07-05-2017, 12:18 PM
Where to begin...
Discussion is an important part of this site, and sometimes that includes argument. Bullying should not be tolerated, but this includes cry-bullying too. The line between harassment and argument is just that: harassment. If someone sees something they dislike in chat, they are free to say something about it, but unless it is directed at them, or done in a provocative manner, it is not harassment. Simply having your feelings hurt, or being offended does not give you special lease to change the site or the discord to suit your whims. Voice your concerns, defend your waifu, tell the person who is bothering you that they are, but try to handle your disagreement like adults.
Flutterfag, I agree about the definition being overly ambiguous, and slanted toward the victim, but unfortunately there is little else we can use other than staff discretion to decide what is or is not over the line. Do you have a better idea? To be clear, no, there is no rule against discussing heavier topics. Polygamy, for example is quite fair to discuss, but be careful not to stray over the line into insults or goading. Due to the difference in timezones, I am absent from a lot of what goes on there, but if you or anyone else feels you have been unjustly censored, come to me with chatlogs and I'll take a look. However, I also ask you to keep in mind that this is not /mlp/ nor is it MLW and if you think you may be getting under someones skin you might want to consider withdrawing from the conversation for a while. The corollary to that, is neither are you under any obligation to stop a discussion just because someone gets offended, as long as you are not doing so deliberately. Again, that is not directed solely at you so please don't think it is, you just asked the most relevant questions related to this, so I began by answering you specifically.
As for bots, I'm sorry, but we all know what the bot is and what it does. These same kinds of complaints, this same shit happened when the NSFW channel was created; we lost some users then who couldn't stomach the mere existence of such a channel, and while I would hate for such a thing to happen again, the answer is the same now as it was then: If you can't handle even the possibility of chancing on an accidental picture in the nsfw section then recuse yourself from going there, rather then demanding everyone change to suit you. It's segregated from main chat for a reason. If someone pulls up a pic that you dislike, you are free to voice your concerns, but unless it is done to provoke, it is not harassment, and you need to get over it. If you feel it was done with ill intent, let staff know. Don't want to look at it? Search something for yourself, pull up a pic you like, etc. etc. to push it off the screen, but deliberate provocation aside, nobody is under any obligation to alter their search terms, or refrain from searching altogether to suit anyone else's ideas of propriety; we are not /mlp/, but neither are we /r/waifuism, and crybullying is still bullying.
Discussion is an important part of this site, and sometimes that includes argument. Bullying should not be tolerated, but this includes cry-bullying too. The line between harassment and argument is just that: harassment. If someone sees something they dislike in chat, they are free to say something about it, but unless it is directed at them, or done in a provocative manner, it is not harassment. Simply having your feelings hurt, or being offended does not give you special lease to change the site or the discord to suit your whims. Voice your concerns, defend your waifu, tell the person who is bothering you that they are, but try to handle your disagreement like adults.
Flutterfag, I agree about the definition being overly ambiguous, and slanted toward the victim, but unfortunately there is little else we can use other than staff discretion to decide what is or is not over the line. Do you have a better idea? To be clear, no, there is no rule against discussing heavier topics. Polygamy, for example is quite fair to discuss, but be careful not to stray over the line into insults or goading. Due to the difference in timezones, I am absent from a lot of what goes on there, but if you or anyone else feels you have been unjustly censored, come to me with chatlogs and I'll take a look. However, I also ask you to keep in mind that this is not /mlp/ nor is it MLW and if you think you may be getting under someones skin you might want to consider withdrawing from the conversation for a while. The corollary to that, is neither are you under any obligation to stop a discussion just because someone gets offended, as long as you are not doing so deliberately. Again, that is not directed solely at you so please don't think it is, you just asked the most relevant questions related to this, so I began by answering you specifically.
As for bots, I'm sorry, but we all know what the bot is and what it does. These same kinds of complaints, this same shit happened when the NSFW channel was created; we lost some users then who couldn't stomach the mere existence of such a channel, and while I would hate for such a thing to happen again, the answer is the same now as it was then: If you can't handle even the possibility of chancing on an accidental picture in the nsfw section then recuse yourself from going there, rather then demanding everyone change to suit you. It's segregated from main chat for a reason. If someone pulls up a pic that you dislike, you are free to voice your concerns, but unless it is done to provoke, it is not harassment, and you need to get over it. If you feel it was done with ill intent, let staff know. Don't want to look at it? Search something for yourself, pull up a pic you like, etc. etc. to push it off the screen, but deliberate provocation aside, nobody is under any obligation to alter their search terms, or refrain from searching altogether to suit anyone else's ideas of propriety; we are not /mlp/, but neither are we /r/waifuism, and crybullying is still bullying.
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The bigger you build the bonfire, the more darkness is revealed.
Every possession and every happiness is but lent by chance for an uncertain time, and may therefore be demanded back the next hour.
The bigger you build the bonfire, the more darkness is revealed.
Every possession and every happiness is but lent by chance for an uncertain time, and may therefore be demanded back the next hour.