Real talk, guys. Raise your hand if you've ever been criticized for listening to the bands you like? :raising_hand:
How many of you were excited to be able to talk about these bands without criticism when you first came here? :raising_hand:
And yet, you're still being criticized. We have failed as a Community and as a a Staff on that point, and for that, we are deeply sorry. You came to this app to have fun, not to be criticized that your bands aren't Pop Punk.
Let me make this absolutely crystal clear:
WE ARE NOT AN APP ONLY FOR POP PUNK
We are an app for anyone to come and talk about music under the alternative genre umbrella. This ranges from emo, to punk, to rock, to alt pop, to pop punk.
We will no longer tolerate posts or comments saying "(certain band) doesn't belong here because they're not (specific genre)." The truth is, that comment doesn't belong here, because this is a community for people to come together, bond over music, and care about each other. All you're doing is being rude. That is bullying, which is not allowed under our guidelines.
To be clear, only content that is saying a certain band doesn't belong here will be disabled. If someone is saying that for the purpose of a civil discussion, it will be allowed. The difference is if it's attacking someone or their posts.
If you are someone who came here just for pop punk, you're still welcome. We have a section and a tag just for you.
We encourage you to use it. Talk about your favorite pop punk band and use that tag to find other posts that are similar to yours.
Until next time everyone, stop hate and spread love.
Good Vibes :v:
Comments (34)
Preach
Yesssssss exactly THIS :heart:
Commonity.. savage.
What about changing the community name then?
So people that will enter the community in the future won't expect it to be pop punk..
As stated in a question below we are discussing this since we believe that option is available. But since all we're making clear is that bullying people for talking about bands that don't fit a strict pop Punk definition will no longer be tolerated, it may be decided that that step is not necessary since nothing big is actually changing.
Thank you for this :blush: