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 Here are them rules for Anime Dabblers? Tantalizing Recommendations Within!, a.k.a. ADTRW, a.k.a. The Anime Place, a.k.a. the sub-forum/board/whatchamacallit inside of the Something Awful Forums if you dabble in Anime, Manga, Light/Web Novels, Tokusatsu, J-Dramas and the Games inspired by them, though we do have a dedicated Games sub-forum/board for that. Like previous goons who had the responsibility of modding this here sub-forum previously established, if Japanese Animation/Comic-Book Entertainment is your bag, this is the place for you. I guess this can also function as a FAQ of sorts. We have a Wiki if you're just getting started. The current Anime/Manga Recommendation thread is right here. If you'd like to get in touch with me regarding any issues, questions, or suggestions you may have, feel free to message me with the PM function. We also have a thread which works as a "Ask Me Anything / AMA" of sorts if you want to ask me anything for all to see or have no platinum. THE RULES 01. The same forum rules applied everywhere else are also the main ones here. If you're wondering how to stay out of trouble, they're a pretty good starting point. 02. Please actually like anime and manga We're an Anime/Manga sub-forum. If you don’t like anime and manga, or only like them “Ironically,” feel free to do so elsewhere. Yes, anime/manga works are not without their issues so they're not protected against valid criticism, but if you're just gonna take a dump at the medium as a whole, there's probably better places to do that. 03. Support the official release Fan translations exist, and plenty of people use them. There are even a few licensors who lurk around places that host said fan-translations to gauge interest. It’s okay to link and discuss fan translations; all we ask is that, if an anime/manga/novel becomes legally available, please support the series you like should they ever become available to you. Consider this a gentlemen’s agreement between those of us who wish to keep the industry alive. 04. No porn Please don’t post porn images of any sort. This ain't a difficult rule. If you're caught posting porn, there are no "Three Strikes, you're out": You're getting banned, no questions asked. 05. Don’t be a creep Fanservice-heavy / raunchy anime and manga have, in the past, been heavily stigmatized in general, causing many anime/manga fan to keep their fandom to themselves. Nowadays, it's perfectly fine if you enjoy raunchy comedy and enjoy talking about them, but don't act like a goddamn horndog. We're all ostensibly at least 18-years of age here. 06. Don’t be a brat Don’t have a meltdown because things didn’t go your way, don’t snap at somebody just because they expressed a dissenting or unpopular opinion, and don’t come into threads you don’t post in just to snipe at them or some poster. 07. Don’t be weird about Japan Japan is a country with its own history and values and ways of doing things. As pretty much every other country, they've hosed up, so, if a work of entertainment gives foot to write a valid criticisms, that's fine. Whining about how their values don’t always match up 1:1 with your own, however, or how they like the stuff you hate and hate the stuff you like because they suck because  is dumb and a waste of everyone's time.08. Don’t take it personally, don’t make it personal Sometimes people on the Internet make jokes at each other’s expense. That’s cool, be cool. Sometimes people on the Internet dredge up personal baggage and harass each other, or sling poisonous accusations. That’s not cool. Don’t do it. If you see it happen to you or someone else in here, report that immediately. 09. If you post lolicon or shotacon I will permaban you See rule 4. 10. On Toxx'ing Sometimes, a goon makes a bet or a dumb claim, and promises to follow through with the consequences of said bet/claim. And while I'm personally not a fan of the "gambling" aspect of this, toxxes will be enforced as long as they're reported and made explicit from here on.  smilie usage is not necessary, but recommended to identify the toxx quicker. It can either be an old-school clause (meaning ban) or a specific probation/punishment if specified by the goon.*** SOME GUIDELINES On Posting Post from the heart about anime and manga you like/dislike... filter yourself, however, if you think you're heading towards a probation/ban by posting from the heart. On Making Threads All threads should have a purpose, and ideally at least a little bit of effort put into the OP. You can try a low-effort thread, but if it doesn't go anywhere, it's getting cut. “Stillborn” threads (threads which aren’t inherently bad but aren’t attracting posters) will no longer be gassed for inactivity, but you will be probated for bumping them if it’s clear nobody else other than you has a vested interest in keeping them alive. Also, while backseat modding is generally frowned upon, if you're the Thread's OP and see that things are going south for whatever reason, you can choose to engage whichever goon(s) is/are making a ruckus and choose to temporarily close the thread if you don't see a way out of it. Please contact me if you're thinking about doing the latter just so that I'm on the ball or if a punishment might be necessary. On Sharing Images Three images per post is a good ratio. If you’re posting five or more images in a row, or even just enormous images, please [timg] tag them out of respect for our posters with feebler Internet connections and scrolling fingers. Obviously don’t worry about this if you’re posting smaller pictures. Use common sense. Potentially NSFW Images If you want to post an image but you think someone/you might get in trouble at work for seeing/posting it because it's a bit heavy on the cheesecake/fanservice (without being pornographic, which is still a big no-no; see rule 4), you have to:
We live in an era where new chapters and/or episodes are announced and released with a certain set-your-watch-by-it regularity, with simulcasts and fan translations soon to follow. Once a new release has been announced and linked in its corresponding thread, discussion of its contents is free game and should not require spoiler tags. Please don’t whine to me or anyone else because you wandered into a thread on a day you knew there’d be something to talk about. If you are willing to use spoiler tags, a warning never hurts. If a manga has an anime adaptation (which is the most common scenario) and the anime has its own thread, abstain from posting spoilers from the original manga on the anime thread. On Reporting Report people for breaking the rules. I am but a person and couldn’t keep up with all these threads even if I wanted to. Your confidentiality is always assured, and you may feel free to PM me for a follow-up on any report you’ve filed that you think or feel I haven’t dealt with properly. That said, don’t report typos, grammatical errors, obvious (even if unfunny) jokes, or people you just don’t like but haven’t done anything wrong. On Moderation I am your mod, and I think of myself as a patient person willing to listen to feedback. These rules are the ones I thought will work for the best. Everything runs much more smoothly when we all get along and/or cooperate. Seems simple enough, right? Good day to you.   The old rules are here, if you're interested. e: Update to include a rule regarding toxx'ing. e: Update because of a couple of spelling errors. Wark Say fucked around with this message at 18:16 on Apr 28, 2019 |
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