For the past few months, the mods have been discussing our banned topics. There were five, plus two topics that were habitually removed because they were stale. This was often referred to as extremely long. With that in mind, we have changed things.
Some previously banned topics have been removed. This is because they fall under other sub rules. For example, speculating about an idol’s sexuality would be banned under rule five and not posting about topics with ongoing megathreads is covered under rule nine.
There are two topics which are banned for specific reasons. Making a post or comment that attempts to spark discussion or argument on these two topics will incur an automatic three-day ban.
- Cultural appropriation and race in kpop. This rule will be relaxed in the event of a major scandal, with the proviso that discussion is confined to a megathread and is mostly focussed on the event being discussed.
The reason: These discussions are riddled with racism, apologism and people talking over each other.
- The Israel-Palestine conflict (including naming people as Zionists) and the conflict in Xinjiang.
The reason: Genocide is not fodder for your fanwar.
There are a further three topics that will be removed because the discussion is stale. There is little new to say and the topics are starting to become purity tests and fanwar ammunition. Making a comment or a post that attempts to spark discussion or argument on these three topics will incur firstly a warning and secondly a one day ban.
- Minors debuting and the perceived sexualisation of minors.
- The Kpop Gender Wars aka gg fans vs bg fans.
- AI in Kpop
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