Questions tagged [discussion]
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2021: a year in moderation
As we say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one, we have a tradition of sharing moderation stats for the preceding calendar year.
As most of you here are aware, sites on the Stack Exchange ...
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So it's about time we (finally) deprecated music ID-request questions
With a new year, comes a new start. Throughout the past year, we've been pondering about better distributions of our current policies and what to do with specific questions. In the back of our minds, ...
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Can we add the synonym [tate-no-yuusha-no-nariagari] to the tag [rising-of-the-shield-hero]?
The tag rising-of-the-shield-hero for the series "The Rising of the Shield Hero" currently has no synonym. So, can we add a synonym using the Japanese title "Tate no Yūsha no Nariagari&...
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Why did my suggested edit got a reject vote?
@BCLC Comments are not meant to discuss edit rejections. You can discuss it on Anime & Manga Meta instead – Dimitri mx ♦
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Can we reverse the direction of the synonym between the tags [kenka-banchou-otome] and [girl-beats-boys]?
Currently, the tag kenka-banchou-otome is the parent tag, and it has the synonym girl-beats-boys. Can we reverse the direction of the synonym to make the parent tag as the one with the English title? ...
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Help us answer these unanswered questions! Take #3!
The last "Help us answer unanswered question" occurred almost 7 years ago. So, I am thinking to reviving the activity as there are lot more users now and there are lot more new shows that ...
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Is identifying font used in anime or manga on-topic?
This question asks for the font used in subtitles:
What's the EXACT Japanese subtitle font used in Evangelion bluray?
I'm not convinced that this isn't analogous to the other kinds of ...
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Can we reverse the direction of the synonym between the tags [uchouten-kazoku] and [the-eccentric-family]?
Currently, the tag uchouten-kazoku is the parent tag, and it has the synonym the-eccentric-family. Can we reverse the direction of the synonym to make the parent tag as the one with the English title? ...
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Can we create the tag [so-im-a-spider-so-what] and make the tag [kumo-desu-ga-nani-ka] its synonym?
If I'm not mistaken, the series "Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka?" has the official English title, "So I'm a Spider, So What?" Can we create the tag so-im-a-spider-so-what and make kumo-desu-...
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The Help Center needs a few minor touch ups
The help center article "What topics can I ask about here?" could use a couple of minor improvements:
Help! There's currently no tag for the series I want to ask about and I don't have ...
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Can we reverse the direction of the synonym between the tags [higurashi-no-naku-koro-ni] and [higurashi-when-they-cry]?
Currently, the tag higurashi-no-naku-koro-ni is the parent tag, and it has the synonym higurashi-when-they-cry. Can we reverse the direction of the synonym to make the parent tag as the one with the ...
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Can we reverse the direction of the synonym between the tags [kyoukai-no-kanata] and [beyond-the-boundary]?
Currently, the tag kyoukai-no-kanata is the parent tag, and it has the synonym beyond-the-boundary. Can we reverse the direction of the synonym to make the parent tag as the one with the English title?...
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Can we reverse the direction of the synonym between the tags [mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei] and [the-irregular-at-magic-high-school]?
Currently, the tag mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei is the parent tag, and it has the synonym the-irregular-at-magic-high-school. Can we reverse the direction of the synonym to make the parent tag as the ...
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Can we add the synonym [muno-na-nana] to the tag [talentless-nana]?
The tag talentless-nana for the series Talentless Nana currently has no synonym. So, can we add a synonym using the Japanese title Munō na Nana, namely muno-na-nana? I think this would be in line with ...
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Can we add the synonym [kanojo-okarishimasu] to the tag [rent-a-girlfriend]?
The tag rent-a-girlfriend for the series "Rent-A-Girlfriend" currently has no synonym. So, can we add a synonym using the Japanese title "Kanojo, Okarishimasu", namely kanojo-...
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Can we add synonyms to the tag [reincarnated-as-a-slime]?
The tag reincarnated-as-a-slime for the series "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime" currently has no synonyms. I suggest we add the following synonyms (refer to the current policy on ...
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Can we add synonyms to the tag [rascal-does-not-dream-of-bunny-girl]?
The tag rascal-does-not-dream-of-bunny-girl for the series "Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai" currently has no synonym. I suggest that we add the following synonyms (refer to the ...
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Can we reverse the direction of the synonym between the tags [kimi-no-na-wa] and [your-name]?
Currently, the tag kimi-no-na-wa is the parent tag, and it has the synonym your-name. Can we reverse the direction of the synonym to make the parent tag as the one with the English title? I think this ...
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Can we create the tag [kaguya-sama-love-is-war] and make the tag [kaguya-sama-wa-kokurasetai] its synonym?
If I'm not mistaken, the series "Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Ren'ai Zunōsen" has an official English title: "Kaguya-sama: Love Is War". So, can we create the tag ...
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Can we create the tag [cells-at-work] and make the tag [hataraku-saibou] its synonym?
From the 2021 Policy Review: How do we want to name series tags?:
If the title has official English localized name, use that. Meaning take the official English name over the Japanese name were ...
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Can we reverse the direction of the synonym between the tags [hataraku-maou-sama] and [the-devil-is-a-part-timer]?
From the 2021 Policy Review: How do we want to name series tags?:
If the title has official English localized name, use that. Meaning take the official English name over the Japanese name were ...
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Can we add [love-chunibyo-and-other-delusions] as a synonym of [chuunibyou-demo-koi-ga-shitai]?
The tag chuunibyou-demo-koi-ga-shitai currently has the synonym love-chunibyo-delusions, most probably due to the old 25 character limit on tag names. Since the limit has been upped to 35 characters, ...
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Does the community want the accepted answers to be pinned to the top?
Stack Exchange staffs recently announced that they are considering the prospect of unpinning the accepted answer from the top of answers and instead sort them by votes. I noticed some of the other ...
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Are comments of people (desperately) asking for people to consider accepting their answer to earn reputation discouraged? [duplicate]
While looking around old posts on A&M, I've encountered my fair share of comments asking for the OP of the said question to consider accepting their answer. Comments like:
Hi, @(op's username) ...
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3-vote close - how's it going?
UPDATE: While the testing period has ended, this change has been well-received by the community so we have opted to not reset the votes needed to close/reopen to 5 while we look at data.
Please let me ...
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Is this Naruto question on or off topic?
Regarding one of @Pablo's recent Naruto question:
Why did Naruto decide not to use Rasenshuriken due to the harm it did to his arm, if he could create it with clones?
At first glance, this seemed on-...
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Regarding actions on posts flagged as low quality
Just wanted to consult regarding reviewing answers flagged as low quality. More often than not, I encounter these answers on review queues for low quality posts:
There are only 3 given actions for ...
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Is this question about an oni with a dragon on them on or off topic?
I recently flagged this question for not being suitable for Anime and Manga Stack Exchange, however, with recent edits, this question does seem on-topic although I cannot really tell if it is.
This ...
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New users answering a string of questions within a particular time frame and vanishes. Is it good?
I am noticing an eerie pattern in the home page. Some new users(registered for couple of days, some are unregistered) answers a string of questions within a particular time frame (say 1 hour), then ...
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Does this hat belong to the protagonist of Lucy-May of the Southern Rainbow?
On the main page of the site, there's this hat on the left side:
Does it belong to the protagonist of Japanese anime Lucy-May of the Southern Rainbow?
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What is the rules of this site?
What are the rules for this site since I keep getting my questions closed from the rules I want to know so I can avoid breaking these rules
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2020: a year in moderation
As we say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one, we have a tradition of sharing moderation stats for the past 12 months.
As most of you here are aware, sites on the Stack Exchange network ...
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2021 Policy Review: How do we want to name series tags?
Given the recent question How should "My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's" be tagged? I think it's good time to codify a policy in regards to series tag names.
As it ...
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How should "My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's" be tagged?
There is a question asking about this series: What kind of demon is in "My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's"?
Researching for possible titles from the internet:
My ...
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2020 Community Moderator Election Results
Anime & Manga's fourth moderator election has come to a close, the votes have been tallied and the new moderator is:
They'll be joining the existing crew shortly—please thank them for ...
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2020 Community Moderator Election
The 2020 Community Moderator Election is now underway!
Community moderator elections have three phases:
Nomination phase
Primary phase
Election phase
Most elections take between two and three weeks, ...
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2020 Moderator Election Q&A - Questionnaire
In connection with the moderator elections, we are holding a Q&A thread for the candidates. Questions collected from an earlier thread have been compiled into this one, which shall now serve as ...
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Moderator Election Q&A - Question Collection
The purpose of this thread was to collect questions for the questionnaire. The questionnaire is now live, and you may find it here.
Anime & Manga is scheduled for an election next week, October ...
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2020 Potential Community Moderator Election - Community Interest Check
Thanks for the interest, folks. We've now set a date for the election to start question collection next Monday, October 12th, 2020. Nominations will open the following week in the 4th moderator ...
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What should I call the BNA/Brand New Animal/Bī enu ē tag?
I want to make a new tag for Studio Trigger's BNA as I noticed there was no tag for it.
I also didn't see any best practice guides here or in the help section about how to create a tag for an anime/...
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A&M Monthly Engagement Post #3: On music id-requests, organizing policy tracking, and proposal for bounty board system
As another month goes by the moderation team has been discussing a list of topics to hopefully improve user experience within the community. The topics for this month includes:
A plan to deprecate ...
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Rename [girl] tag to clarify that it is not about a general topic about girl
There is a girl tag which is actually about GIRL, an animation short by Hibiki Yoshizaki published on Japan Animator Expo. However, recent questions tagged with this were usually about ID requests for ...
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What made you join A&M and engage with the community/site in the first place? How has it changed over time? What could engage you once again?
I would like to revisit the reasons for using SE Q&A sites, and A&M in partucular, and whether you still feel like it's something you're interested in using as an average user would, or if ...
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Would questions asking for scene that can illustrate a concept on-topic?
From What topics can I ask about here? - Help Center, all identification questions or recommendation requests are off-topic. However I'm not sure if asking for a scene in a particular anime/manga is ...
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Should we allow opinion based questions?
I think Anime SE is a really good community for Anime/Manga fans to discuss their opinions about animes or mangas and anything related to them. So I think we should allow opinion-based questions and ...
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A&M's May engagement, where are we now, and where do we go from here?
It has been about a month since we posted our message regarding the new initiative.
We mentioned a few objectives and initiatives, and asked for feedback in regard to these.
So let's take a quick look ...
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Now Announcing: A New Initiative for Anime & Manga SE Engagement (it's a work in progress~)
Dear Fellow Members and Lurkers of the Community,
In these trying pandemic times, we find ourselves with an excess of time and a need to apply it. Since our graduation and our “design graduation” we’...
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Is song identification the new show identification (and does it have the same problem)?
Maybe there's just some confirmation or recency bias going on, but it feels to me that in recent months there's been a large upsurge in questions of the form "What is the song playing in Episode X of ...
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Is UnOrdinary on-topic?
I've been asked a couple times on the Maid Cafe if UnOrdinary is on-topic and thought to get more of a consensus than just making the decision myself
Why it would be on-topic
it has the "anime/manga ...
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Community Promotion Ads — 2020
2020 has come! But… oops, where did the time go? It’s already March! Belated as it is, it’s time for a refresh of Community Promotion Ads!
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