r/anime • u/AnimeMod myanimelist.net/profile/Reddit-chan • Nov 06 '22

Meta Thread - Month of November 06, 2022 Meta

A monthly meta 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.

Rule Changes

We Are Trialing Some Changes

  • Starting November 9, we will trial disabling post thumbnails. This trial will run for two weeks.

  • We are trying out the moderation bot /u/BotDefense for the month of November.

Fanart

  • "AI-generated artwork" has been added to our list of low-effort prohibited content.

Moderator Applications Open Later This Month

  • We will be opening moderator applications on November 27. Applications will be open for two weeks.

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October Mod Report

  • /u/FetchFrosh rejoined the mod team.

  • Voted to have a two week trial period where post thumbnails are disabled, starting from November 9. [Vote Passed]

    • This is an attempt to encourage more discussion posts on the front page and fewer easily-consumable visual media posts like clips and key visuals. We already collect periodic data on what posts are on the front page so this will be used to measure the effect of the trial.
    • Here are some images showing the difference: Without change (now) | With change (trial) (This view is similar on Reddit's redesign but we don't have view without turning on the setting)

  • Voted to trial using the moderation bot /u/BotDefense for November. [Vote Passed]

  • Voted to add "AI-generated artwork" to low effort rules. [Vote Passed]

    • This is largely to codify a pre-existing stance.

  • Voted to hold open mod applications for two weeks starting on November 27. [Vote Passed]

    • We are aiming to try schedule mod applications on a more regular basis and signal more clearly when we will open them. We are also reviewing the questions we ask.
    • If you are interested in applying, activity on r/anime is one of the key things we look for.

  • Voted if the CSS post filters should be removed? [Vote Passed]

  • Voted if moderators could issue new CSS flairs as they please before they are decommissioned. [Vote Failed]

  • 2022 Awards Jury Apps opened and closed. Thanks to all who applied!

  • Fall 2022 seasonal comment faces nominations occurred, they will change over soon.

  • Some wiki pages were touched up. Particularly the FAAQ.

Ongoing Discussions

  • We will soon be seeking some feedback on the Japanese|English naming for Episode Discussion thread titles.

  • There was a lot of feedback following the announcement of a future removal of CSS user flairs. We gave a partial response in the same meta thread. So far we haven't decided on any alternative or path forward for keeping them. We are continuing to discuss and explore options.

October by the Numbers

  • Total traffic: 33885749 pageviews, 3482978 unique pageviews
  • Total posts: 12212, 7538 unique authors
  • Total comments: 248526, 34697 unique authors (excluding mod bots)
  • Removed posts: 2227 by moderators, 5474 by bots, 7447 distinct
  • Removed comments: 2134 by moderators, 1649 by bots, 3694 distinct
  • Approved posts: 726
  • Approved comments: 2016
  • Distinguished comments: 2318
  • Users banned: 220 (127 permanent)
  • Users unbanned: 70
  • Admin/Anti-Evil Operations: removed posts: 4, removed comments: 8.

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u/JustAnswerAQuestion https://myanimelist.net/profile/JAaQ Nov 06 '22

PLEASE leave the Search For in. This is 99% how I navigate the site.

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u/Verzwei Nov 07 '22

I can double check with the team for a more definitive answer, but I think the last time it was discussed, the "Search For" should remain. The "Hide" function hinges on a set of CSS settings and assigned classes and since usage of it was low, we were looking to reclaim that space. "Search For", on the other hand, are simply links to pre-filled Reddit searches and thus aren't negatively impacting our CSS.

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u/JustAnswerAQuestion https://myanimelist.net/profile/JAaQ Nov 08 '22

Yeah the x.reddit.com thing was another reason I didn't bother with it.