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Rule 4 - Be Nice

Alice-nice-Alice
over 1 year ago

So another thread relating to trans rights has been locked under Rule 4 ‘Be Nice’ , but shouldn’t hatred directed at trans people be actually deleted? The thread was going really well with lots of trans, gender fluid and queer people supporting each other, but as usual the cis hets dive in to invalidate us. The mod response is not to target the prejudice but to lock the entire thread! This is wrong. Can we trans and queer and pride people on the spectrum not have a safe space here? I know the mods have a policy of non-deletion but this is wrong, were racist comments being made I’m sure they’d pounce on that pdq, but hate against trans people is unchallenged and left to stand. Apalling of you NAS!

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  • over 1 year ago

    You raise a good point, hopefully the mods will give it some thought. Their task is an unenviable one, but the only *temporary* locking of a thread (to allow for deletions of any posts denying minorities their identity) would be preferable to permanent lockdown. It's a shame we're not better at self-policing sometimes. The ideal forum would be like the planet Traken - no need for Mods there I'd say!

    DOCTOR: Yes, that's an interesting planetary system.
    ADRIC: Traken, isn't it?
    DOCTOR: Eh? You're beginning to get the hang of this console. Yes, Traken. (reads) Traken Union, famous for its universal harmony. A whole empire held together by
    ADRIC: By?
    DOCTOR: Well, by people just being terribly nice to each other.
    ADRIC: Well, that makes a change.
    DOCTOR: Yes. I don't think I've actually been there

    Meanwhile, on planet Earth, I think the trans community on here could do with feeling it's more of a safe-space. The Mods are I'm sure doing their imperfect (because human) best but a bit of fine-tuning on that one does seem appropriate. 

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  • over 1 year ago

    You raise a good point, hopefully the mods will give it some thought. Their task is an unenviable one, but the only *temporary* locking of a thread (to allow for deletions of any posts denying minorities their identity) would be preferable to permanent lockdown. It's a shame we're not better at self-policing sometimes. The ideal forum would be like the planet Traken - no need for Mods there I'd say!

    DOCTOR: Yes, that's an interesting planetary system.
    ADRIC: Traken, isn't it?
    DOCTOR: Eh? You're beginning to get the hang of this console. Yes, Traken. (reads) Traken Union, famous for its universal harmony. A whole empire held together by
    ADRIC: By?
    DOCTOR: Well, by people just being terribly nice to each other.
    ADRIC: Well, that makes a change.
    DOCTOR: Yes. I don't think I've actually been there

    Meanwhile, on planet Earth, I think the trans community on here could do with feeling it's more of a safe-space. The Mods are I'm sure doing their imperfect (because human) best but a bit of fine-tuning on that one does seem appropriate. 

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