So what is unfunnybusiness actually for? Is it a rant comm or a discussion comm? I wanted to post some links to articles on obscenity trials on fandom_lounge just to get the information out there. It's definitely not wank and not funny, also, and there are no people shouting at each other, just information and a link to a court decision.

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white_serpent
2008-10-14 11:39 pm UTC (link)

Unfunnybusiness is for anything that's not funny, or not generally lightweight in character. It's not really a rant community, and, AFAIK, PyrateJenni created it to keep the ugly sexism/racism stuff off of the wank communities. She sometimes seems to use it as her own personal soapbox, and, actually, I think a lot of other people do as well. It does not have to be fandom-related.

Fandom_lounge is a general fandom interest community, which was summed up once as "the fun linky community."

The various communities are not actually mutually exclusive. Almost everything exists as a way to "not see X on fandom_wank." (Though random_lounge exists as a way to "not see X on fandom_lounge." Oh, right, and deathwatch, which I created mostly as a joke. Oops.)

If the obscenity trials are specifically fandom-related (e.g., manga guy), it's technically not off-topic on fandom_lounge. If it's particularly depressing, skip fandom_lounge for unfunnybusiness. If it's not specifically fandom-related, you're definitely better off with random_lounge or unfunnybusiness.

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	charmian 2008-10-14 11:46 pm UTC (link)
	It is the manga thing, but I'm now not sure whether it is too depressing for fandom_lounge. I need a depresso-meter. (Reply to this)(Parent)