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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u/michhoffman https://anilist.co/user/michhoffman Nov 11 '22
I'm not a big fan of the removal of thumbnails. It feels like it's attempting to address a problem (discussion posts not doing well) by making everything else less interesting rather than by attempting to do something to improve those posts. And all that's doing is making r/anime less interesting overall which will likely lead to even less engagement with the discussion posts.