Well, it's not blue - do you NEED to post something nsfw for your discussion? If you notice a fake or corrupt rapidshare, delete it. Memes seem to be grounds for deletion off of /b/ anyway, and if it's something as pointless like that, it sounds like it'd be better off not existing.

There probably aren't that many people posting them, and they'll notice that their posts are getting deleted and either eventually stop or start posting them even faster out of spite - at which point you realize they're a moron, and request a ban.

If they're fake rapidshares, delete it, or ask for a ban.

>>359
>>Well, it's not blue - do you NEED to post something nsfw for your discussion?
Well I was going to post the complete cover of the doujin in question, which is NSFW, in case people actually didn't know what I was talking about. But wasn't sure, so I cropped it.

remember that these are imageboards, not discussion boards.

I've seen this do the rounds on other boards outwith 4chan. Supposedly it's the 'Holy Grail' of hentai, but only the cover itself seems to have been scanned. I actually asked for it myself a month or three back, which has probably inadvertantly sparked the current rounds. I haven't seen any myself yet, but I'd consider it trolling. I'd say any more than once or twice would warrant a ban request

>>274

For reals. The instant one with a picture of a cock on a PS3 gets deleted a million more spring up with posts begging Godwin to be invoked.

>>275
If it's relevant, it's one thing, I hold it to the same standard as an image macro (if it's related to the topic at hand and not offensive, I let it stay). However, motivators are omnipresent in /a/ at times. After Alternative replied above, I deleted an ENTIRE THREAD consisting of nothing but motivators, all about motivators. Even the OP was a motivator.

That's the type of thing I'm talking about, not the occasional funny motivator. So a sticky suggesting that motivators will be treated the same as image macros would hopefully deter these off-topic floods, and effectively make my job easier.

I made a sticky. If its actually funny, you can leave it. otherwise, get rid of it

I just posted this to /a/ and am crossposting it here:

"Okay so I decided to post here to address some recent problems /a/ has apparently had. First of all, if you chose to grumble on the boards as opposed to emailing me; you're an idiot. I've said time and time again to email me if there are problems. Turning the board into a war zone will more likely get you banned than solve any problems.

Anyway, on to the two points of contention: motivational posters and the anime-ecchi border.

Honestly, I think motivational posters are usually pretty dumb. There *are* pleasant surprises though--I've laughed at a few. My stance on them in /a/ has always been that of "they're harmless, so leave them alone". Technically, they're macros, and thus are against the rules. If you didn't already realize this, go check them again! Still though, if they're contributed to a thread and don't act as a negative, I think they're fine to say. This being said, the images are fine so long as you guys don't start dedicating entire threads to their worship, turning /a/ into "/a/ - IMAGE MACRO APPRECIATION STATION".

As for whether or not nudity can be posted. Nudity isn't worksafe and is thus, against the rules. My personal stance on it has been "if I don't see nipples or vagina, I don't really care". There are exceptions though. Blatant/overtly sexual images should not be posted. There IS an ecchi board for a reason. If you contribute a borderline/mild image of a character to a thread about a show, I think it should stay. Don't go make entire threads dedicated to the stuff though--again, there's an entire board for it!

I hope this clarifies any recent misgivings about rule enforcement/policy. In closing, stop blaming the moderators and janitors for doing their jobs. You ARE technically in violation of the rules when it comes to this stuff. EMAIL ME if there are problems--turning the board into an opinionated bitch-fest will get you banned, as it should.

love,

-mootykins"

>>343
well said.

p.s. hi

If the thread is young (just a few replies), remove it. Anime wallpapers should be kept in /w/ obviously since there is an *entire board* dedicated to them. Don't go off deleting heavily replied-to threads though.

>>313
Or you know, you could just, flag the board for review (which is how we actually learned of the problem to begin with)!

>>315
You're right about that, though, (Correct me if I'm wrong :)) most moderators are PST, which occassionally ends up with no moderator currently surveying the boards, so just flagging a board which is under attack could take a while to be solved, thus a chance for a massive flood.

Just tell me if I'm wrong, I'm just giving you my point of view, and since I'm new I could very well be wrong.

>>324
Almost all of the moderators are EST, not PST. How is going on IRC or /j/ going to solve the problem as opposed to flagging the board if nobody is around to begin with? I am confused.

>>338
Point taken.

Usually highlighting mods on IRC that are at the PC gets a faster response (Assuming they don't just surf the web) than flagging.

I suppose it's best to flag a board and highlight/notify a mod on IRC at the same time.

By the way, just an insight, what about creating some sort of validation code for each reply made (just 2 digits or something). That pretty much would block any program from spamming replies. But ofcourse things like these don't happen often, and users will probably dislike validating their replies all the time. It could be considered an alternative method of prevention.

>>340
Flagging and notifying by IRC is your best bet to grab the attention of a moderator.

Capchas/"vericodes" suck. We just need to clean up floods when they happen, which isn't very often.

Whether rightfully so or not, /a/ seems to embrace "borderline worksafe" stuff.

This was two posts below the post in >>329

Even a cursory glance through /a/ will show several posts like this. The de facto rule that I (and to my knowledge, RyuKaiser) have been working by is "delete if it contains nipples, penis, or vagina," and use discretion for anything else.

Honestly id say everything but >>327 would be much more at home in /e/

I have actually asked at several different times since I started where I should draw the line for "worksafe", and have gotten several different responses from different mods. So, when it comes to ecchi pictures that don't have explicit penis/vagina/nipples or aren't barely censored porn, I am most times left at a loss for what to do with the post.

I'm going to make a post in /a/ later today (providing I remember) about this sort of thing since some of the mods caused a ruckus with the whole "no motivational poster/ecchi" stuff.

I've basically maintained that as long as I don't see nipples or vagina, I really don't care. Overtly sexual images shouldn't be posted though. If the images are exposing but harmless in nature they should probably be left alone. It basically worked that way without incident for a while before people decided to try to clarify the rule.

>>316

delete, and yes, escalate if they keep on posting it.

Will do. It's the second time, so I'll go on a 3 strikes rule from here on out.

>>317
So, we should escalate on this type of material instead of ban requesting, even though with escalation the material remains on the board?

>>323
He's wrong. Ban request and delete.

>>290
What about the demi-humans here >>>/cm/160421.html

I asked on IRC last night and MrVacBob said he supposed it was fine, but they don't even look half human. Also someone posted Yoshi in a Bridget costume in another thread. So I delete these after all?

Why can't anime animals be posted in /a/?

>>292
I like this idea.

Anime animals: I dont see why not
furries: VERY NO
photographs: NO.

>>305
>Anime animals: I dont see why not

But some issues arise. /c/ is supossed to be a place for cute anime girls. That is why /cm/ was made, to separate the two genders. If animals are allowed on /c/, am I supossed to delete the male ones but keep the female ones? The majority of visitors don't want any illustrations of animals in /c/. I think that people should post pictures of Chiyo's dog and the like in /a/, since it is a more general anime board.

>>284
Yup still seems to be down. Glad I got that pantyhose torren before we got flooded or whatever >_>

I would think that most threads in /s/ should remain unless there is a man in the picture and nothing else, or if the woman posted is far beyond any normal person's consideration of sexy (ie fat chicks/grannies). But that's just me, and you don't see me as janitor of /s/. >>

Fellow /s/comrade,

i also have a hard time deciding which general agenda to follow for /s/

here my thoughts:
i believe i have a broad acceptance level: i would delete these pictures if the board was only for my own pleasure but since that isnt so i "tolerate" images if i have the impression there a few guys enjoying that thread.

but i instantly delete pictures which i consider gross even if people seem to enjoy that.

generally i would like to have /s not to be a fap board. there is too much porn on this board which i would like to reduce more and more. but that is some sort of "long time vision"

btw. do you (and i should i continue to) report "misa campo/leah dizon" catchphrases as ban-requests?

>>298
no, i usually just delete those replies. it's a meme and whatever, it won't last forever.

I too notice random female pilots showing on /m/ more frequently, I tend to leave them alone because most are generally innocent and people ask stuff about the character.

To be honest, I'd rather not see female pilots on /m/, I'd go to /a/ and ask people for female pilots if I'd want, I suppose we'll have to wait till the new rules are implented and see what goes from there.

/m/ is however a "sfw" imageboard, so anything too much revealing is just a request for a deletion.

You can also take it strict and don't allow anything else than what /m/ is made for, namely mechs, no things like "Please post more images about Fllay"