Since this community has (almost) no rules I think it is time to write some. As I’m not a fan of simple top-down ruling, I would like to create these rules with all of you.
Here is how it should go:
- write a rule you propose as a top-level comment (it can be just a description of the rule or a full wording)
- discussions about proposals happen as comment-replies; if you want to suggest a better wording, do it as a top-level comment
- rules with the most upvotes or last controversy will be included by me (but might be reworded)
I think there should be a rule against gatekeeping. This could be about gatekeeping gender identity, gatekeeping being a furry, or gatekeeping the way people are allowed to make their characters. A lot of other furry communities have problems with gatekeeping and I think we should take a stand against it.
And yes I do think this should include reductive ideas like “closed species” which have no legal basis and are often enforced by empty threats and harassment.
You gatekeep the communities you moderate. Your rules end up being more like censorship than actually protecting anyone
Do you think https://pawb.social/post/40809559/21025635 is enough to cover this?
I think it might be, a dedicated rule for gatekeeping might not actually be needed explicitly unless people start trolling others or complaining about usage of closed species. So I say we cross that bridge when we get there.
If you found a way to enforce this, the real world would reference your method