Hi folks! Moderators have been asked by multiple parties to confer on a recent issue and we'd just like to make a brief statement of clarification:
The
vidding community on Livejournal is, well, a community. Any post made to a community by its very nature invites members of that community to respond if they so choose. When this community was formed, the decision was made to allow posting by non-members, so any post that is made public does not preclude non-members from also participating if they wish.
Community rules state that personal attacks will not be tolerated. However, critique of a subject matter does not necessarily constitute a personal attack. Critical statements are allowed, whether they be about a vid, a song choice, the DMCA, or any other topic at hand. Fandom has always been a place of differing opinions and healthy debate, and members of this community have often expressed their unwillingness to censor such discussions. But make no mistake - reasonableness and maturity is expected from all sides, and we're not afraid to use our modly powers to maintain some semblance of order. If constructive commentary starts to turn destructive, we will ask that it be taken outside.
Thank you for participating with us here, and for your individual as well as your collective contributions to the vidding experience on Livejournal.