[MOD] A few tweaks and changes

[acidae.livejournal.com]

It's been a while since we've had a proper mod post here in the community with actual changes, but this is very important so I hope you will all take a quick look and note what has changed.

[ + ] New Tag
I've added a new tag called other: where to buy, which as the name suggests should be used for all posts regarding where you can find Arashi goods in a certain part of the world. I will try to go through the archives and tag previous related posts when I have the time, so please, if you're looking for goods where you live or will be visiting, do check the tag first, not to mention johnnys_outlet and this slightly outdated but still sound masterpost from news_jpop.

[ - ] Anonymous commenting
This is a big one. I've received several emails and PMs from community members regarding the increasing animosity from people who post anonymously for any reason. Anon commenting is a remnant of the original community, back before I came on board as the maintainer. While there are definitely reasons why anonymous commenting may be beneficial for some - those who don't own journals, or those who are afraid to voice their true opinions under their own journal - there are also downsides to it, and given the number of complaints and concern raised by various members regarding this issue, I have decided to remove anonymous commenting for a trial run of one month. A post will be made at that point to poll everyone and see whether you prefer the comm with or without the function.

[ - ] "Wank" posts
Posts that are obviously made to incite wank such as hate memes will be now be banned from the community as well. Again, they were originally allowed as the earlier maintainers had been heavy endorsers - a bit of a tradition in the community, so to speak - but after taking into account the concern of several members and also the fact that it does contradict another rule (the "no bashing" rule, to be exact), I've decided to do away with the tag and will no longer allow such posts in the future.

[ x ] Reminders
These are not changes, but customary reminders for everyone to please read the rules. There are still many request and graphics posts made to the community even to this day. As a community member, it is up to you to read the rules listed in the profile and make sure you are familiar with them before making a post to ensure that your post will not be rejected or deleted. On that note, posts that start or end with "Mods, if this is inappropriate/not allowed, feel free to delete it" will also no longer be allowed. I admit I've been lax about enforcing it so far, but it is actually part of the rules and will be adhered to more strictly from now on.

Like always, if you have any questions, comments or concerns, feel free to leave a comment here or PM me if you prefer more privacy. I know this is quite a lot to take in, but I hope this will help arashi_on improve into a better community for everyone involved. Thanks!

Comments

[shokim.livejournal.com]

I am all for non-anon posting.

Users taking advantage of anon posting seem to "get away" with their views expressed and hence, no ownership are attached to such opinions.

Thanks for taking a big step forward, even if its just for a trial run.

[acidae.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I hope you'll be voting in the poll a month from now; the more votes, the better.

[shokim.livejournal.com]

Sure, I'll be looking forward to it!

Thanks for keeping this community in great shape! ^_^

[hisa-no-nikki.livejournal.com]

OMG~!! YOUR ICON~!! WHERE DID YOU STEAL THAT PICTURE~!??

don't tell me you steal the book from school's library..hahaha..

[shokim.livejournal.com]

Yes I did hahaha!!!~ ^.^

[aegistheia.livejournal.com]

I just wanted to say that you've been doing a really good job of organizing this community in reducing clutter, keeping content current and reflective of changing times/opinions, taking risks and watching feedback for change, and just making arashi_on a great community to meander through in general. Special mention goes to the comprehensive tagging system; it's one of the most useful I've seen in all the fandom communities I've walked through.

Please keep up this excellent job!

[acidae.livejournal.com]

What I do really isn't as amazing as the way you make it seem, but it's really nice to hear that on any occasion. :) Thank you very much!

[snoew.livejournal.com]

sweet list of improvement!!!! keep up the very very good work~

[acidae.livejournal.com]

Haha, all in a day's work!

[miss-lonliah.livejournal.com]

thanks for your hard work! :)

[acidae.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[chashaopao.livejournal.com]

お疲れ様でした！
It is tough maintaining a Comm/ Forum... So thank you!
^v^ And Happy Arashi Day! (again Aloha time XDDD)

Personally, I don't like anon postings of any kind.

[acidae.livejournal.com]

(I completely forgot about Arashi day, whoops.)

Thanks! I hope you'll vote in the poll a month from now!

[lsirial.livejournal.com]

Agreed on both parts.

Thanks to the mods for their hard work anyway =)

[acidae.livejournal.com]

Please see my reply below. :)

[acidae.livejournal.com]

I'm sure the decisions made in regards with anonymous posting and wank posts would be points of contention for people, as some like them and some don't and you can't please everybody.

I had assessed each option first before going with the decision that would be preferred by a larger amount of people, and also beneficial to the community. Plus, like I mentioned in the post, it seems counterproductive to enforce a "no bashing" rule in the community, only to allow posts that link hate memes where people-- well, hate on the group, among others.

[parabocake.livejournal.com]

Omigosh, you're listening to Open Happiness! ♥ I love that song! So muuuch.

I didn't really mind the anon posting but I think it's good that you disabled it. About the wank posts/entries, I don't really mind either.

Thanks for the hard work and thank you for telling us about the changes and improvements! =)

[acidae.livejournal.com]

(MONKEY MAJIK is ♥, after all.)

Thanks for leaving a comment! I hope you'll vote in the poll I'm going to put up in a month's time too :)

[hannahsmeep.livejournal.com]

Darn where have i been? I didn't see any of those anonymous posters, but i guess all communities have their resident trolls. anyway i want to thank you, its your hard work that keeps me in the arashi fandom. Don't worry, you're making the right call. XD

[acidae.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I know sometimes it's hard to please everyone, but I felt a decision had to be made.

[hannahsmeep.livejournal.com]

tough job and you don't get enough love. You don't need to please everyone, you believe in what you did and that's all that matters. I'll give you my strength silently, i can help you with anything once november is over, stupid A levels XD

[acidblackcurry.livejournal.com]

you really good in doing your job as MOD here. *thumbs up*
no wonder this community is kinda peaceful (in my opinion)

[acidae.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I would certainly want a community for Arashi to be peaceful and friendly too.

[hemisofia.livejournal.com]

Happy to see these changes, which I really think are about time to be implemented!

[acidae.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I think they were inevitable too-- maybe hate memes and trolling were funny and accepted once upon a time, but that was years ago and things have changed since then.

[buyme-arashi.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the updates and changes. I don't really mind the anonymous comments since some anons had valid points but most riles people up, even just by seeing it as an anon comment.

About the tagging system, could it be better that all posts must include tags before approval? The members can edit or add the tags themselves if they aren't any (as I've done several times for yamakaze's updates) but this option should be made known on the profile/tagging/faqs so everyone can help make the posts more organized.

[acidae.livejournal.com]

It's already a minor rule in the community profile and have been for quite some time, actually. I would love some proper tagging for all the posts, of course; the one main problem is that more often than not people don't use them, or try to create tags of their own such as "arashi, nino, ohno, vsa" which would not appear when they post. It would be more work than it's worth to reject/warn/delete every single post that is not tagged properly or not tagged at all, and I'm frankly not willing at all to have to dedicate more of my time to really enforce this particular rule, especially considering how time-consuming it is compared to some of the others.

[jadeswallow.livejournal.com]

I personally think posting a link to hate memes and such is okay since the meme won't be posted in the community itself. It's up to people to decide whether or not to click the link, and peole who don't like it can simply ignore it. Perhaps you could make a poll about that problem too? But I agree with the deletion of anonympus commenting option, since the comments are inside the community.
Last, I just want to say you've done a great job so far. This comm is the most neat community I'm in :)

[acidae.livejournal.com]

I... would really prefer not to allow a loophole like that to exist. By that logic, one can also argue that linking to fanfiction, sales or graphics, all of which are not allowed in the community, would be okay as well since they won't be posted in the comm itself. And since "no bashing" is such a big rule in the community to begin with, I don't see why disallowing hate memes to be posted in the comm could be anything but good.

[mintceres.livejournal.com]

On that note, posts that start or end with "Mods, if this is inappropriate/not allowed, feel free to delete it" will also no longer be allowed.

finally there is someone doing something against it.
I dont know whether I did that when I posted soemthing, but it certainly gets annoying when you read that sentence every two or three posts.

For the anon posting, I'd like it to be kept, necause sometimes there are things to say which I personally am too shy to say out lous (this my be just me, but still... :/)
Of course, we (in that case, you) have to find a solution which is good for the whole comm.

as for hate memes... I would not care about them being posted here, even IF it contradicts the 'no bashing' rule. Well, you already said what you think of that matter.

anyways, I like how this comm is maintained and love who peaceful it is here :) good work!

[babydude48.livejournal.com]

Thank you for doing a wonderful job maintaining the community. I hope with these changes it will help improve the community for everyone and solve some past problems. They all sound reasonable to me:D

[drigby.livejournal.com]

I appreciate how you've always been a sensible mod, and I feel that you've managed to moderate the community in a balanced manner, liberal about many things and strict when you need to be. I agree with all of the changes, especially with the one concerning anonymous posting. I believe that one should not comment when one is not willing to claim ownership of what was commented.

[tapsilogue.livejournal.com]

I was against the hate meme posts being banned at first, but I read your comment about the loophole for fanfic and sales and everything made sense. Haha. I applaud you for being such an active mod and for taking a well-thought out stand on issues :) I'm always surprised by how active (in terms of posts and comments) this comm is and, at the same time, how peaceful it is xD

[edogawaness.livejournal.com]

just wanted to thank you for doing such a great job w/this comm. it was my "original" from which i eventually found all the other comms i wound up joining, but it still stands as one of my fave ones around
i agree with your changes, as i was always annoyed with some of the anon comments made...

all in all, i think the comm runs pretty smoothly and happily, which is the way it should be for a comm dedicated to arashi (in my opinion, at least) ^__^
i don't post often here but if/when i do, i'll try to remember to tag correctly too XDD

thanks for your hard work!