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Aug 23, 2022 9:07 PM
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I don't use MAL for anime discussion, nor do I have any intention to start. This recent addition of a popup window when finishing an episode is quite irritating. There is a "Don't ask for this series" button on the window which disables it for that specific show, but I would like to just flip a setting and disable it for all shows, movies, and whatever I end up watching in the future. Is there a way to do this? Please let me know so that I don't have to manually turn it off for every new entry I start for the rest of time.
Aug 23, 2022 11:53 PM
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Thank you, I knew there had to be a setting for it somewhere, but I couldn't find it when I went looking.
Aug 26, 2022 1:05 AM
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Thanks, this was bloody annoying.
Aug 26, 2022 2:18 AM
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I'm pretty sure I disabled it once and then it started popping up again
Aug 26, 2022 5:31 AM
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St0rmblade said:
I'm pretty sure I disabled it once and then it started popping up again

I know I 100% disabled it only last week and it re-enabled itself.
Aug 26, 2022 12:42 PM
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I confirm, I also had this feature disabled for a long time. Now it's reappeared out of nowhere. Not a big deal, just confirming. Saeedlfc's method helps.
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Aug 26, 2022 9:22 PM
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Whoever implemented this is a bad person and should FEEL bad.. If I want to rate/discuss an episode, I'll go into the forums. If anything, it should've been an OPT IN - not an OPT OUT.

Why is this site becoming less and less user friendly?

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Aug 27, 2022 7:54 AM
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Saeedlfc said:
Go on account settings, then list, and scroll down to where it says "Ask to discuss" and then set it to "Do not ask if I want to discuss an episode".



Thank you.

This was pretty much a dealbreaker for me and made me consider leaving MAL for anidb or some other anime db.

Whoever enabled it by default, fuck you!
Aug 28, 2022 3:31 AM
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I'm pretty sure I had this option disabled when I created my account, who knows.

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Aug 28, 2022 4:29 AM

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Nemesis2005 said:
This was pretty much a dealbreaker for me and made me consider leaving MAL for anidb or some other anime db.


Same here. The recent changes to MAL really make me reconsider if this site is still worth it. I'll either switch to AniDB or go back to keeping my own list.
Aug 30, 2022 7:59 PM
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I've had this disabled for the longest time. Real cool of MAL to just decide to your change settings for you...
Aug 31, 2022 1:57 AM

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Thanks for creating this thread!
Aug 31, 2022 5:27 AM
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Meinokoibito said:
Thanks for creating this thread!


You're welcome. I sat on the issue for a while hoping someone else would ask the question, and when no one did I felt the need to ask it myself. I never expected this thread to get as much attention as it has.
Sep 11, 2022 11:09 AM
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Please disable this feature by default. Maybe suggest it a few times but then stop bothering ppl.
Oct 23, 2022 4:56 PM

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Saeedlfc said:
Go on account settings, then list, and scroll down to where it says "Ask to discuss" and then set it to "Do not ask if I want to discuss an episode".



Thanks! Was getting real annoying turning it off for each series I was watching manually
Jun 13, 2023 2:46 AM
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thanks it is so annoying!
Jun 18, 2023 3:56 AM

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Honestly, they shouldn't have made this the default (same with 'Notes'). Should've been the other way around.

I used to also be annoyed by the pop-ups but I somehow got used to them. I tend to rate episodes nowadays since implementation of that feature. I kinda wish we can also rate manga chapters same with anime episodes.
May 16, 10:14 PM

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Shout out to the other heroes: the 2 posters who quoted the original solution, since it appears to be gone otherwise (probably a deleted user?).

Also echoing that this is a very bad thing to have toggled by default. Constant annoyances drive people away.

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