@iankenway thank you
Yea I am trying hard to find a wording that basically says "As long as your not being a racist/sexist asshat, your fine"... but there is no real perfect wording...
@khird perhaps ther eis a better middle ground.. something that is inclusive of both sides but doesnt explicittly say so....
I tweaked it to this:
While QOTO aims to provide a community where our users do not fear being punished for their personal opinions, that does not mean we allow people to disseminate ideologies that are abusive or violent towards others. Demonstrating support for or defending ideologies known to be violent or hateful is a bannable offense. This includes, but is not limited to: racial supremacy, anti-LGBTQ or anti-cis-gender/anti-straight, pro-genocide, child abuse or child pornography, etc. While we recognize questions and conversation regarding these topics are essential a STEM community, in general, doing so in bad faith will result in immediate expulsion.
@cody_is_typing He has his moments :)
@freemo People call me a little dictator on Twitter but hey...
Fuck them!
It's sooo very easy for trolls to bitch about anything without offering a solution or alternative
Kinda the lost part of hoomanity, always complaining and bitchigng about everything without any positive feed into the mix..
@freemo I am also here for you mate! ❤️
Don't let it drive you crazy!
There are always people who want to decide the rules for you on the instance you host.. In the past I broke often for this but nowadays I stand behind my rules/vision I have set for this community and if people don't like it or agree they can always move to another instance! 💪
I refuse to pay blood sweat and tears to let someone else dictate how I should run my server
@stux I appreciate these words :)
@khird ok no rush, would like your input ont he phrase im considering adding to our ToC if you hav ea minute befor eyou go.. id like to get it in quickly.
I am considering adding the following phrasing to QOTO's ToC.. Before I do I'd like some feedback from the community
> While QOTO aims to provide a community where our users do not fear being punished for their personal opinions, that does not mean we allow people to disseminate ideologies that are abusive or violent towards others. Demonstrating support for or defending ideologies known to be violent or hateful is a bannable offense. This includes, but is not limited to: racial supremacy, anti-LGBTQ or anti-cis-gender/anti-straight, pro-genocide, child abuse or child pornography, etc. While we allow questions and conversation regarding these topics in general, doing so in bad faith will result in immediate expulsion.
@bushgrad i dont think they listen enough to know...
@smartgeekette I appreciate this.
@khird that would be great... problem is we have to know who it actually is so we can report to the blacklists for review... ideall we need to find what database is listing us and why...
In the past we showed up here, which showed us the user at fault:
https://tria.ge/220106-dgc7asahg3
I cant find whatt database we are in now... this service didnt seem to help:
https://securityscan.getastra.com/security-audit?site=qoto.org
Perhaps you can use the above link and email tthem? I ttried but the national firewall here blocks them ironically enough.
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