11-02-2015, 04:17 PM
(11-02-2015, 03:54 PM)djs7685 Wrote: Okay thanks, here it goes...
An issue that I've brought up (I know many others share a similar viewpoint) is that while saying something racist, sexist, or homophobic may be considered subjective, but "hey, you're an idiot because of x, y, and z" is pretty much straight forward.
You say that blatant violations will be handled, but doesn't that create the same problem that I've outlined with the original PnR forum? Unless you mean that responding to perceived homophobia with somewhat of an attack won't be considered a "blatant violation" in the new forum, I don't see how this is handling things any differently than they're already handled.
Thanks for letting me post this publicly, I believe it's an important thing to tackle right now.
So basically, what will constitute a 'blatant' violation?
One example would be the use of 'inflammatory' slurs (including images) such as the N word, or any other racial, ethnic or sexual which almost everyone would deem the use of, as purposely derogatory. I hope we can all agree on this.
Outside of that, it would be contingent on the circumstance. Example...someone starts 10 straight threads concerning the same topic. That automatically falls under spamming. Another example...someone does nothing but attack a persons 'personal character'-instead of their positions- for an extended period, which does nothing but interfere with actual conversations. These examples, along with 'slurs', are the most obvious of what will be determined as 'blatant', and could lead to the staff getting involved.
Outside of that, there will be a freedom to express yourselves, and to respond to each other. Again, you guys will actually be 'shaping' what form it takes from this point. It will be what you make of it.
