"Genre Locked" why?

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  1. AbsoluteNothingness

    AbsoluteNothingness Lumen De Aurora

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    So I wanted to add a missing xuanhuan genre to a xuanhuan novel but couldn't because the xuanhuan genre along with some others were locked on the list, but if I try look do the same on another novel, there is no lock. Any reason why some novels have this lock on some genres even when that genre applies to that novel?
     
  2. AliceShiki

    AliceShiki 『Ms. Tree』『Magical Girl of Love and Justice』

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    Because people were constantly putting the wrong genre on the novel when the novel should not have said genre... Just like how you were about to do.
     
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    ^ This
    Also what novel was it?
     
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    elengee Daoist Ninefaps

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    If it's easier to picture, imagine i'm going around adding yaoi to a novel for the lulz and they get tired of it and disable the possibility, lol. (if you think it applies there's obviously a difference of opinion.)
     
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    What part of adding "xuanhuan genre" to a "xuanhuan novel" tells you its the "wrong genre"?

    I can literally add yaoi/yuri/shounen ai/shouo ai to the novel in question, nor problem, but can't add the genre that it actually needs. Is that not ridiculous?
     
  6. AliceShiki

    AliceShiki 『Ms. Tree』『Magical Girl of Love and Justice』

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    The part where the genre is locked. The mods don't lock the genre by accident, it's done on purpose.

    Whatever novel you're trying to add the genre to is not a xuanhuan as far as NU cares, and this misconception happened enough times to the point the mods had to lock the genre in.
     
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    Even the goddamn raw site, qidian, lists it as xuanhuan????
     
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    Beer_Kitty Just a very very drunk kitty that likes beer

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    Name drop the mods and ask them.

    Or you a scared pussy???

    Cant even name drop the novel.

    Do you need to keep it a secret? Lol
     
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    AliceShiki 『Ms. Tree』『Magical Girl of Love and Justice』

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    The way Qidian defines xuanhuan might be different from the way NU defines xuanhuan.

    In any case, if you stil want to add the genre to the novel, contact @runsing while mentioning the name of the novel, since you didn't do that so far.

    He should be able to explain why it is not a xuanhuan or lift the lock, whichever is more appropriate.
     
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    Warlock of the Magus World, literally everyone who knows and read it know its xuanhuan.

    it fits NU's description of xuanhuan
     
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    Oh shit dude you're right here I think. In fact look at novel Age of Adepts, it has a neigh identical theme to Warlock of the Magnus World, but is actually listed as a xuanhuan.
     
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    Parth37955 NU #3, [Dead Inside], Mid-Boss, Dark Dealer Staff Member

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    Technically it's more sci-fi. I made a list of genres a while back...lemme see if I find it.

    Edit: https://forum.novelupdates.com/threads/genres-of-chinese-wns.2180/

    Eh.
     
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    Meh I just want more novels with correct tags


    #truetagarmy
     
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    I vote Shiki for next mod. :blobsalute:
     
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    Found another inane thing for genres in WMW, it has harem blocked out.
    NU defines harem as: A series involving one male character and many female characters (usually attracted to the male character).

    A novel like WMW where mc has 2 partners at the end has the harem genre blocked out....
     
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    AliceShiki 『Ms. Tree』『Magical Girl of Love and Justice』

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    See Parth's replies for the Xuanhuan genre.

    As for the harem genre, usually 2 love interests doesn't consist a harem.
    The novel does have the Polygamy tag though, properly showing that the MC does marry more than 1 person.
     
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    Battle Through the Heavens has 2 love interests that he gets with and has it tagged harem, is there any consistency here????

    Mages, magic, gods...sci-fi, really?
     
  18. AliceShiki

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    Maybe BTTH should have the harem genre removed I guess? I dunno, I didn't read the series to judge~
     
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    Since no mod really got tagged here...I discussed it with the rest. We'll lift the restrictions on xuanhuan, but keep the harem blocked off. there's essentially no romance during the story and the "harem" is thrown together at the end of the novel and is not an actual part of the novel. Polygamy as a tag is there and that is all that is needed. This is our opinion. Take it or leave it.
     
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    that means the council has decided that "xuanhuan" novel is in fact not xuanhuan.