You know, the ones that aren’t trolls, but still wind up banned for being awful to be around

  • DiapsoraFan555 [none/use name,they/them]
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    3 years ago

    It seems to me that there is no standard. Is the standard “whatever I can get people to agree with and if they don’t, oh well guess I have to look at stuff that upsets me because nobody had my back”?

    This is just social construction theory. Yes, this is how it works. If a particular kind of content is triggering for a large enough portion of users in a space who feel like they can voice their concerns, they’ll do so and that rule can be codified to accommodate those people.

    That threshold can vary from issue to issue and group to group and doesn’t have to involve a majority of people of even a particularly large minority. So, for example, transphobia is not required to be CWed on this site because a large enough percentage of us have a common basis for figuring out what kinds of transphobia are acceptable to discuss openly vs which should be spoilered

    • CrimsonDynamo [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      I guess the seemingly arbitrary nature confuses me sometimes. I'm not advocating for a change to the rule, I just have my own opinions about it

      • DiapsoraFan555 [none/use name,they/them]
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        3 years ago

        That’s fair. I struggle with that as well sometimes. But usually the devil’s in the details and you can find explanations for specific rules if you ask around. Either that or no one can explain it and the rule can disappear

        • CrimsonDynamo [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          For me, it's easy enough to just not engage if I feel like there's a weird grey area. On the other hand, I think it can be worthwhile to challenge norms by at least bringing it up. It's real easy to not be an asshole. It is a little hard to keep up with the rule changes if you're not a power user on hexbear. I have so much stuff flying around in my head at any given time.