Code of Conduct/2024-09-12 draft rules

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Grifts

Current rule

No promotion of NFTs

Proposed rule

No promotion of harmful, exploitative, or anti-human grifts

NFTs, cryptocurrencies, TESCREAL dystopias, brain uploading, snake-oil supplements, etc. Particularly when the position of scientific/academic authority is abused for personal or professional gain at the expense of marginalized groups. Discussion or criticism without promotion is allowed.

Conspiracies

I think this is slightly different than the grifts rule, because this is usually people who *believe* stuff rather than people who are actively running a scam. In any case i feel like trying to push them into one rule would sorta overcomplicate things.

Current rule

No anti-vaxxers. No climate change deniers. No Flat Earthers.

Proposed rule

No promotion of harmful or exploitative conspiracy theories

Anti-vax, climate change denial flat earth, qanon, etc. Promotion of controversial ideas, including and especially critiques of mainstream western science or medicine is allowed provided they do not have an intrinsic or demonstrated pattern of harm or exploitation. Discussion without promotion is allowed.

Content warnings

Current rule

there is no current rule for cw's, but there are rules for nonconsensual or illegal sexual material in the code of conduct.

Proposed rule

Posts that include graphic violence, gore, or sexuality must have a content warning and be marked as sensitive

Glorification of violence, particularly that committed by a more powerful group against a marginalized group, eg. state, systematic, police, or military violence is not allowed. This rule should not be interpreted as requiring members of oppressed or marginalized groups to self-censor when describing that oppression. Discussion of graphic violence and consensual sexual material that is legal within the US are allowed with content warning. Including common hashtags or keywords used for filtering like "#lewd" is encouraged

Syncing CoC with server rules

The current Code of Conduct is close but not exactly the same as the Server Rules,

Comparison

CoC	Rules
No bigotry of any kind is allowed.	No bigotry
Discriminatory language, sexism, racism, misogyny, ableism, homophobia, and transphobia are right out.	No discriminatory language, sexism, racism, misogyny, ableism, homophobia, or transphobia
No fascism. No nazism. No genocide denial. No genocide apology. Simple as.	No fascism. No nazism. No casteism. No genocide denial. No genocide apology.
No doxing	No doxing
No harrassment or otherwise repeated unwanted contact	No harassment
No nonconsensual or illegal sexual material	N/A
No content that is illegal in the US under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, Communications Decency Act, or any other applicable law.	No illegal content
No impersonation of individuals or organizations without intent to parody - except public figures impersonated without actual malice.	N/A
N/A	No anti-vaxxers. No climate change deniers. No Flat Earthers.
N/A	No promotion of NFTs

Proposed

(without including the proposed changes above, which would take the place of the relevant rules)

• No bigotry

No discriminatory language, sexism, racism, misogyny, ableism, homophobia, or transphobia.

• No fascism

No nazism. No casteism. No genocide denial. No genocide apology. We ban nazis on sight with no appeal.

• No doxing

No posting details about another person without explicit consent, particularly with the intent to harass and intimidate.

• No harassment

No unwanted contact, including ban, block, or mute evasion, excessive replies without response, unsolicited DMs without prior contact, contact after another person has requested that you stop, and excessive negative posts about another person that is not a public figure.

• No nonconsensual or illegal sexual material

Consensual sexual material that is legal in the US is allowed with content warning (see c/w rule).

• No content that is illegal in the US

Including content protected under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Communications Decency Act, or any other applicable law. We do not proactively remove DMCA infringing content according to safe harbor protections under 17 US Code Section 512, but are responsive to DMCA takedown requests, see DMCA Policy.

• No impersonation of individuals or organizations without intent to parody

Except public figures impersonated without actual malice.

(plus the above policies)