This thread has been created for the sole purpose of reminding people that:
1) Minitokyo is an anime and manga oriented site.
2) Due to a series of unfortunate posts, and even though this section of the forums is called "Off-topic Discussions", the staff has decided that any inflamatory / insulting message is not gonna be tolerated anymore. If a post or a thread of that kind is made, it will be deleted immediately, and the OP will be warned and/or muted. The internet is full of political arguments and silly fights afterall. MT doesn't need any of those.
3) Everything else is permitted, so have fun~
I guess this thread doesn't sound as friendly as it was planned, but anyway, suggestions and comments are
welcome.
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I'm gonna edit my comment and answer some questions at the same time.
Angelxxuan said: Can we state the exact line so we know what is and isn't
political?
Uberdog said: Could we please have an "MT Guidelines" Handbook made and
downloadable in PDF format so the "Lines in the sand " can be understood clearly and without any
errors?
Sadly, we can't. Writing a guide like that would take too much time, and I don't have enough free time, sorry. Also, I don't wanna sound rude, but most of the people who got involved in those political fights are already grown ups, so it's better if they stopped playing dumb. Everybody knows the difference between an inflamatory post, a troll post, and a normal opinion. The ToS has clear rules about harassing other members. To be honest, I don't think this new rule is a muzzle rule regarding politics or anything like that. My intentions are clear, I want people to stop arguing in a site that has nothing to do with political agendas. Discussing about politics is fine as long as it is made in a respectful manner.
But I guess if you guys want more clear lines, I'll add some extra rules.
1) Don't bring political discussion to threads that have nothing to do with them. Discussing about political anime is allowed though. Good luck in finding one of those animes though, lol.
2) Don't go Insulting or demeaning other people/other countries for their political/religious views. Thanks for pointing that out, Hooyah. Remember that this rule is included in the ToS, so people can get banned for doing such things, so I advice people to be more careful from now on.
3) It's ok to have an opinion, but it's not ok to shove it into everyone else's throats. The internet is full of liberal vs. conservative threads. Don't turn MT into a Youtube comment section, please.
4) The staff doesn't care how much some people are gonna whine about this rule or other rules that are already being written. You think MT is becoming a safe space? Good, because MT has always been one. Read the Terms of Service, if you don't trust my words. MT has always been a family friendly site.
5) As I said before, everything else is permitted, spam, random games, everything. Just stop fighting like little kids, please.
Thanks for the comments and the feedback, by the way.