Insults Policy

[sanguinity]

Thank you, everyone, for your extensive input on the discussion post, as well as your pms and emails. I am very glad that I asked for input: there were indeed issues that I didn't understand well, and more dangerous, issues that I didn't even know to consider. I regret, however, that this conversation was so painful for many, and I regret further that some left the comm during it. There are things that I learned about modding during this and would do differently next time; I'll get into that later in the post.

All three moderators have had input into and signed off on this post.

Before we get into policy-setting, let me address some concerns that cropped up in comments and pms:

• ( Will there be different rules for white and poc members? )

  
  
  

• ( Conflicting community goals/purposes? )

  
  
  

• ( Ableism )

  
  
  

• ( ETA: Harassment and racialized dynamics )

So, policy.

( Between Members )

( Toward Authors )

( modding: what will and won't change )

And that's about what we have. Comments on the previous discussion post are now locked; any commentary you have should go on this post. If there is anything that seems unworkable, confusing, or just plain unacceptable in the policy laid out above, we want to know.

Thank you again to everyone for your input thus far. It is very, very clear that many of you, posters and lurkers alike, care deeply about the comm and its objectives. I cannot tell you how much I appreciate the time and energy you all devoted to telling me what you want from and for the comm.