't like the rules or staff conduct feel free to leave rather than whine about it.

I agree, dude. I can't believe some people have the GALL to express their opinions

Okay, let see how the mods will react when Maitetsu is released on steam and how they will react when the discussion board is online

Using the term "marginalized people" is needlessly political.
First of all, does that mean it's okay to make people who are not considered marginalized feel unwelcome?

Anime News Network is a community brought together by our love of and interest in anime, manga, and video games. All people regardless of their age, religion, race, ethnicity, nationality, culture, gender, sexual identity and sexual orientation, and physical and mental ability are welcome to come here and enjoy fandom together.

As the wording stands it sounds like the moderators can just arbitrarily decide who deserves protection and who doesn't based on their own viewpoints.

The moderators and staff reserve the right to remove anyone actively creating an unwelcome environment at their own discretion.

I hope that this review of rules doesn't mean censorship will apply to people having different political views.

• Posters' contributions should not create an atmosphere that is unwelcome to marginalized peoples. The moderators and staff reserve the right to remove anyone actively creating an unwelcome environment at their own discretion.

Kendra Kirai wrote:

Yeah, this is basically giving the mods license to go "I don't agree with what you're saying, so you're banned".

No, it isn't. What is actually does is give the mods license to go "even if you're not expressing it specifically, we can all tell you're a racist/mysoginist/homophobe, so you're banned"

Genuine questions regarding:

Quote:

• Posters' contributions should not create an atmosphere that is unwelcome to marginalized peoples. The moderators and staff reserve the right to remove anyone actively creating an unwelcome environment at their own discretion.

Some people consider term "trap" as offensive. I thought I saw some of that debate here too. Personally I use sometimes humorously and sometimes affectionately. Is that allowed or not?

Some people consider the term Shonen Jump Weekly offensive, is that allowed or not?

Frankly, that bothers the hell out of me - the possibility of being banned not because of what I actually say or do, but because the moderators think I might be someone who they personally find objectionable.

Frankly, that bothers the hell out of me - the possibility of being banned not because of what I actually say or do, but because the moderators think I might be someone who they personally find objectionable.

There's a huge difference between banning based on actual actions and demonstrated behaviors, and banning based on assumptions.

configspace wrote:

Genuine questions regarding: Quote: • Posters' contributions should not create an atmosphere that is unwelcome to marginalized peoples. The moderators and staff reserve the right to remove anyone actively creating an unwelcome environment at their own discretion. Some people consider term "trap" as offensive. I thought I saw some of that debate here too. Personally I use sometimes humorously and sometimes affectionately. Is that allowed or not? Some people consider the term Shonen Jump Weekly offensive, is that allowed or not?

"Trap" is not allowed here.