CD = Censored Discussions (God forbid you talk about naughty things!)

--ALEX-- said:
Yeah, I know it’s in the rules but guess what, it’s a stupid fucking rule!

This site acts as if people aren’t going to talk about sex and drugs and shit like that.

No matter what the discussion will come out.

And here’s another thing, because MAL closed Current Events more people now come to CD because there is nothing else.

Of course you’re gonna get the idiots who say “but this is an anime website!”

God, imagine talking about AnImE for the one billionth time…

Funny enough, this site hosts all types of hentai that are free to discuss but once more…god forbid you do that in the forums!

deg said:
as Luna implied wait for the improve moderation tools so that they can lax some rules i guess

FacelessVixen said:

Bet you $50 that I'll be in my 40's by the time that happens. ...provided that I live that long.

Narmy said:

I fail to see how those are connected. MAL used to have more lax rules in the past. If anything more mod tools will make them want to crack down harder.

_Nette_ said:
I hate the "This is an anime website" argument too.

It's like people aren't allowed to have other interests. I, for one, would love to talk about drugs and sex but some people are big dumb and afraid of such things.

I'm glad you are speaking up about this, and now I am too because unlike alot of people I actually care about these forums.

Deathko said:

Some people are 13yo. Do you openly talk about drugs and sex in front of tons of kids you don't know?

Finmeister said:
I honestly don't mind not having sexual discussion on this board. I think it is best to limit sexual discussions to forums specifically dedicated to those topics, as not everyone is going to want to see a bunch of threads on sexual topics on their nice SFW forums. Plus I'm a virgin and I lowkey get insecure when I see others talk about their sexual experiences. I don't mind drug discussions though.

Deathko said:

Some people are 13yo. Do you openly talk about drugs and sex in front of tons of kids you don't know?

Finmeister said:

According to... who exactly? Is there a rule that says that?

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SemillaMinoria said:

https://myanimelist.net/about/terms_of_use#_Toc17163251

LustKamisama said:


That BS don’t even work for a pornsite what makes you think it holds any weight on a tracking/discussion site.

Narmy said:

Works to do what? The purpose is to shift the responsibility away from the site, not prevent underage users from joining. The latter is impossible to do without some draconian internet ID like in Germany.

traed said:
I think discussion of some aspects relating to sexual endeavors in how they relate to the psyche and society should be freely spoken of. It is beneficial.

--ALEX-- said:
Funny enough, this site hosts all types of hentai that are free to discuss but once more…god forbid you do that in the forums!

Opticflash said:
Telling men to be women is too much for MAL to handle. The mods must stop the feminization of men at all costs!

Desolated said:
Yep, my thread (which you have commented before) just got deleted recently.

Narmy said:
Works to do what? The purpose is to shift the responsibility away from the site, not prevent underage users from joining. The latter is impossible to do without some draconian internet ID like in Germany.

Laika_Moonlight said:
The people (or "idiots" as you call them for literally no reason seriously, what did I ever do to you? Have a differing opinion? That's not an excuse to call me, or anyone else, an "idiot") who say this are literally conforming to the site rules

Narmy said:
What? There is no rule that says you can only talk about anime.

Narmy said:
It's a reference to the closing of CE, where they used that as one of the reasons.

Laika_Moonlight said:
That's the rule most people saying "this is an anime website" are referencing when they say that.

Luna said:
We added rule 6 back when CD started to be flooded with sex threads. The large amount of threads and the often very graphic descriptions lead us to this decision. In the end this is a website with a lot of underage users (including the ones that aren't registered so they don't even have to be 13+) and turning CD into a sex board is a problem.

Luna said:


This sounds like something that wouldn't be a problem as long as it's free of graphical details. Rule 6 is mostly about porn and sexual preferences/experiences/fetishes. It can also include other things, but that really depends on the thread.

Luna said:

These hentai sub-boards are currently tolerated, also because they don't get a lot of traffic and the posts are quite harmless mostly. But with things changing, these sub-boards (maybe also the entries) might have to be restricted at one point too. Some restrictions we already have: Depending on where they live and their age, users have to provide parental consent now to use the website. Hentai entries are not allowed in the app at all because the app store doesn't allow it. Entries that are tagged with Erotica or Hentai are not listed in the top rankings so they're not easily accessible. MAL was more lax about these things in the past, but laws and other circumstances are constantly changing and we might shift to more restrictions about sexual content on the site in general and even the mods can't change this.

Luna said:

Threads about drugs were normally removed in the past and to make this clearer we've added it to the examples in rule 7. The problem with threads about drugs was that they were often encouraging the usage of drugs. And for example, even something like cannabis is illegal in many countries including several states in the US.

Fate_Saber88 said:
Bow down to the reign of PG13 mods. I only see harmless threads getting locked but NVM you can get away with anything at forum games just to let y'all know.

traed said:

It's nice you agree and I knew already but it took it's own life on. Unfortunately mods dont always treat it the way it was intended or the way I and others may prefer (not sure if there is a gap there any). Mainly newer mods when they come in for at least weeks to months it happens with especially ones that joined long after the rule was made so they dont know what it is supposed to be in which case they dont appear to let up from what Ive seen of locked threads. Sometimes it does fall back to how it's supposed to be enforced and threads remain that should but it's hard to tell if that's from mods intentionally letting in some topics or just havent been on in some time and didnt spot them. So how the rule is written currently causes a lot of inconsistencies in moderation. Psyche, society and relationships (outside of graphically detailed sexual accounts) I dont think shouldnt be an issue. For example what creates fetishes is a psychology question not quite a sex topic. It's just stuff like the threads people were bragging or writing out short erotic stories about other users that was kinda over the top.

traed said:
This wasnt directed at me but i have some input. Pretty ridiculous that's potentially happening. Hopefully it wont come to such intrusions. I doubt all these laws will stay forever since many would object and want them overturned and they very well may if there is enough outcry. These type of laws often aren't really enforcable and some could potentially create huge privacy violations for all users (or at least all within some countries) when they involve things like ID and credit card checks etc which in turn is a security risk causing harm to users. Since MAL isnt a porn site it could easily escape many such regulations that are really just targeting porn sites mainly and others seem to target Facebook and Instagram etc. Does MAL have a team of lawyers that are consulted to help understand various types internet laws passed and all the loopholes around some of them?

traed said:
I dont think so unless you mean like a decade ago then idk....I recall drug threads going years and years back with hundreds of posts and pages long top topics impossible to miss sometimes mods posting in them never getting locked till recently and some cases deleted. Ive read most posts in most of those threads (and i sleep so chaotic i am not synced to any mods schedules) and it very rarely happens where someone who hasnt done drugs and has no interest in doing drugs is tried to be talked into it when it's illegal. Like one or two posts. Drug harm reduction like by suggestion diverting someone from one drug to another that may be less risky but similar results they want and providing information to reduce the risks isn't same as encouraging and pressuring them to do drugs since if after knowing all the negatives and they still do want to do it it's not avoidable. Many studies show harm reduction is superior at saving lives over "drugs are bad mmmmk. Just say no" kind of stuff. Also as far as Im aware it's not illegal to provide info or say what drugs are less risky etc either otherwise all the various drug information and testing groups wouldnt exist. Also someone liking the experience they had on a drug isnt same as encouraging either. As long as users arent trying to push others into it and arent straight up openly linking deep web drug shops there shouldnt be a huge issue and there hasn't been in the past. Even when it's about laws it doesnt totally get out of hand. People are better in the know than in the dark and being dumb about it. Users will talk about it anyway in profile comments and private messages where no one else is there to give feedback correcting any bad info someone is saying that another reads which is more dangerous.

_korone_ said:
why did they lock every forum in current events? that's so dumb. anyways you guys are so horny and weird to the point you wanna talk about sex on an anime site, feel no shame?

_korone_ said:
why did they lock every forum in current events? that's so dumb. anyways you guys are so horny and weird to the point you wanna talk about sex on an anime site, feel no shame?