(This is a mirror post. Another has been posted in the Off-Topic forum, but, as this is likely a time-sensitive manner, I felt it worth the effort to post here as well.)
An open discussion on our Discord is presently being held. For years, RPG's staff and members have had a difficult time enforcing the rules regarding respect for individuals when attacks against such people could be veiled as attacks on specific groups. The examples over the years of this kind of bigotry are myriad. I have taken it upon myself to give voice to our concerns--ones that I think center around the future accountability we deserve to see from site staff as well as an improvement in our community's ability to care for and reassure one another.
Because of the open nature of the discussion, I am asking marginalized peoples throughout the site to come and offer their support for this endeavor. Staff should be made to witness the difficulties that this has caused for POC, queerfolk, disabled persons, and marginalized peoples the world over. RPG is an international community. It should be held to intersectional standards of accountability for the safety of its members. Please come join the discussion.
(Remember you need to be signed in through the Discord link at the top of the bar in order to view our discord server.
The channel in question and the beginning of the discussion:
discordapp.com/channels/3139427885364…
A more coherent restating of the case for changing the language of our rules to support marginalized groups, and a TL;DR for those not willing or able to sift through the first day's talks:
discordapp.com/channels/3139427885364…
I would also encourage anyone who would like to post here to use this as another avenue of discussion. I have no idea how many people don't use our Discord server, but I assume that number is at least a little higher than those that do.
An open discussion on our Discord is presently being held. For years, RPG's staff and members have had a difficult time enforcing the rules regarding respect for individuals when attacks against such people could be veiled as attacks on specific groups. The examples over the years of this kind of bigotry are myriad. I have taken it upon myself to give voice to our concerns--ones that I think center around the future accountability we deserve to see from site staff as well as an improvement in our community's ability to care for and reassure one another.
Because of the open nature of the discussion, I am asking marginalized peoples throughout the site to come and offer their support for this endeavor. Staff should be made to witness the difficulties that this has caused for POC, queerfolk, disabled persons, and marginalized peoples the world over. RPG is an international community. It should be held to intersectional standards of accountability for the safety of its members. Please come join the discussion.
(Remember you need to be signed in through the Discord link at the top of the bar in order to view our discord server.
The channel in question and the beginning of the discussion:
discordapp.com/channels/3139427885364…
A more coherent restating of the case for changing the language of our rules to support marginalized groups, and a TL;DR for those not willing or able to sift through the first day's talks:
discordapp.com/channels/3139427885364…
I would also encourage anyone who would like to post here to use this as another avenue of discussion. I have no idea how many people don't use our Discord server, but I assume that number is at least a little higher than those that do.
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