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[OT] Are recommendation threads still outlawed?

I know I, as a person who uses the Search function on a regular basis, have no desire to see the recommendation threads return. They clog up the forum and promote little to no discussion. If they were to return, I still think my suggestion in the sticky, or something close to it, would be the only way to do it and not cause a problem.

Note: ManOfRust beat me to the discussions link.

I can't answer the recommendation thread question, of course, but don't forget about this topic.

You could scroll through it looking for something that looks interesting. It gives you pretty much all the relevant discussion threads relating to a given series conveniently grouped right there.

May not be entirely what you had in mind, but there is a lot of good stuff there.

But I understand why they are banned. They DO clog up the forum. Which is why I think there should be a "Ask for recommendations here!" thread. But as far as I am aware, no, recommendations are still a no-no. I think the people in charge would have said something if they werent.

If anyone can think of a new and less faulty system, I wouldn't mind some suggestions, though keep in mind it all comes down to Admin. in the end, so make them good.

Why not have a single thread where people post asking for recommendations, then people PM their responses. You can have the explanation on how to do it properly, but it wouldn't be required since some people just like to be told what to watch. Obviously they will get a lot of redundant responses, but they can use it as a sort-of popular vote in deciding. This site's volume isn't high enough and I'm guessing a lot of people have no interest in giving recommendations, so they will probably not get swamped by messages

Why not just make a whole section related to recommendations? Like there is a section for anime, manga, events, merchandise, etc. That way, anyone who wants to have a discussion can have it in another section. But for people who are looking for titles based on the opinions of real readers (not the company's editors), they can have it too. There obviously enough people who would visit the section.

I'd prefer there not to be any more stickies or any more forums. There's plenty of other anime forums out there that allow recommendations.

That's what the "My Anime" public lists are for. At least that's one of the first places that I go to concerning some anime that I'm waffling over. I usually check and see what various users have to say about it. But, I usually look at the lists of the people who's opinions I've seen before, for example: Tony K., Zalis 116 or fighterholic.