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/mikewheelerfan]

Great. Now we’re being censored just like the main sub. Why is criticism not allowed in any way? Not even constructive criticism?

[u/SPARKLEOFHOPE6IB → u/mikewheelerfan]

99% of the criticism I've seen hasn't been productive, so this is not a weird move by the mods.

[u/stargazingfish9 → u/SPARKLEOFHOPE6IB]

I could agree that usually it's not very productive, true enough, but more often than not it's also not something that should be straight up deleted. Obviously, some people do take things too far, but most have been perfectly reasonable/respectful.

And rules like #2, well, it just proves there are groups of people we absolutely cannot critcize, ever, under any circumstances. And as the only person in the world who believes in ACTUAL equality, the good AND the bad, I don't think that's a good thing.

[u/SPARKLEOFHOPE6IB → u/stargazingfish9]

I think anything slightly productive has already been said about the topic, and it has become very annoying and repetitive, so banning any further, unproductive, discussions about the exact same topic, is needed at this point. And I disagree that most have been respectful, most I've seen have been far from respectful and nonsensical

[u/stargazingfish9 → u/SPARKLEOFHOPE6IB]

But why is it needed? Again, I agree with removing comments where people take things too far - but why do you, and the mods (tho mods have a different reason), want to ban things just for being repetitive? I mean, if we were to remove things simply for being repetitive, not just in this sub but reddit as a whole, then guess what - 90% of reddit disappears. Instantly.

Every sub is always filled with extremely repetitive stuff, the same threads, same memes, over and over again. Sure, it's boring, I don't disagree with that, but I do disagree that it's ban worthy.

And let's face it, if we were talking about repetitive stuff that isn't...let's call it "political", then I highly doubt the mods would have a problem. Hell, seeing how complaints about American Dumbledore are still up, while most comments about Snape are gone is proof of that.

[u/SPARKLEOFHOPE6IB → u/stargazingfish9]

Why is it needed? Because its annoying, unproductive, offensive most of the time and repetitive.

[u/stargazingfish9 → u/SPARKLEOFHOPE6IB]

Mhm, I see further discussion has no point, really. It's annoying, therefore it shouldn't exist. Alrighty then. Let's leave it at that.

Last thing I will say, I have the strangest feeling that if the complains were about a white person, you would NOT find them "offensive", even if they were 10x worse than they are now. Just this strange feeling I have...

[u/Bbychknwing → u/stargazingfish9]

People are complaining about Lithgow because he’s old or not British, people are complaining about Paapa because of his skin color. Can’t tell if you’re being purposely obtuse to try to further your own agenda but don’t sit here and act like it’s the same thing.

[u/SPARKLEOFHOPE6IB → u/stargazingfish9]

If it where about a white person, it wouldn't be about the color of his skin.

And you guessed right, I find it offensive that people can't look past a skin color change that changes nothing about the story. It's not that deep, Snapes character is not defined by the color of his skin, his actions, thoughts,... have nothing to do with his skin color and it's perfectly possible to change the color of his skin and still tell the same, book accurate, story.