Several people pointed out that our rules for behavior weren’t immediately apparent. While I would say this shouldn’t be an issue in a community about posting new communities, I have been proven wrong on multiple occasions. So I have made the list in our sidebar. These are a paraphrasing of Mastodon.World’s rules. So there is no functional change. We will continue to use their rules as a master list. But they boil down to being civil. If you don’t like something or someone and have no constructive criticism, then you just move on.
I’m going to put changes here as well so people on apps can see them easier.
The rules for behavior are a straight carry over of Mastodon.World’s rules. You can click the link but we’ve reposted them here in brief, as a guideline. We will continue to use the Mastodon.World rules as the master list. Over all, be nice to each other and remember this isn’t a community built around debate. For the rules about formatting your posts, scroll down to number 2.
- Follow the rules of Mastodon.world, which can be found here.(link)
A. Provide an inclusive and supportive environment. This means if it isn’t rule breaking and we can’t be supportive to them then we probably shouldn’t engage.
B. No illegal content.
C. Use content warnings where appropriate. This means mark your submissions NSFW if need be.
D. No uncivil behavior. This includes, but is not limited to: Name Calling; Bullying; Trolling; Disruptive Commenting; or Personal Criticisms.
E. No Harrassment. As an example in relation to Transgender people this includes, deadnaming, misgendering, and promotion of conversion therapy. Similarly Misogyny, Misandry, and Racism are also banned here.
While this particular community probably would not have an issue with “illegal content”, it still remains an extremely vague depending on where in the world you live. Are we talking about international law or laws in some random community in Texas?
Looking at the Lemmy.world legal terms it looks like they’re mostly concerned about Child Pornography and actual illicit drug transactions. I would refrain from posting anything that’s illegal where you are as well, but obviously I can’t tell what that might be. So no I wouldn’t expect a small town in Texas to be moderating legality here any time soon. To be honest I’m pretty sure that rule is there for liability reasons, it’s certainly not something that I would use unless it’s blindingly obvious like someone making a community to trade murders. (conspiracy to murder generally being illegal everywhere, and murder trades being a weird but real thing.)
Is this a new community?
Haha no, it’s a meta post about the rules.