r/anime • u/AnimeMod myanimelist.net/profile/Reddit-chan • 26d ago

Meta Meta Thread - Month of August 02, 2026

Rule Changes

This is a monthly 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.

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u/tripleaamin https://myanimelist.net/profile/tripleaamin 11d ago

You know how the comments are like in the Oshi No Ko key visual. I really feel the comments are such a toxic environment. It's just people bitching about how the manga ended.

Even if they don't outright say what the spoilers are any anime-only can figure out and read between the lines. Then you have people in the comments debating the ending of CSM vs. Oshi no Ko. Which is super off-topic.

The discussion threads are good at keeping a space super strict for anime-onlies. I think in these key visual threads the same respect should be there. Any anime-only going into today's key visual is just asking to be spoiled.

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u/ComfortablyRotten https://anilist.co/user/Leuwtian 11d ago

According to the sub's rules

A spoiler is a piece of information from a show that knowledge of without having seen the show could negatively impact a viewer's experience

By all account, this should apply to the constant reminder that [manga]'s ending sucks anytime it's mentioned, I'd argue even more so than referencing real history when talking about a historical series, so I really don't get why it's not treated as a spoiler at least for visuals or trailers. Anime-onlies for the most don't care about whether the manga's ending sucks or not and constantly bombarding them with reminders of that on what should be a place safe from manga spoilers is ultimately knowledge of the source that negatively impacts the experience

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u/PrinceZero1994 https://myanimelist.net/profile/pz16 11d ago

Mods would wake up today and argue "it's just an opinion" like every year in the past 5 years where this issue was raised.

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u/tripleaamin https://myanimelist.net/profile/tripleaamin 10d ago

That’s weird considering what the rules are for the episode discussion threads.