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Originally Posted by Delirium-Zer0

In the past when AHS mods have put a ban on things like JP music physically released in the states, members have done a good job of reporting it when it happens, discouraging it socially through their comments, etc. and mods have done a good job removing the offending posts until eventually it was a non-issue and, aside from brand-new members who didn't know the rules yet, the sharing did phase out after awhile.

Given this was a legal issue, it's entirely different. The moderator team was also larger and much more active back then.

I also think you're overreacting slightly about Avex/Ayu 'testing' the fanclub members. It only takes one to share the video and I think they realise that; digital content is near impossible to keep under wraps. We also don't have everything being shared here - like Ayu's diary entries, the gallery - the stuff being posted is mostly, if not all, stuff that is going to be shared later anyway. Surely this is a middle ground that both sides seem (mostly) happy with?

That said, I appreciate it's a hot topic at the moment and I've brought it up for discussion with the other active moderators, to see if we can do anything that is viable. Alongside my other worries, it will also alienate many from the forum when TA members get to discuss things that they can't; I hope most big shares on there will remain 'timed' exclusives so it doesn't split the community for too long...
I'm also of the mind that we're all TA, whether we can afford to pay for it or not. I thought the same when I was a member of TA. I've seen people here quickly change their minds on that when they finally join up, and it's sad that this issue is finally affecting AHS to such an amount. This global TA issue has brought more bad than good from my opinion... those who have money now are much more abrasive against those who can't join up.

I've seen people say it's not about the money, it's about respecting what Ayu wants to keep private, but those same people beg others to share leaks and what-not when those songs are not available on TA. It's just hypocrisy and makes me feel most of the argument is that the TA members (not all of them here) want to feel special, and seeing others here who are not a part of TA get to access exclusives makes them annoyed because of that..