I’m the person who asked yesterday about the article on Mr. Saito from Darling.
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I’m very pleased that I received more responses than expected, but it also confirmed a few things for me.
・Even when a question is inconvenient, it will be posted if one of Universe’s in-house answerers can defend it and argue against the question.
・If even its in-house answerers cannot refute an inconvenient question, it will not be posted.
In other words, is this nothing more than a message board where the staff and their in-house answerers control the information?
What I consider problematic is that many readers mistakenly believe that this anonymous Q&A box is operated fairly, allowing anyone to speak freely.
No one has denied the stance expressed by some people that, since Universe is a profit-making company, anything is acceptable as long as it does not violate the law. However, in this case, I think it is important to recognize that many members may come to believe that Universe treats pursuing profit as justice and will do anything for individual members with whom it has a close relationship.
It is true that Universe is not a publicly listed company, so it has no troublesome shareholders and may not be subject to strict compliance requirements. I suppose that is one way of doing things.
As a result, members who pay lower fees and do not show favoritism toward Universe get buried.
According to something I heard from a staff member, the turnover rate among Universe’s male members is extremely high, and anyone who stays for several years is considered a long-term member.
Perhaps the unusually high turnover—something you would not expect at other major dating clubs—also has its roots in this situation.
I have written down various thoughts, but what I feel about this incident is not so much jealousy over the preferential treatment Universe staff provide to people with personal qualities and financial resources I do not possess. Rather, it is the fact that when you present sound arguments to the people at the center of Universe—including its in-house answerers—information is sometimes controlled, and opportunities to hear counterarguments or supportive opinions are shut down.
I said that I was willing to post on other message boards, and there are several options available. But the intense interest shown by the in-house answerers and staff was so excessive that I could not help finding it amusing.
Am I the only one who feels that staff are also manipulating information on multiple message boards where information control should be impossible?
I strongly hope this question will be posted as well.
And I’m waiting eagerly to be thoroughly reprimanded by the in-house answerers.
I’m Maezawa from the Corporate Planning Office.
Since this wasn’t a question, I initially thought I would hide it in accordance with the rules. However, as it had received many answers, I decided to make it visible.
We have a “How to Use the Question Box” guide posted, so please read it if you haven’t already.
It clearly states:
“If the administrators determine that a post consists primarily of the poster expressing their own opinion, the question post and all of its answers will be deleted.”
This post contains no question whatsoever; it is simply an expression of your own opinion.
I’ve left it visible this time, but from next time onward, I will hide or delete such posts in accordance with the rules.
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I’m Paper Airplane, a male club member.
Questioner, are you quite the devoted fan of the club?
The fact that you’ve taken the time to write such a detailed post probably means you’re very satisfied with the club.
Many people leave once they’re satisfied, so perhaps the high cancellation rate is actually a sign of how highly it’s regarded.
I became an answerer out of gratitude for how wonderful the club is, and I take my responses seriously in hopes they’ll be useful to other members. I have no interest in questions that aren’t like that, and I’m not willing to waste my time on them.
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I’m Meg, a female member who isn’t anyone’s exclusive companion.
You must be lonely.
If an older woman is good enough for you, I’ll keep you company, just for you (tee-hee).
Wanting to be scolded… You might have an M side to you♪
Huh?
“Thanks, but no thanks”?!
What the heck!
Well, since you put it that way, let me say this: If Universe isn’t a good fit for you, why not just quietly withdraw?
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I’m Basil, a male member.
I just answer questions for fun when I have some spare time; nobody has me on retainer or anything.
And since the original questions are displayed, it’s not as though information is being controlled. There are rules, after all, so I actually think it might be more beneficial to the general public if things were regulated a little more and kept more civil. That said, it would probably make things less lively, so I can’t say for sure which approach is better.
This isn’t limited to this Q&A site, but it only looks that way because some people tend to follow whoever has the loudest voice.
As other respondents have said, if you try answering questions yourself, you’ll understand what I mean. You can say what you want and relieve some stress, too.
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I’m Marika, a female member.
I’m not being kept by the club—or rather, none of the answerers are. Please don’t say something so insulting.
I’m simply expressing my own personal views. I’m not taking anyone’s side, nor do I intend to insult questioners in general, including the person who asked this question.
It’s not that questions inconvenient to the club aren’t posted; posts that don’t even qualify as questions aren’t published. Defamatory or abusive posts aren’t allowed either. I’m only stating the obvious.
That said, most questions do receive answers and get posted. There’s no information control going on—free opinions like those of Mac and Papua come flying out all the time. Even comments that might be seen as mocking “blacklisted members,” which may not be good for the club, still get published.
That’s how much freedom this Q&A box allows.
Was the question whether you’re the only one who feels that staff appear to be manipulating information on multiple forums where information control would be impossible?
Sorry, I don’t understand this question and can’t answer it, yet I’ve gone on at length about things that weren’t relevant.
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I’m Flagmaker, a column writer.
This is an anonymous Q&A box, so if you’re looking for the company’s official position, you’d have to contact the company directly.
The answers from people here, myself included, are basically volunteer contributions, and we bear no responsibility for their content. Sometimes my answers even change depending on my mood or because I want to avoid giving the same answer as someone else ^^;
There may be certain standards of morality and etiquette on an anonymous Q&A box, but beyond that, there’s no information control whatsoever.
I’m not sure whether you’ll believe me, though…
If you apply to become an answerer, you’ll be able to see what goes on behind the scenes, so I think you’ll believe me then.
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