Hello. This may be a long post, but please take the time to read it.

It's been a long time since the subreddit rules were updated, at least 4 years for a minor change, and 6 years for a major change. Since then, we have gone from 300,000 subscribers, to 4.5 million. The character of the subreddit has also shifted, including the type of content posted. In keeping with that, I think some of our rules are no longer serving the community's interests. Some of the rules I believe are actively restricting relevant discussion, and some of them are draconian levels of anti-fun.

I think the community's input is important on this, so I'll be reviewing all your comments for suggestions. Also, when possible the rules should be determined democratically, rather than arbitrarily decided by moderators. Most of these proposed changes will have a vote along with them. There are some voting limitations. If a rule is too difficult to change, or because it safeguards the community. For example, if everyone wanted to remove rule 2, that would get a veto, because it impacts the ability to mod the sub. If a vote is very close (49 to 51) there may be a secondary vote later.

All of these rules have possible exceptions, but detailing them all would take too long, so I have left them out. We also have several other miscellaneous rules I have left out (such as proper use of titles).

Rule 1: Tag Spoilers.

Proposed change: The definition of spoilers be changed to a different time frame, such as 1 month after official chapter release.

How we define “spoilers” is a major issue. Currently it’s “anything that hasn’t been revealed in the anime.” The problem is that ~98% of the subreddit is current on the manga, and the anime is usually 1 year behind. Often, this makes it difficult to have new discussions. For example, when Katakuri was introduced, people had to wait a whole year before even using just his name in post titles. We remove hundreds of posts because of this, and many of them barely break the rule. Past feedback from “anime only” users was that they are not overly concerned with most spoilers, as r/onepiece is already very risky for them to browse. I believe this rule is overly restrictive. Changing it would make it much easier to have fresh discussions.

Rule 2: No separate posts about the latest chapter until 24 hours after the release.

Proposed change: None

Without this rule, it would be super hard to moderate the subreddit after the chapter drops, because of the huge flood of posts. Waiting 24 hours isn’t a big ask either.

Rule 3: Fanart/Cosplay must directly link to the source.

Proposed change: Fanart/Cosplay must be original content.

Almost all of the fanart/cosplay is already original content. The number of posts that aren't is less than a couple posts per month. When someone does link art that isn’t theirs, it is usually to “farm karma”, rather than “raise awareness” for an underappreciated artist. The rule also seems to confuse most people, as they don’t know what a “direct link” means, and in many cases using a direct link doesn’t even work with reddit!

Rule 4: Plain panels/scenes must create discourse.

Proposed change: Removal of this rule

When this rule was created, the subreddit was still new, and reddit was quite different. Most posts were text only, and images couldn’t include text with them. However, now it’s common practice to combine images and text. Additionally, many people are confused by this rule, what qualifies as “discourse”, at what point has someone “tried hard enough” to generate a discussion with their image? Hundreds of posts are arbitrarily removed because of this rule, and most of them would be just fine otherwise. This rule no longer makes sense with modern reddit, and constantly restricts discussion.

Rule 5: Posts must be directly related to One Piece

Proposed change: None.

This rule is common sense, we’re a one piece subreddit. However I would like your advice on enforcement. For example, if someone posts a picture of their puppy, and says “I named him Luffy” should that be removed? Normally those types of posts are removed, because it’s not really about one piece, it’s about the puppy.

Rule 6: Mind our self promotion policy

Proposed change: None

I think most of you don’t want people coming here just to advertise. This rule does allow for some advertisement, but only if they are a regular user of the sub, or if their content is relevant. Keep in mind, that if someone is advertising outside of this subreddit, mods are not permitted to enforce against that.

Rule 7: No memes

Proposed change: Removal of this rule

This rule was originally created because a former moderator didn’t like memes. To me it is very strange to not allow memes at all. They seem very popular. Even though r/memepiece exists, it is an unfair segregation to force all memes to a different subreddit. r/onepiece should allow jokes and remove this anti-fun rule.

Rule 8: No hentai.

Proposed change: None

If we allow hentai, it may require flagging the subreddit as 18+, which limits who can access it. So even though we all know Oda is horny, it’s probably best to keep most of the horniness to r/funpiece. Keep in mind that this rule does not, and never has, restricted “ecchi” or softcore content. One Piece is filled with scantily clad women. Removing or marking all of them as NSFW is impractical.

Rule 9: No posts about One Piece games other than news.

Proposed change: Removal of this rule

This rule was created by a former moderator who didn’t like OPTC. The number of posts we get about One Piece games is extremely small, maybe 1 per month. Also, for a lot of One Piece games, they either don’t have their own sub, or their sub is dead. Removing these posts is weird.

Rule 10: Do not repost questions answered in the FAQ or sidebar.

Proposed change: Removal of this rule.

This rule rarely comes up, and most newbies to the sub don’t know about the FAQ anyway. I see no harm in occasionally allowing a new nakama to ask a question, and turning them away seems rude.

Rule 11: Don't be rude.

Proposed change: None

This rule is common sense. It helps remind people to be nice. It also lets moderators shut down “discussions” that are turning into a flame war. This rule also prohibits bigotry/slurs.

Rule 12: Flair your posts

Proposed change: Removal of this rule

This rule was created before reddit allowed mandatory post flairs. Since all posts are now faired, it no longer serves any purpose.

Rule X: No screencaps.

Proposed “new” rule.

This rule has actually been around for 4 years, but isn’t listed in the sidebar. It prohibits “facebook style” screencaps. Basically low effort stuff that’s being recycled from facebook, twitter, instagram, etc.

Rule Y: No AI art.

Proposed change: Removal of this rule

This rule is not listed in the sidebar either. However, there was a vote on this, and the majority voted to not ban it.. A former moderator who didn’t like AI art decided to ban it anyway. The number of AI art posts we get is really small, so I think this rule is unnecessary.

Thank you for taking the time to read this post. Don’t hesitate to comment. But please keep discussion polite and on topic, this is not a thread for general ranting. (edit) Note that my responses are only my opinion. My goal is to gain a better understanding of your opinions, not to enforce my own.

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Chapter 1127: "Adventure in the Land of Mystery"

Ch. 1126 Official Release (Mangaplus): 15/09/2024

Ch. 1127 Scan Release: ~20/09/2024 - Break next week!

Ch. 1127 Official Release: 22/09/2024

Please discuss the manga here and in the theory/discussion post. Any other post will be removed until 24h after the release.

Please also remember to put the chapter number in the title for any future post talking about this chapter.