Off-topic comments confusion !!!

First, let's clarify the purpose of the platform;

The platform is an aggregator, it was built to connect the stories of many different cultures and to eliminate the confusion of distributed sources. In other words, its main purpose is to deliver novels to readers for free and to provide convenience by equipping them with the most advanced functions.

Of course, it is also equipped with comment and review functions so that readers can interact with each other. This means that as you are on a novel reading platform, you should share your comments about the novels. Because all users who prefer this place are together for this purpose.

We were never against off-topic comments, but the scope of the term "off-topic" is limitless. It can cause chaos if the level of off-topic comments is not adjusted well. In other words, discussions like "We are against the war in Ukraine" or "The movie Dune was terrible" or "I'm bored, suggest a game" should not be part of a novel reading platform.
Also, toxic conversations, sarcastic criticism, and other things that are irritating in daily life should have no place in a novel reading platform.

The comment "I want to read this novel, but I can't get time for it because of my exams, can you suggest something different, shorter and easier to read?" can be a very understandable comment, suitable for a level-headed off-topic comment and positively affecting communication between readers.

So when there is no categorizable topic, it is impossible to moderate it. It's impossible to list the topics that really shouldn't be talked about and make individual rules for each one, and it could go on forever. So off-topic cannot be categorized, and unfortunately when it is restricted, well-intentioned and ignorable off-topic comments will have to fall into this category. If some of them are allowed, when you try to block much worse ones, we will be forever confronted with the question "why hasn't that one been banned yet?" in reference to the other allowed off-topic comment.

So, please use our platform for its intended purpose. Read the novel and then discuss about it. There are many platforms where you can fulfill your daily chatting needs, choose one and satisfy your needs there.

Remember that this whole service is being offered to you for free, so at least try to pay a little respect to its rules.

PS: I'm working on a project where only the novel reading community can communicate with each other and it's not going to be completed anytime soon.