DT NOTE!
Hello everyone,
We are here to address some key issues on this forum again.
1. Personal attacks: There are so many posts calling out other people's opinions such as how can you think like this? What kind of opinion is this? How can you support such and such character etc etc. Just no. This is moral policing and it's not allowed as per IF CoC and forum rules. If you don't agree with someone's opinion, there is no need to engage with that person, mock them, or debate with them. Everyone's life circumstances are different and everyone interprets what they see differently. Learn to live and let live. If you cannot embrace another opinion, ignore it and move on. Personal attacks will not be condoned under any circumstances & members can get a direct WL raise if found crossing a line.
2. Name-calling and abusive hate speech: You maybe passionate about a character's actions and that passion may take the form of love or hate. Hatred for a character does not mean you go about using all sorts of abusive names for them. Familiarize yourselves with the Rules of the forum, abusive/ hate speech is not permitted and such posts maybe removed &/or edited and the member maybe warned.
Additionally, we have found open threats being issued to members like ... we will report your posts etc etc. There is no need to announce that you're going to report a post. If it contains anything offensive, just report it and state why you are reporting it. Engaging in debate only flares up the conflict more.
3. Calling out moderators, saying they are biased. mocking them or making hate posts against mods is NOT okay.
Moderators are people too and unlike you, we do not watch the show or have favorite characters. Nor do we have any 'friends' in the forum whom we support in all situations. We do our best to maintain fairness and treat all members the same. If anyone transgresses or breaches a rule, they are dealt with in the same manner. You may not see the effects of our actions openly because these things are kept confidential. All rule breaches are not dealt with the same way. You may think if a post is not removed/ edited no action has been taken, but that is not the case. So stop calling mods biased and spreading hate against us, or tagging the mods in a post saying take action against such and such person. This amounts to plain bullying and is not okay. Members found to do so may find their WLs raised without further warning.
If you have issues with the moderation, send a PM to the forum Viewbie, LizzieBennet. If you are not satisfied with the resolution, you can go higher up and reach out to our Channel Moderator, mnx12 via PM.
Bottomline is .. we do our best to make the forum a safe space for you all. So kindly help us do our jobs effectively.
Thank you.
Parineetii DT
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