#447480
Let's have a real discussion now. Please limit the bad metaphors and false comparisons.
All that's being asked is the community to discuss changing Rule #11:
11. In a moderated forum, no user shall post any content or remark that is belittling, disparaging, denigrating, harassing, threatening, bullying, or cruel towards another person; nor any content or remark that would be perceived by a reasonable bystander to be belittling, disparaging, denigrating, harassing, threatening, bullying, or cruel; nor shall any user post such content directed against any discrete category or class of persons.
I ask we take a hard look at the words belittling, denigrating, bullying and cruel. I also submit we clarify the word harassing.
I would also submit Rule 11.a for changing:
11a. Criticism of other persons (or classes of persons) is permitted, even in moderated forums, even if it is severe, as long as its expression is reasonable, measured, and civil. Only disparagement of other persons is prohibited.
Free speech is crucial to reorganize incompetent hierarchies. I also submit we strike out 'as long as it's reasonable, measured and civil'. Measured means restrained. That's not in the spirit of open criticism. Even if the criticism is unreasonable or uncivil, if it's not directed at a person individually then there is no harm. The CC should be competent enough to handle unreasonable, unmeasured and uncivil criticism of it's decisions. Any curtailing of free speech by an organization erodes the authority of that organization.
All that's being asked is the community to discuss changing Rule #11:
11. In a moderated forum, no user shall post any content or remark that is belittling, disparaging, denigrating, harassing, threatening, bullying, or cruel towards another person; nor any content or remark that would be perceived by a reasonable bystander to be belittling, disparaging, denigrating, harassing, threatening, bullying, or cruel; nor shall any user post such content directed against any discrete category or class of persons.
I ask we take a hard look at the words belittling, denigrating, bullying and cruel. I also submit we clarify the word harassing.
I would also submit Rule 11.a for changing:
11a. Criticism of other persons (or classes of persons) is permitted, even in moderated forums, even if it is severe, as long as its expression is reasonable, measured, and civil. Only disparagement of other persons is prohibited.
Free speech is crucial to reorganize incompetent hierarchies. I also submit we strike out 'as long as it's reasonable, measured and civil'. Measured means restrained. That's not in the spirit of open criticism. Even if the criticism is unreasonable or uncivil, if it's not directed at a person individually then there is no harm. The CC should be competent enough to handle unreasonable, unmeasured and uncivil criticism of it's decisions. Any curtailing of free speech by an organization erodes the authority of that organization.
Last edited by KillerB on Tue Jan 15, 2019 7:24 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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