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Community dedicated to the world of Harry Potter.

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[Meta] The elephant in the room (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 weeks ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/harrypotter@literature.cafe

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What are our thoughts regarding posts focusing on (potentially unsavoury) views held by the author of the series?

Is !harrypotter@literature.cafe community a good place to discuss them, or should we hold such discussions elsewhere?

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[–] Microw@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You came in here claiming that this community does not acknowledge how bad JK Rowling is or censors it. That is a claim you made without any evidence to back it up.

I'm not a mod here, I'm just subscribed to this community and post every now and then. It is not my decision how the mod(s) should handle this. All I want is not having to say literally every time I post anything "yes Rowling is bad". I know she is bad. It goes without saying. constantly asking people to distance themselves from evil is absolutely unnecessary when that has already happened over and over again.

Maybe the community should display this better. But it is not my responsibility. That is what the mods need to decide.

My so-called "enjoyment" of so-called "Harry Potter" is not ruining anyone's life. Or would you say that suggesting this just shows that you are a hateful person, is that accurate?

[–] Firebolt@literature.cafe 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I’m not a mod here, I’m just subscribed to this community and post every now and then. It is not my decision how the mod(s) should handle this.

Maybe the community should display this better. But it is not my responsibility. That is what the mods need to decide.

Hello,

Mod here. We are looking for community feedback on this topic, so feel free to suggest ideas.

We're mods, but we also don't want to take decisions alone, hence this post.

[–] Nima@leminal.space 2 points 1 week ago

i would like to put forth a rule that those kinds of posts be done elsewhere and not in this instance. I'm not saying they're invalid, but I came here to get away from all that and check out some memes.

most of us just want a quiet place to talk about a book series we love.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Mod here.

Likewise.

It seems like there are multiple community members who are interested in discussing Harry Potter in a space separate from the views of the author.

Thoughts on trialling a community split of Harry Potter and JK Rowling posts? We could try it for a few weeks/month, and reassess at a later date.

Community fragmentation is always a risk in the fediverse, but I think this may be a case where separate communities are warranted.

[–] Blaze@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago

Just sent you a DM to switch to Matrix, it might be easier to discuss this topic