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07 Dec 2016, 10:14 am
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I am not seeing any trigger warnings anywhere on this site, so wasn't aware that was really a widespread thing on this here. That said though I believe the purpose is to let people know if there is particularly disturbing/graphic content so a person who isn't up for that kind of thing can choose not to look at it...at least that is how to use them appropriately.
If one wants trigger warnings for opinions they disagree with, then they are asking too much. Then everyone would have to determine what that persons opinions are to create special trigger warnings whenever they post something that person disagrees with....which would be ridiculous.
If one wants trigger warnings for opinions they disagree with, then they are asking too much. Then everyone would have to determine what that persons opinions are to create special trigger warnings whenever they post something that person disagrees with....which would be ridiculous.
There are not specific trigger warnings, but basically the same thing is being done by prohibiting certain topics and setting up protected groups.
There probably should be specific Trigger warnings for this section and Love and Dating
08 Dec 2016, 10:56 am
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08 Dec 2016, 11:49 am
ASPartOfMe wrote:
Sweetleaf wrote:
I am not seeing any trigger warnings anywhere on this site, so wasn't aware that was really a widespread thing on this here. That said though I believe the purpose is to let people know if there is particularly disturbing/graphic content so a person who isn't up for that kind of thing can choose not to look at it...at least that is how to use them appropriately.
If one wants trigger warnings for opinions they disagree with, then they are asking too much. Then everyone would have to determine what that persons opinions are to create special trigger warnings whenever they post something that person disagrees with....which would be ridiculous.
If one wants trigger warnings for opinions they disagree with, then they are asking too much. Then everyone would have to determine what that persons opinions are to create special trigger warnings whenever they post something that person disagrees with....which would be ridiculous.
There are not specific trigger warnings, but basically the same thing is being done by prohibiting certain topics and setting up protected groups.
There probably should be specific Trigger warnings for this section and Love and Dating
Hmm I wasn't aware there were any protected groups on this site or any kind of groups. Just looked at the home page and cannot see a section for people to form groups...so that's news to me.
Also what topics are prohibited? I have seen specific threads get locked/deleted if people start getting nasty, if it's a troll or a spam bot or a duplicate thread but as far as I know there aren't any topics of conversation that are prohibited.
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08 Dec 2016, 12:31 pm
Sweetleaf wrote:
ASPartOfMe wrote:
Sweetleaf wrote:
I am not seeing any trigger warnings anywhere on this site, so wasn't aware that was really a widespread thing on this here. That said though I believe the purpose is to let people know if there is particularly disturbing/graphic content so a person who isn't up for that kind of thing can choose not to look at it...at least that is how to use them appropriately.
If one wants trigger warnings for opinions they disagree with, then they are asking too much. Then everyone would have to determine what that persons opinions are to create special trigger warnings whenever they post something that person disagrees with....which would be ridiculous.
If one wants trigger warnings for opinions they disagree with, then they are asking too much. Then everyone would have to determine what that persons opinions are to create special trigger warnings whenever they post something that person disagrees with....which would be ridiculous.
There are not specific trigger warnings, but basically the same thing is being done by prohibiting certain topics and setting up protected groups.
There probably should be specific Trigger warnings for this section and Love and Dating
Hmm I wasn't aware there were any protected groups on this site or any kind of groups. Just looked at the home page and cannot see a section for people to form groups...so that's news to me.
Also what topics are prohibited? I have seen specific threads get locked/deleted if people start getting nasty, if it's a troll or a spam bot or a duplicate thread but as far as I know there aren't any topics of conversation that are prohibited.
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Protected groups.
The site rules DO protect a few groups. So it is not acceptable to make posts that attack based on (a) gender, (b) race or (c) sexual orientation.
a) So creating sexist threads is not acceptable. It would be acceptable to discuss sexism itself however, for example regarding the glass ceiling in job promotions faced by many women or other social issues associated with sexism.
b) Creating threads attacking black people (or any other colour) is not acceptable. However, it is quite acceptable to discuss issues regarding racial tensions and racism itself. So there would be no problem debating why race riots occurred somewhere, but it would not be acceptable to say that a particular race smells bad or are stupid.
c) Creating threads referring to fa***ts or making offensive remarks about people who are gay, lesbian, queer, transgender etc is not acceptable. It is acceptable to debate sexuality itself and the reasons why some people are not heterosexual. It is also acceptable to talk about gay lifestyles and culture etc, though that is perhaps better done in the LGBT forum.
One final point on these protected groups. While threads can be made discussing "around" sexism, race and sexual orientation, if a member creates a significant number of threads about these topics it may start to look like he has an *agenda* i.e. is pushing the rules a bit too close to the edge attempting to provoke or belittle these groups; in which case moderators will intervene.
Other groups of people.
While it is acceptable to attack and debate beliefs (political, religious etc) it is not acceptable to make generalised attacks on the adherents of those beliefs. It is acceptable to say that Republicanism, Liberalism, Christianity, Islam are stupid but not acceptable to make generalised attacks saying that Republicans, Liberals, Christians or Muslims are morons. You could say that some of these people are stupid because of (reason) but not make generalised attacks on groups of people. Similarly you could not say "Christians are morons" or "Muslims are terrorists" or "People on welfare are bums". Confine your attacks to the beliefs and politics, not the people holding them. The one exception to this is public figures themselves – by the very nature of their roles they are personally open to criticism.
3. The Haven.
The Haven is protected more than any other forum on this site, so if someone is in distress and posts there it is for help and support from other members, not to debate with him/her about their religion or atheism. Trying to persuade an atheist to pray to God or Jesus for support is not appropriate in the Haven, similarly attacking a believers religious views in the Haven is not appropriate either.
The site rules DO protect a few groups. So it is not acceptable to make posts that attack based on (a) gender, (b) race or (c) sexual orientation.
a) So creating sexist threads is not acceptable. It would be acceptable to discuss sexism itself however, for example regarding the glass ceiling in job promotions faced by many women or other social issues associated with sexism.
b) Creating threads attacking black people (or any other colour) is not acceptable. However, it is quite acceptable to discuss issues regarding racial tensions and racism itself. So there would be no problem debating why race riots occurred somewhere, but it would not be acceptable to say that a particular race smells bad or are stupid.
c) Creating threads referring to fa***ts or making offensive remarks about people who are gay, lesbian, queer, transgender etc is not acceptable. It is acceptable to debate sexuality itself and the reasons why some people are not heterosexual. It is also acceptable to talk about gay lifestyles and culture etc, though that is perhaps better done in the LGBT forum.
One final point on these protected groups. While threads can be made discussing "around" sexism, race and sexual orientation, if a member creates a significant number of threads about these topics it may start to look like he has an *agenda* i.e. is pushing the rules a bit too close to the edge attempting to provoke or belittle these groups; in which case moderators will intervene.
Other groups of people.
While it is acceptable to attack and debate beliefs (political, religious etc) it is not acceptable to make generalised attacks on the adherents of those beliefs. It is acceptable to say that Republicanism, Liberalism, Christianity, Islam are stupid but not acceptable to make generalised attacks saying that Republicans, Liberals, Christians or Muslims are morons. You could say that some of these people are stupid because of (reason) but not make generalised attacks on groups of people. Similarly you could not say "Christians are morons" or "Muslims are terrorists" or "People on welfare are bums". Confine your attacks to the beliefs and politics, not the people holding them. The one exception to this is public figures themselves – by the very nature of their roles they are personally open to criticism.
3. The Haven.
The Haven is protected more than any other forum on this site, so if someone is in distress and posts there it is for help and support from other members, not to debate with him/her about their religion or atheism. Trying to persuade an atheist to pray to God or Jesus for support is not appropriate in the Haven, similarly attacking a believers religious views in the Haven is not appropriate either.
08 Dec 2016, 6:46 pm
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Is the OP a troll
If so, he's not a very good one.
08 Dec 2016, 9:01 pm
08 Dec 2016, 10:34 pm
Sweetleaf wrote:
Raptor wrote:
There's no way to know what triggers what in which person. A "Graphic Image Warning" might be more appropriate for images or video that the average person would probably consider excessively gross or disturbing. We've actually had people in the PPR forum (and maybe the news forum) claim that the opinions (usually of their enemies) that oppose their opinions sets off "triggers". Really, if someone is that sensitive they should avoid forums that are known to be trigger heavy.
Well I am not sure what the opinions in question were, so not sure if it contained anything that could be seen as a personal attack or if it was more of an over-reaction over simple disagreeing. Suppose I'd have to see this happen for myself.
If you're referring to some people claiming that opposing opinions set off triggers I believe it was khaoz or maybe WilliamWDelaney that said it. Khaoz was more recent and had delusions that PPR's non-progressives existed just to torture him, and that those people (I won't mention names
) were "tithing" the mods to allow it. Can you say "paranoid"?
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