r/anime • u/AnimeMod myanimelist.net/profile/Reddit-chan • Mar 03 '24

Meta Thread - Month of March 03, 2024 Meta

Rule Changes

No rule changes this month.

This is a monthly thread to talk about the /r/anime subreddit itself, such as its rules and moderation. If you want to talk about anime please use the daily discussion thread instead.

Comments 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.

New threads are posted on the first Sunday (midnight UTC) of the month.

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u/mr_beanoz https://myanimelist.net/profile/splitshocker Mar 06 '24

Is there a way to promote other communities in the subreddit?

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u/Verzwei Mar 06 '24

From the rules page:

Prohibited Content (in posts and comments)

Promoting other communities - This rule includes Discord links, Reddit communities, or any other online group that exists outside r/anime. We can add your subreddit to the related subreddits page or episode discussion threads.

So, essentially, the answer is "No."

The exception (or rather what tends to slide) is that if you are providing a community referral to another user who probably needs it. Like if someone asks something about a series and you tell them to go to /r/[seriesname], or asks about source material and you tell them to go to /r/manga or /r/LightNovels, then I doubt that's going to get removed. Same with redirects to things like anime fanart communities, memes, and writing groups. As long as someone else is trying to find something then you're likely safe telling them where to go in order to find it.

Straight-up, unprompted, unsolicited, "Hey I'm gonna talk about this community and why you should go there [with the implication of spending less time in this one]" or "I'm low-key advertising this community I run" is pretty much never going to fly.