Some people have suggested making the entire site invite only, and while I think thats going too far, would it be a good idea to make more sensitive subs on the site invite only? I could be wrong, but from what I understand, a lot of the harassments of trans users seems to be happening/originally starting on subs specifically for trans users, so making it so that users would have to get invited/approved to view and interact with those subs could cut down on the harassment of trans users by taking away the ability of trolls to easily find targets, without making it overly difficult for new users to join the site.
The other thing that I've seen some people suggest is recruitment. Transphobia existed on the subreddit for sure, but one thing that negated that was the fact that the user base was so large and active that reactionaries were instantly dogpiled and downvoted into the ether. With this in mind, I think a recruitment drive would be the best long term solution, especially if we can get new users from online communities that are both leftist and militantly anti-transphobia.
Edit: Another user brought up DMs as a way that harassment happens which gave me the idea that DMs should also be invite only.
Some people have suggested making the entire site invite only, and while I think thats going too far, would it be a good idea to make more sensitive subs on the site invite only? I could be wrong, but from what I understand, a lot of the harassments of trans users seems to be happening/originally starting on subs specifically for trans users, so making it so that users would have to get invited/approved to view and interact with those subs could cut down on the harassment of trans users by taking away the ability of trolls to easily find targets, without making it overly difficult for new users to join the site.
The other thing that I've seen some people suggest is recruitment. Transphobia existed on the subreddit for sure, but one thing that negated that was the fact that the user base was so large and active that reactionaries were instantly dogpiled and downvoted into the ether. With this in mind, I think a recruitment drive would be the best long term solution, especially if we can get new users from online communities that are both leftist and militantly anti-transphobia.
Edit: Another user brought up DMs as a way that harassment happens which gave me the idea that DMs should also be invite only.
Making invites a requirement to post on c/transenbyliberation seems like a good idea.