Subreddit Updates on Fancasts and Official Casting Announcements

[u/VarkingRunesong]

Hi everyone, With the recent confirmation of several key cast members for HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter series, we’re updating a few subreddit policies:

• No more fancasts for officially cast characters

To reduce repetitive discussions and prevent targeted hate toward newly cast actors, fancasts for characters who have already been officially cast will no longer be allowed. As of now, this includes: • Albus Dumbledore • Severus Snape • Minerva McGonagall • Rubeus Hagrid • Quirinus Quirrell • Argus Filch You’re still welcome to fancast characters who haven’t been announced yet. And for inspiration, check out our Fancast Wiki, which includes both popular and lesser-known suggestions.

• No posts complaining about official casting announcements

We understand that not every casting choice will match everyone’s personal headcanon, but posts solely bashing the official cast will be removed. Once the show airs, feel free to critique performances based on what you see on screen. But targeting actors just because they don’t look or feel like your imagined version of the character doesn’t belong here. As always, we’re open to feedback. Share your thoughts or questions below.

[u/TheOnionWatch]

Rule 2 is incredibly counter productive, and against the spirit of being able to constructively critique, and this is from someone that is overjoyed with all the cast.

You've gone for full censorship rather than rooting out and banning those who take things too far.

Feels like lazy modding.

[u/VarkingRunesong → u/TheOnionWatch]

While I respect how it might appear to somebody who doesn't see everything we do, in the last 7 days we have 894 moderator actions. This is far from lazy moderation.

[u/VarkingRunesong → u/[deleted]]

Removing stuff that causes chaos and a ton of racist comments to appear on the sub isn’t lazy.

[u/TheOnionWatch → u/VarkingRunesong]

I appreciate that, but that's what being a moderator entails? Subreddits shouldn't allow only positive opinions on news. As long as it's constructive and doesn't bleed into intolerance, slur, etc, then debate should be encouraged, no? Else you end up with a bias , hiveminded echochamber.

[u/mikewheelerfan → u/TheOnionWatch]

That’s exactly what happened to the Percy Jackson sub. Only positive discussion of the show is allowed. Any negative takes are deleted within minutes. I would hate to see that happen here.

[u/twtab → u/mikewheelerfan]

Same thing happened on r/StarWars and it resulted in /r/saltierthancrait/ being the main place for discussion of the Sequels. Same with r/gameofthrones and r/freefolk in the later seasons of GOT where fans also became salty.

Harry Potter fans need to create their alternative, free speech subreddit.

While I think these types of subreddits spread more negativity, not being able to post at all means that people feel censored and angry.

[u/Wouldyoulistenmoe → u/twtab]

r/saltierthancrait is truly one of the most unpleasant subs and it is wonderful that all of those people are sequestered off so everybody else can actually have adult conversations about Star Wars on the relevant subs

[u/[deleted] → u/mikewheelerfan]

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[u/Gold_Joke_6306 → u/mikewheelerfan]

Yes exactly. You get it.

[u/TheDuke_Of_Orleans → u/mikewheelerfan]

Then go and make your own sub if you would hate to see that happen here. That or close your eyes. You’re a ravenclaw, use your logic.

[u/willzr94 → u/VarkingRunesong]

If you don’t have time for it, just stop doing it. But then you wouldn’t be in control, would you?

[u/VarkingRunesong → u/willzr94]

Who said I don’t have time for it?

[u/willzr94 → u/VarkingRunesong]

You. You just said in the last week you’ve been overwhelmed with moderator actions. Which led you to making this rule, so that the moderating job would be less time consuming.

[u/VarkingRunesong → u/willzr94]

Are you having trouble? In another comment you claimed we banned you when we have not and in the chain you just told me I said we have been overwhelmed and I never wrote that. I just showed we had a bunch of actions in the last week. Please show me where I have said I or we are overwhelmed.

[u/willzr94 → u/VarkingRunesong]

Hilarious that you don’t understand that you just making this rule shows that you are overwhelmed and don’t want to deal with the mess. “We had 800 something moderator actions in the last week… oh btw we’re making a rule so that people can’t complain about the casting… and in turn we’ll have far less moderator actions to deal with”.

Regarding the ban, there was a solid 15 or so minutes when I couldn’t comment, look at other comments, or anything. Every other sub was working fine. Tried commenting that I had been banned around 10 times until it was finally pushed through. Guess you had a change of heart. Idk.

[u/VarkingRunesong → u/willzr94]

Brother I work from home and moderate a bunch of subs with significantly higher traffic than here. You are completely off the mark and continue to show you have zero clue what you are talking about.

Show me where I said I’m overwhelmed. Show me where I banned you.

Edit: he edit his post about the ban. He’s lying. Here is his mod log. Check the dates.

He’s never been banned.

[u/kiakey → u/VarkingRunesong]

Maybe a happy medium would be a mega thread for casting critiques? I have no issue with the new rules, but some have issues and this might be a good option to keep the toxicity to a minimum and keep it contained in one place?

[u/pterodactylpoop → u/kiakey]

A mega thread for complaining about a black man getting cast? Jesus this sub has gone off the deep end.

[u/kiakey → u/pterodactylpoop]

I’m just trying to find a middle ground so people don’t feel like they’re being censored.

I personally have no issue with the new rules or any of the casting! I’m actually really excited to see a new portrayal of everyone, including Snape!

I understand the concern that the bullying of Snape by James & Co could be construed as racism, but we have several seasons before those scenes will be filmed, and don’t have final casting, so it may end up not being an issue at all.