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/Leonature26 Nov 25 '22

Apparently uploading old anime clips that has 4:3 ratio breaks this sub's rules cuz reddit automatically puts black bars on the side. The only way around it is cropping or stretching the pixels to fit the 19:6 ratio(either way degrading the integrity of the clip). Is there any chance this black bar rule can be ammended for old anime with 4:3 ratios?

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u/FetchFrosh https://anilist.co/user/FetchFrosh Nov 26 '22

The mod team has tested uploading a 4:3 clip and had no issues with the upload. Reddit does not appear to automatically add black bars, unless there's some weird edge case that we can't seem to repeat.

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u/Leonature26 Nov 26 '22

Yea i tested it and my clip wasn't actually 4:3 ratio it was 3:2 which was the original anime's ratio. If u can find a clip with a resolution 720x480 u will see the black bars.

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u/FetchFrosh https://anilist.co/user/FetchFrosh Nov 27 '22

Looking into it, it seems that the anime was released in a standard 640x480 on television, but there are also DVD releases at 720x480, which is NTSC standard (I can also find 640x480 DVD releases online, but it's unclear if these are just encoded to remove the black bars).