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
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N/A
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No anti-vaxxers. No climate change deniers. No Flat Earthers. |
N/A
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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, legal sexual material 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)