Hi All!
Thankfully this kind of post has never been required in the past, and we are hoping that it will not be required again in the near future.
Recently, we on the moderation team have noticed an uptick of posts or replies to posts that fall outside of the friendly spirit that we aim to maintain here on the forums. It is likely that there are many users that have noticed this as well and are possibly concerned about it. We are not calling anybody specifically out for this, and attribute much of it to Bunpro beginning to reach a wider audience, which naturally attracts a broader range of personalities and viewpoints.
For the longest time, the Bunpro community forums has been an extremely inclusive environment, and we want to keep it that way. That is why we have decided to put up this simple post to highlight the fact that we have noticed the change in tone, and that we will continue doing our best to moderate it and return the forums to a friendly and helpful environment as quickly as possible.
In conjunction with this, we kindly ask that everyone feel free to flag any posts or replies that they feel fall under the category of ill-intended sarcasm, unhelpfulness, baiting, victimizing, mocking, or anything even remotely close. While we fully defend everyone’s right to put their opinions forward, we also ask that all users do this in a polite and respectful way.
We hope you are all having a fantastic week, and look forward to the forums returning swiftly to the most inclusive Japanese learning space available for people of all skill levels and walks of life 
