Dude, don't apologize. You have every right to voice your honest opinion. I'm glad someone else is ticked off by the BS that's spoiling a friendly board.

Bad enough we have to put up with all the spam and crap from /b/. Now we have to put up with 'dumping' in our own backyard. I agree 'enough is enough'. It's time for a few people to 'take a break' for awhile.

C'mon /c/, like the guy said, here's your chance to speak your mind.

I'm just generally irked by all the nonsense going on in regards to the spam. Remember in the good old days when /b/ had this unwritten rule that they would leave /c/ alone?
I honestly hope this summer turns out better than its shaping up to be.
People just need to lurk more so that we don't have 30 threads of the same topic.

I'm tired of the Aaaarrr guy. I don't like single posts, but he's only making things worse.

I'm not a fan of Desu or Hetalia, or any other thread that keeps 'dumping' week after week. I remember /a/ was nothing more than Code Geass, Bleach and Naruto threads. That's why I came here, for a little peace and variety.

Agreed.

If only 4chan had a search option, how much less repeated topics we'd get...

One of my threads got super trolled to the point I deleted it, I swear it was a professional troll. that got off killing threads. And I seen another thread suffer the same fate. I wish the O.P had a little more control over the content of their thread. because 4Chan staff does't seem to help out one bit when the super troll arives.

Hmm, I haven't been looking enough to see any big problems I guess, but I will voice my agreement with OP that /c/ is supposed to be the nice place! I like being here for all the reasons he said. Although I do like conversation too when it doesn't get nuts.

Popularity trends come and go. You have to weather the storm. If "dump" threads irritate you, hide them (if that's even possible on /c/, I've never tried) or just ignore them. Baiting and snark isn't going to change the situation, if anything it might make it worse.

And the "rules" imposed by individuals are annoying as well. /c/ has rules. If a thread is following the rules, don't attack it because YOU don't like it.

Exotic Clothing OP here. I hope I'm not offending anyone by continuing on with my series (40+). I carry on because kind /c/itzens (and /c/omrades who join my threads) seem to still like what I'm doing. I know the series 'theme' has been around for quite some time, but the pics that are being contributed are really diverse.

>>1032420
I'm always sure to look in on your thread from time to time, either to give a little or get a little, and Ive never been dissapointed in it. So keep it up.

>>1032420
This picture intrigues me, I might look for one of your threads at some point, so keep it up :P

I've only two complaints, the first about spam, although the mods and janitors have been working on that.

The second is about how /c/ has become faster than it used to be. Threads once lasted much longer, and I miss those days. Comparatively, /c/ is still rather slow compared to /a/ or other boards, but it's a minor irk of mine.

Aside from that, the rest of the changes /c/ has gone through feels mostly expected. I'll admit that there was an unusual amount of Rozen Maiden threads for the past several days, but overall it doesn't get too much worse than that. To me, /c/ could use a bit of restraint, but you've got to take the good with the bad at times and just let it go.

And that Captain Sagebeard fellow cracks me up. At least it's a creative way of letting people know of /r/.

>>1032417
I have no intention on 'imposing individual rules" on anyone here in /c/. I just wanted to know what other /c/itizens were thinking as well as share my feelings. I don't believe in attacking anyone's thread and I follow the decisions of our Mods.

>>1032420
I'm sorry if you felt threatened by my posting. I don't think you have anything to worry about. I've read all of the positive feedback you receive.

When I start a new thread, I check to see that their isnt one similar to it already going in /c/ or other boards, and try not to do post it if their has recently been a similar one. I've noticed some times people dont do this, and you end up with a lot of the same thing. at one point I found 5 metroid threads going on 2 boards. that was not a /c/ thread but you get the point.
"Try to make your thread original. (well its all been done), but at least one that hasnt been done in a while." you'll enjoy more sucsess that way and maybe score some new pics.

Love him or hate him at least that Captain Sagebeard contributes.

I just ask for a little courtesy here in /c/. If I accidentally start a new thread on a subject that is still going I don't mind being 'politely corrected'. I know /c/ has rules (which I always try to follow), but if I have 4000+ Card Captor Sakura images I'm not going to keep 'dumping' them one thread after another. I might post a couple of threads, but as it was already mentioned I would offer most of them in rar uploads. It just seems more polite that way.

>>1032377
i think you are making all the drama. I agree that variety is nice, but you're getting too carried away. Calm down.

*this anon mostly sees new threads that show up in the rss, so he has not seen much "spam" or w.e ur talking about

>>1032452
There was drama going on way before this discussion (and truce) was posted.

>>1032426
>>1032428
Thank you.

"What's with all of this stupid drama!"

This is the first drama thread I can recall in a while...sounds more like not all the threads are pertinent to your particular interests, welcome to the internets.

Since you brought it up, I'd say one of the least related to /c/ thread series has to be the music/"what are you listening to" threads, which are about music, not Anime/Cute, even if you accompany every music post with a /c/ image, it's still a music thread, and there is an entire /mu/ board devoted to.../mu/sic.

>>1032377
Where people gather, their will be drama, some people bring it on them selves, some people seek it. as this guy points out>>1032415
All you can do is avoid it, or better yet, try to help solve the drama and calm people down, I've seen this done, and to a positive effect.
But as far as I can see, OP is olny trying to help, because this is the olny power any of us really have, the ability to post our concerns, then talk it out and hope it has an immpact.

But in time, with new users flowing in, it will go back to the problematic state. And thats when you have to be patient and begin again. its sort of like policeing without useing force.

>>1032464
ah true, and I don't actually mind the music threads, that wasn't the point, my point was, OP railing about what's appropriate and how it was a bit ironic.

>>1032458
Have you ever been to /mu/? It's like trying to start a cute thread in /a/...you get pounded by assholery. It's so bad that I've actually seen music threads in /e/ and /u/. It's not unique to /c/. Cuteness and music make a good pairing. Thank you Hatsune Miku and the rest of the Vocaloids.

>>1032464
I like the way you think, its much the same answer I would have given, and might I add a note... their are many threads that appear In /c/ that dont exactly fit here, but people post them here anyway, and its for that very reason, because some boards are filled with assholes or crap and discusting images that I would rather not see, other boards move too fast for my slow computer. where a thread falls off the ten page far too quickly. So they post in /c/ because its clean and slow, and often better natured. but thiese threads sometimes get bombed, like the muscle chicks thread that poped up awhile ago, I thought It was different and original, but others did not, it got trolled regularly, and finally super trolled, where some one dumped it full of unrelated images to kick it off the ten page. It wasnt my thread but I wasnt too pleased to see that sort of behavior comming from /c/.

>>1032478
I was really disappointed when the 'muscle' thread was trolled off of /c/. It was different and the images were within the rules. Trolling is definately the ugly side of /c/.

The best way to deal with a thread that may be inappropriate is quietly report it. If the Mods feel free to let it stay then you have no right to troll said thread. Politely move on and let it go.

Thank you OP for taking the time to see what /c/ was thinking. I like originality and I am not fond of getting deluges of the same stuff either. That's how I feel /c/.

This whole thread is a lot of drama in itself... And the only thing I don't like is all the complaining I've seen, both here and in other places, not the actual subject of the complaints.
If you don't like what's being dumped, just go to another thread. Image dumps are a generous thing and if you're a fan of the series in question, they're a blessing. APH isn't cancer, even if its popularity is a little crazy. /r/ threads might be annoying, but if you gently correct the OP and post anyway they can turn into perfectly respectable threads.
There's no call for all of the "remember when /c/ was good" nonsense - we sound like a bunch of old /b/tards! /c/ is still a great board, and we can keep it that way by quietly continuing to be /c/ivil to each other..

People who are complaining about dumpers: I bet you wouldn't whine if someone started a dump of your personal favorite series or character.

Opinions don't have any place in the rules of /c/. If you don't like something, ignore it. Be /c/ourteous and /c/ivil to others, that sort of behavior is what this board was built on.

Ok OP, you want my opinion, then you shall have it. Regarding the argument that people come to /c/ because other (and often shitty) boards have turned them off. I have no problem with threads like the music one. /mu/ is full of assholes and it's not a friendly place.

What I do have a problem with is when people from other boards want to take advantage of our slow speed and friendliness, but they fail to follow the rule guidelines for /c/. "When in Rome, do as the Romans". It's a sign of disrespect when an Anon comes in from another board and starts a thread with images that don't really belong on /c/.

APH is a cancer in /cm/ (over 340+ threads c'mon). I don't want it to be a cancer here.

>>1032509
Ever hear of the idiom "Too much of a good thing."

>>1032429
>The second is about how /c/ has become faster than it used to be.

Because some people decided that just one unfilled [kaito/miku, hetalia, w/e that's popular out there] isn't enough.

>APH is a cancer in /cm/ (over 340+ threads c'mon). I don't want it to be a cancer here.

>Ever hear of the idiom "Too much of a good thing."

Out of the 107 threads that /c/ can hold at any time, it's a bad thing if maybe 3 or 4 are on #18, #40 or whatever? I mean no disrespect to the people who start/post in the Innovators, APH and Exotic clothing threads, but I seldom view those threads, so I pass them by, don't think twice about them and move on. They may not interest me, so I keep scrolling until I find a thread that does. If the thread is on a high number, it shows that a large crowd of people like it, so there are many people viewing, saving, and posting in those threads. The majority of /c/ obviously enjoys the threads, so live and let be I suppose, they're not doing any harm by keeping a thread alive for x amount of parts. If most of the people in /c/ didn't like the exotic clothing threads and similar ones, wouldn't they just be ignored and bumped/saged down to page 10?

I will agree though that the multiple threads for the same person/characteristic is a problem. Just off the top of my head, a search bar for /c/ could fix that. You could search thread titles and descriptions for whoever you want to post to check for duplicates. This idea could also work for other boards as well that work like /c/, such as /w/, /cm/, and /wg/. I'm just throwing out a simple idea, anyone else think this could work though?

>> If the thread is on a high number, it shows that a large crowd of people like it, so there are many people viewing, saving, and posting in those threads.
Not necessarily. It wouldn't take much for one OP to constantly 'dump' threads mostly by themselves. A 'high number' just indicates a high volume and not always high popularity and participation. Remember.../c/ is a slow board. You could conceivably come back every ten hours and keep your thread alive popular or not.

>>1032647
Good point, but if most people in /c/ have had enough of the threads, constantly saging them might discourage the OP from dumping any more. It's impossible to tell exactly how many people in /c/ like the threads, but I guess if you've had enough, then try saging it or politely asking them to stop. If the thread gets bumped again, that shows that at least one more person on /c/ wants more. I say you should respect the person who bumps and let someone post a few more images, but that's just me.

>>1032669
Here's another point to ponder. Because /c/ moves at such a relaxed pace it takes a long while for a 'unpopular or overdone' thread to fade away. This gives an OP plenty of time to keep bumping his/her own thread with lo res images, sketches, screencaps and untranslated comic strips.

It's almost a subtle form of trolling. The OP will continue posting 'within the rules' and continue to annoy anyone who is against their thread. Saging won't stop them on a slow board and any trolling can be removed by the Mods. Kodomo no Jikan threads used to do this all the time to 'troll' /c/.

>>1032682
Doesn't this come right back to...
> I seldom view those threads, so I pass them by, don't think twice about them and move on. They may not interest me, so I keep scrolling until I find a thread that does.

>>1032682 The OP will continue posting 'within the rules' and continue to annoy anyone who is against their thread.

If it's "within the rules" enough that the mods don't need to remove it, it isn't trolling. The people who are "against" the thread just don't want to look at it. They need to take a deep breath and scroll past it instead of taking it upon themselves to "clean up" threads about topics they feel don't belong in /c/.

I personally find it strange how we're having another one of these on /c/ anyway. It seemed like too many people were annoyed with the last one to do it again. But if we have different people pitching in their thoughts this time, maybe things will go smoother. Sageing for nothing to contribute

I don't know what the big deal is. If it sux, like Hetalia does on a large scale, just ignore it.

Last time I checked /c/ barely has any Rozen Maiden threads anymore. Shit, the Suigintou thread got replies like "This is so dark.." and barely any people posted in it other then the select few." Please don't mix up a series that you don't like with shit new series that are posted like floods. You can't get fucking mad at a series because it is fucking or has devoted fans. I don't see people getting mad about the obsessive amount of Miku, K-On, Lucky Star, and Haruhi threads. /c/ is mostly comprised of new 4chaners. THIS IS FUCKING 4CHAN. Be Prepared to get fucking trolled, get porn ads everywhere and have your feelings hurt. Shit. Every board gets trolled, it doesn't fucking matter. Suck it up or just search for fan art of your favorite series the hard way, google.

>>1032407
WTF? You just contradicted yourself. How can you say "Well we use to only post these series.....there was so much variety!!!"

>>1033004

IMHO , /c/ has FAR higher quality posts compared to a lot of other boards in 4Chan.

So quit the RAGE that is so much associated with /V/ , kick back a little and start learning to lurk/post.

Don't like the thread ? Hide it.

Illegal content / rule violation ? Report + Hide.

Want to start a new topic ? Go ahead , but be prepared to contribute more than 1 picture to start it off. At least 2 or 3 if you're really lacking.

Otherwise , Danbooru / Gelbooru is your friend for this one.

Just my 2 cents. Back to lurking ^_^

>>1032415
I agree, more control to the OP to remove posts. Like a note that says "7 posts have hidden or removed by OP" ... if people don't like the thread or the OPs mismanagement of posts then it should sink to the bottom of the pile.

As for image dumps, I enjoy the majority of them, I think they are part of what makes /c/ colourful and light-hearted place it is.

>>1032682
>>1032737
>>1033021
Hiding posts, another must missed feature... but what solutions are there? An inbuilt hide feature would be great, but that's not how this message board works.

If you go to pixiv, Danbooru/Gelbooru/moe.imouto.org/etc. and some Japanese image boards that produce new content, such as images of Nijiura Maids and other net characters, you wouldn't really miss anything good even if you didn't go to /c/.

However, that isn't entirely true either. While you probably could find way more images of your favourite character or series just by searching them from Danbooru or pixiv, /c/ is way more human than those two and many others. While Danbooru has very good tagging system, it doesn't have a tag for exotic clothes (as far as I know) and there are only handful images tagged exotic. Here in /c/ we have had like over 40 of such threads. And you can't really ask Danbooru to show you the most cutest images ever, like you can ask the people of /c/ to do. And in /c/ you can discuss related stuff as well, which isn't really possible in Danbooru. Or mayby it is, I haven't ever gone to Danbooru's forums to see what they're like, though.

Anyways, what I want to point out is the fact that /c/ is WAY more flexible than pixiv or Danbooru. Why would we choose to fill it with content that's already avaible somewhere else? If we ignore spam and trollers that are universal problems of the Internet, I don't think there is anything wrong with the current state of /c/, but I certainly don't want it to turn into dumping ground for stuff you could simply get from pixiv or Danbooru.

I'm not condemning dumping at /c/, not at all. The good thing about /c/ dumps has always been the fact that people could always choose what is worth posting and what's not and only dump their favourite images here. Lets not change that by starting to dump images just for the sake dumping, okay?

This discussion alone is the proof that this board is much more /c/ivil than the rest of 4chan... We're in the middle of summer and the worse thing that comes around is a stray /b/tard...

Even the drama here is serene, heh.

I don't think it's that weird to be 'in love' with an anime girl. Putting the standard forward for yourself that the only possibility for romantic engagement would be on the standard of a fictional character is a condition that people have held for generations. Aspiring to a so-called 'love' comparable to Romeo and Juliet, The Captains Daughter or Tale of Two Cities is no more or less valid than some moe girl in a shojou anime.

As long as a person isn't dilusional and honestly a little schizophrenic, I don't see why people make such a big deal out of it.

It's all the same as the argument that one kid made in Genshiken, the shape a person drawn on a page is interchangeable with a real image of a person if for no other reason than someone sees a real person in that image.

Having three desu threads at once is annoying (and I'm a Rozen Maiden fan).

Pouncing on every isolated post with, "Aaaarr/r/rrr", even when there's no whiff of a request is annoying.

But, hey, look over there: Boku is cute.
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What the fuck is up with Captain Sagebeard?
Is he just some idiot who's trying too hard to be funny?