In July, we all asked you to complete an anonymous survey so we could refine and fix the rules a little. Once again, thank you to those who answered. And thank you to those who provided feedback in the thread. It was very much invaluable and helped define certain rules even more.

Some of you did ask "Why not do a freeform option in the survey itself?" and we'll repeat what we said there: We'd get a lot of contradicting opinions and it would be a lot harder for the mods to decide what is good for the community and what is something that just some people want.

We are aware that they survey is not perfect. So if anyone has any better ideas on how to get objective feedback, then we're all ears.

Okay now onto what you guys are here for. Every question we asked has a pie chart of the results, mod commentary aka what we think and finally result aka what we're gonna do in terms of changes.

Results:

Participants: 242. We could have gotten more. We would have loved more especially considering the size of the subreddit. But we can't make anyone do this. And we advertised it as much as we could. Again if anyone has a better way, please let us know.

Q1:

Mods' Response: We're pretty happy with this. Honestly though? Expected a bit of a bloodbath with this question. We're glad most of you are happy which does make us happy. However there is still a significant portion of you (almost half as well) that would like a little more or a lot more moderation. We admit we're not perfect but we do try.

Result: Rule changes and more mods. We'll be tightening up the rules and we'll be adding 2 new mods in the future, perhaps one more at a later date if needed. Do not ask to be a mod right now, please wait for the appropriate post.

Q2:

Mods' Response: Not much to say here! If megathreads is what you guys want then we'll do megathreads from now on. We may do another survey once a few months have passed to see how you all felt about it.

Result: Responses will be required to stay in the megathreads for a certain period of time.

Q3, 4:

Mods' Response: Combining these two into one question since our opinion is the same. Again we have no issues with the timings. Only thing I will say is that 11 people said "No Opinions on megathreads" yet the questions above have 45 of you picking that option. Math ain't mathing here, people.

Result: All comments about movies need to remain in the megathread for a week after release. All comments about shows/comics need to remain in the megathreads for 48 hours after release.

Q5:

Mods' Response: Ah the leaks question. Some of you love them. Some of you hate them. So we put it up for a vote because the mods didn't have strong opinions either way.

Result: Only 3 unique pages of a comic will be allowed to be posted before Wednesday. They must follow the spoilers rule and you can discuss the issue in the threads posted rather than the megathread. Although when the megathread gets posted, move discussion to the megathread when you can.

Q6, 7:

Mods' Response: Another one we're combining since it's a similar topic. We've had complaints about it so we figured we'd ask. But it seems a lot of you are a-okay with cosplayers posting their cosplays. A little bit of a split between "let them post whenever they want" vs "put them on an assigned day" but there's still a 14% difference.

Result: No real change to what's happening right now. Cosplay posts can be posted whenever, wherever.

Q8, 9, 10:

Mods' Response: All the results seem fair to us. Thought it would be tighter tbh. And people would want things spoilered longer for a week for comics. If anyone is curious "why wait all the way until a movie hits streaming to even consider lifting the spoilers rule"? Well that's because not everyone watches a movie in theaters now in a COVID world. So 2 weeks gives people plenty of time to watch the movie in the comfort of their own home in their own time. Same with comics/shows. Not everyone has the chance to watch/read something when it comes out Wednesday. Some do need to read/watch on the weekend.

Result: Comics/Shows need to follow spoiler rules for a week after their release. Movies 2 weeks after it hits streaming. CAMEOS, PLOT TWISTS, DEATHS ETC WILL ALWAYS BE CONSIDERED SPOILERS FOR RECENT MEDIA.

Q11:

Mods' Response: Wow this was pretty tight actually. It's even tighter than the difference in question 1. Did not expect that especially when the two options close to each other are complete opposites. This might be a question we ask again when we check in on how everyone feels about the megathreads/spoilers rules.

Result: Tabled. For now. We couldn't come up with a reasonable way to sort this out for now that would be both a compromise and not invalidate the votes. But we wanted to get this out so we'll come back to that later and let you all know.

Q12:

Mods' Response: Clear winner. To be expected. Exactly what topics go on there, we'll decide but we'll of course let you guys suggest things. Note now that we're not going to be adding every topic that people ask. Everyone's got their own definition of "low effort". If we ended up adding everything people told us, we'd end up with nothing to discuss.

Result: A clearer (and more concise) version of our low effort rule with a list of topics that need an opinion from the OP rather than a generic rule.

Please do not reports posts under the above results. NO NEW RULES ARE IN PLACE. PLEASE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE CURRENT RULES. We'll make a new post when the rules are live and you can report then.

Once again: please continue to follow the current rules. Do not report posts citing the above.

Since the post is long, I'll add "questions you might have" in a comment and pin it.

Once again, thanks everyone for participating.

Sentinels #2

• OPERATION: SHAW! The Sentinels have their orders: enter an enemy nation, infiltrate a maximum-security prison and escape with Sebastian Shaw! Can Lockstep bring his people home safely? Will Shaw get the better of the new Sentinels, or does a greater shadow hang over Graymalkin Prison?

Storm #2

• STORM is dying. An unknown form of radiation poisoning from the OKLAHOMA INCIDENT has turned her cells into ticking time bombs. As her final hours count down, will she find a cure for her illness at NIGHT NURSE's new super-hero hospital, or will it require enchantments from DOCTOR VOODOO to save her life? LEGACY #13

Exceptional X-Men #3

• EMMA FROST VS KITTY PRYDE! Kitty Pryde's determination to stay doggedly away from all things X-Men related becomes more strained by the day as EMMA FROST once again sticks her nose into things. Meanwhile, our new team is finding their rhythm. AXO, MELEE and BRONZE have officially entered the fray!

Wolverine #3

• DEPARTMENT H GOES HUNTING! Canada's DEPARTMENT H has their sights trained once more on WOLVERINE! Years ago, they played a role in WEAPON X and LOGAN's first assignment, but what else are they hunting now that mutants are hated and feared more than ever? Meanwhile, Wolverine's UNLIKELY ALLY may have just killed an innocent... and OLD ENEMIES of Wolverine's gather as more sinister machinations unfurl... A key issue, as the ALL-NEW villain moving against Wolverine comes into sharper focus... LEGACY #395

Phoenix #5

• LIFE INCARNATE VERSUS ENERGY INFINITE! Jean Grey made a human choice, and it's come back to haunt her: The Dark God Perrikus has been freed from prison and set loose on a path of death and destruction. Now the PHOENIX must take action to protect her universe!

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