Hello, hello, this is your bi-yearly admin post ( Read more... )

1) It looks like the community banner has disappeared on us. If anybody wants to make a new graphic to replace it, let me know ( Read more... )

ETA: It seems like this post made its way far outside the Arashi/JE fandom. If you decide to comment on here, please be mindful of where you are ( Read more... )

As most of you probably know by this point, LJ's Terms of Service changed without notice or warning, with additions that made a lot of users take the plunge and move to DW instead. If you haven't yet, I suggest you take the time to read through these new TOS carefully and make an informed decision ( Read more... )

Hello, your friendly mod here. I would like to cover two topics in this post:

1) This is not a general Livejournal support community. All the posts you make here have to pertain mainly Arashi. Asking for info about Arashi is allowed, asking for help to find files is allowed, asking for help on how to use Livejournal is not allowed. If you need ( Read more... )

This community is eleven years old, and before me has already had six other moderators, and somewhere along the way the tagging system became a bit of a mess. I've been approached by a user asking clarification on how to tag a post, and I was just as confused as them ( Read more... )

Due to the recent spam issue, which highlighted the lack of active moderators, the LJ staff appointed me as new admin of the community.

This comm seems to do just fine with self-moderation, so nothing is going to actually change. Just know that if something pops up and needs a mod, you can contact me through LJ PM.

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In light of the recent earthquake that has rocked Japan (and the resulting tsunami and aftershocks), it's time we keep all of Japan and people with family and friends in Japan in our thoughts and prayers.

Many people have died already but thanks to technology many more have been able to confirm safety.

ARASHI HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED SAFE by the VS ( Read more... )

As of tomorrow, two out of three of your mods will be in Japan with limited internet time. As such, there will only be one mod to handle new posts and such.

I will not have much access to my email except at night when I get back to my hotel. If you need to get a hold of a mod, please PM kazenitowaniUnderstand that there may be some delays in responding to ( Read more... )