[MOD] J-Net videos and Bans

[acidae.livejournal.com]

Hello! It's been a while since I've last made a mod post in this community, but there are a couple of issues I would like to address this time around due to a recent increase of related incidences.


1: The sharing of J-Net videos

I'm going to start off with a bit of a backstory for anyone who's unfamiliar with the history behind this whole thing and why I'm so strict about not allowing J-net videos in the community:

Almost two years ago, Johnny's Net began uploading video messages from the groups onto their official website when in the past, the only way you could see them was by visiting the official fanclub building in Japan. There were two versions of each video: a shorter one made public for anyone with internet access, and a longer one exclusively for paying members of the fanclubs. Their main stipulation was that redistribution of their videos - whether to other streaming sites or in any other form - is not allowed. Shortly after they made the shift towards online availability, some of the videos were found on a streaming site (most likely Youtube) and Johnny's Net issued another warning to all users, further stating that they will end this service to the fans should it happen again. You can view the original email and a rough translation here.

Given the fact that it was fans who alerted J-Net to the rule breaking, and J-Net may very well go through with their threat and stop uploading these video messages (which is a big improvement from their past rules of not allowing images of their idols to be used on the internet at all), I think it would be better to err on the safe side and disallow the sharing of these videos (both raw or subbed) in the community. You can, however, still link to the offcial site when new messages are posted. I've also edited the rules in the user profile to reflect this official change.


2: Bans from the community

While this is pretty uncommon, it is possible for a member to be banned from arashi_on. The main reasons for this are both listed in the rules: either you are reuploading files without permission and show no remorse or refuse to heed warnings to stop, or you are continuing to make the same post over and over again despite it being rejected for breaking the rules in some way (especially if a reason was given for it). Using sock puppet accounts or other friends to post for you after a ban will also lead to those accounts being banned immediately as well.

I won't name names, but multiple people have been banned recently, so I want to take this opportunity to strongly suggest to anyone planning to make a post in this community any time at all in the future to first read the rules. If your post has been rejected, please read the notification email before deleting it because 9 times out of 10 it will come with a reason for the rejection (unless, perhaps, that reason is glaringly obvious). If, by any chance, you did not receive any emails and it has been at least two days, please either PM or email me and ask about your post. And most importantly, if your post has already been rejected twice and you still have no idea why, please PM or email me first before you make a third try.

I will not be reverting a ban once it's in effect, because you have had ample time and opportunity to either read the rules or approach me and ask for a reason. I'm sorry for sounding pretty short about this, but it can wear on your patience when the same thing happens several times within a short period of time, and every single person only contacting me quickly after the ban.


Thank you for reading through all this, and feel free to leave a comment with any questions or concerns!

Comments

[serajane-11.livejournal.com]

I did read the rules in Japanese under the video at the J-Net site: "Do not upload in other sites or else we will discontinue this service."
They should also have written it in other languages though to make it all clear for everybody.
I do hope all fans will obey.

[cry1baby.livejournal.com]

but wasnt it a well known fact that they discontinued the service once before cause people were ripping and re-uploading the vids? so language barrier or not people should've known this already [esp since re-uping any vid is illegal to begin with]

[serajane-11.livejournal.com]

I didn't know about the service before. so for me, i'm sure there are still a lot of people who do not know the consequences if they do it.

but still, how can anyone be sure if it's a 'fan' who breaks the rules? Maybe it's done by someone who hates Johnnys and does it to ruin things for all of us? The people of J-net should think about that as well.

[cry1baby.livejournal.com]

mm that is true, it could be an anti-fan, or it could actually be a fan who has that "i wanted to spread the Arashi goodness with everyone" mindset and inadvertently ruining it for everyone

[mugen-ai3.livejournal.com]

There's some up on YouTube. Most the comments we pretty angry though.

[drigby.livejournal.com]

My Christmas wish for you: may people re-read the rules and use common sense so moderating will be much easier for you.

Thank you for your hard work this year and may the next year be a happy and productive one for you, the community, and Arashi.

[ofs1992.livejournal.com]

seconding this!

[krzhope.livejournal.com]

Totally agree with this new rule!

saw someone even subbed the jnet video but she posted it in another arashi community which is not being maintained anymore...

[vampyrrep.livejournal.com]

I think this is common already since the fandom started to really increase in numbers back in 2007 but I totally agree to this rule. Better safe than sorry.

[miss-lonliah.livejournal.com]

otsukaresama deshita <3

[nanfoodle.livejournal.com]

Thank you for taking the time to try to manage such a large community m(_ _)m You're amazing!! ♥♥♥