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Hallo hallo and greetings from somber times.
There are currently widespread protests going on across the United States regarding, among other things, the police and their actions against US civilians. There are plenty of resources available online for more information on the situation, so we won't go into further detail on it here. We know that people on all sides of the argument would like to discuss the situation and generate support for their side, and MangaDex staff members are no exception.
We'd like to take the time to remind scanlators and readers alike that inserting political content into manga that is otherwise devoid of it is against our rules, as previously announced. MangaDex is a platform for reading manga and posting scanlations, not a platform for spreading political agendas to people who want nothing more than to escape reality and enjoy their isekai adventures and romcom hijinks. Political discussion, regardless of the position, always ends up dominating the comments section and shuts people out from having discussions about the chapter. It's common for political arguments to get heated, and the amount of reports generated create an overwhelming burden on our few moderators who are just volunteers, like all staff are.
That being said, we understand that people do want an outlet on the site to express their feelings about current events. MangaDex, as a platform, won't take a stance on the matter or ask users to take a particular stance either. However, if you'd like to discuss the protests, you're free to do so in the general forum and in this thread. We just ask that you follow our forum rules.
On a final note, we ask that our users be careful when choosing an organization to donate to. We don't want our users to donate to a fake organization seeking to take advantage of and profit from this event. During the Kyoto Animation fire there was a single fundraiser link we were able to direct users to. With how widespread this event is, it's not quite as clear who you should be donating to that is trustworthy. If you're considering donating to support those affected by this event, a potential option would be your local bail fund as found here, or any other nationally known organization.
Thank you as always and stay safe. We will hopefully have something new to announce in the following week that solves slow loading on older chapters.
There are currently widespread protests going on across the United States regarding, among other things, the police and their actions against US civilians. There are plenty of resources available online for more information on the situation, so we won't go into further detail on it here. We know that people on all sides of the argument would like to discuss the situation and generate support for their side, and MangaDex staff members are no exception.
We'd like to take the time to remind scanlators and readers alike that inserting political content into manga that is otherwise devoid of it is against our rules, as previously announced. MangaDex is a platform for reading manga and posting scanlations, not a platform for spreading political agendas to people who want nothing more than to escape reality and enjoy their isekai adventures and romcom hijinks. Political discussion, regardless of the position, always ends up dominating the comments section and shuts people out from having discussions about the chapter. It's common for political arguments to get heated, and the amount of reports generated create an overwhelming burden on our few moderators who are just volunteers, like all staff are.
That being said, we understand that people do want an outlet on the site to express their feelings about current events. MangaDex, as a platform, won't take a stance on the matter or ask users to take a particular stance either. However, if you'd like to discuss the protests, you're free to do so in the general forum and in this thread. We just ask that you follow our forum rules.
On a final note, we ask that our users be careful when choosing an organization to donate to. We don't want our users to donate to a fake organization seeking to take advantage of and profit from this event. During the Kyoto Animation fire there was a single fundraiser link we were able to direct users to. With how widespread this event is, it's not quite as clear who you should be donating to that is trustworthy. If you're considering donating to support those affected by this event, a potential option would be your local bail fund as found here, or any other nationally known organization.
Thank you as always and stay safe. We will hopefully have something new to announce in the following week that solves slow loading on older chapters.