I mean, yes, I was waiting for these to get flagged (especially the cheek-poke one), but I thought there'd be at least something relevant in the reason.
It's Twitter, not Snapchat, though that doesn't really matter to begin with. Official art and "creator promotions" make up a fraction of not only the total posts on the site, but even the cosplay photo posts.
Cosplay photos are discouraged; they are not against the rules. Just like Western-styled art.
EDIT: I'd like to clarify: I'm not fighting for these posts to be approved. If there aren't enough tits, ass, and legs to pass muster, so be it, that's how the site works. I'm simply pointing out that cosplay photos are not inherently against the rules, and that these specific flag reasons are bunk.
That's only true in the sense that some mods say "there are no rules, just guidelines", so real-life guro pics are "just discouraged".
I agree; the only solid black-white rules in the ToS are against photos unrelated to anime and fake translations. Your anime-related guro photo would be subject to the same queue standards as cosplay photos in my eyes, and I wouldn't label it as "breaks rules."
Funnily enough, I had forgotten the ToS actually says "Photographs of cosplayers, figures, or prominent figures in the industry are acceptable."
I agree; the only solid black-white rules in the ToS are against photos unrelated to anime and fake translations. Your anime-related guro photo would be subject to the same queue standards as cosplay photos in my eyes, and I wouldn't label it as "breaks rules."
If your argument is that you should only use the "breaks rules" button when something breaks rules, and there are no rules to break (since the "unrelated to anime" was explicitly removed as a rule and made just a suggestion that doesn't even have a quality standard, as many people are vociferously arguing), then why does the "breaks rules" button even exist?
(since the "unrelated to anime" was explicitly removed as a rule and made just a suggestion that doesn't even have a quality standard, as many people are vociferously arguing)
That change hasn't made it into the ToS, so you won't see me supporting it.
NWSiaCB said:
then why does the "breaks rules" button even exist?
If your argument is that you should only use the "breaks rules" button when something breaks rules, and there are no rules to break (since the "unrelated to anime" was explicitly removed as a rule and made just a suggestion that doesn't even have a quality standard, as many people are vociferously arguing), then why does the "breaks rules" button even exist?
Shouldn't we start flagging anything that isn't official art then? This flag belies an interpretation of the site rules (or guidelines, whatever we'll call them). The idea fanart has to be promoted by the creator or company is ridiculous and would target the vast majority of posts for deletion.