Coffee Pancake Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 If only we could have had an LGBTQ community forum .. it's not like we aren't massively over represented in world and in everything to do with SL. Who makes SL? Queer people. Everything everyone cares about or uses. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy Huntsman Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 1 minute ago, Scylla Rhiadra said: I'd like to see @Persephone Emerald try again. Getting important and worthwhile threads shut down by trolling is becoming endemic here. I think we have to push back. I feel like that topic would have been great for a discussion. But we always have one moron ruining it for everyone. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy Huntsman Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 1 minute ago, Coffee Pancake said: If only we could have had an LGBTQ community forum .. it's not like we aren't massively over represented in world and in everything to do with SL. Who makes SL? Queer people. Everything everyone cares about or uses. Ngl I don't like being referred to as queer. I mean its great we are reclaiming the word and all. But I am a transwoman, not queer. But that is just my hot take on it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 3 minutes ago, Scylla Rhiadra said: I'd like to see @Persephone Emerald try again. Getting important and worthwhile threads shut down by trolling is becoming endemic here. I think we have to push back. We have the option of completely ignoring (not replying, not reacting, etc.) certain posts. It could work. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy Huntsman Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 1 minute ago, Love Zhaoying said: We have the option of completely ignoring (not replying, not reacting, etc.) certain posts. It could work. Yeah but in my own experience, that person will get louder and more persistent. Then you will have one person who will get really annoyed and mess up and reply to him. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 2 minutes ago, Sammy Huntsman said: Ngl I don't like being referred to as queer. I mean its great we are reclaiming the word and all. But I am a transwoman, not queer. But that is just my hot take on it. One of my mentors was a Transman. (He was also an ordained pastor.) Anyway, he literally "took back" the word "queer", used it proudly. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Rhiadra Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 1 minute ago, Love Zhaoying said: We have the option of completely ignoring (not replying, not reacting, etc.) certain posts. It could work. The problem, Love, is when someone says something that is actually hateful. As for example "humorously" suggesting everyone here or online has a "mental health issue." That's trolling, for sure, but it's also a direct challenge and attempt to undercut the central premise of the OP, which is that we have to stop stigmatizing mental health issues, and not use them as an insult to dismiss viewpoints we don't agree with. That particular post was an almost exact example of what the OP was posting about. And you can't just be silent. Education means challenging that sort of viewpoint. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan Amore Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 9 minutes ago, Scylla Rhiadra said: I'd like to see @Persephone Emerald try again. Getting important and worthwhile threads shut down by trolling is becoming endemic here. I think we have to push back. Unfortunately, she'd probably end up being the one in trouble instead of the person actually responsible for getting the thread locked. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceka Cianci Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Sammy Huntsman said: Yeah but in my own experience, that person will get louder and more persistent. Then you will have one person who will get really annoyed and mess up and reply to him. Whoever the OP is in the future thread or threads, could put a warning in the OP saying something like, Please keep it civil in here or I will bring the hammer down, Hard! ETA: Just to add, If nobody responds to them and they get worse, they pretty much gonna hang themselves at some point. Edited June 21, 2022 by Ceka Cianci 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 7 minutes ago, Scylla Rhiadra said: The problem, Love, is when someone says something that is actually hateful. As for example "humorously" suggesting everyone here or online has a "mental health issue." That's trolling, for sure, but it's also a direct challenge and attempt to undercut the central premise of the OP, which is that we have to stop stigmatizing mental health issues, and not use them as an insult to dismiss viewpoints we don't agree with. That particular post was an almost exact example of what the OP was posting about. And you can't just be silent. Education means challenging that sort of viewpoint. Agreed - but here's a strategy I was thinking of: We could report that person's comments instead of responding. They only have reason to report OUR replies if we actually reply. I'll give you an example - one reason post by a distraught individual was concerning enough to report (concern for their well-being, etc.). Doesn't mean I did or didn't reply to their post. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 10 minutes ago, Scylla Rhiadra said: And you can't just be silent. The AIDS crisis used "SILENCE=DEATH" for years. Pet peeve: saw that one or some corporations had co-opted that for their Pride T-shirts. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Mistwalker Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 I knew it! I knew the moment I started playing a game someone would get a thread shut down. And I missed it! 🙃 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 2 minutes ago, Silent Mistwalker said: I knew it! I knew the moment I started playing a game someone would get a thread shut down. And I missed it! 🙃 Seems to be a busy day, so hope you don't miss more! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Mistwalker Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 8 minutes ago, Love Zhaoying said: miss more! I plan on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 22 minutes ago, Silent Mistwalker said: 31 minutes ago, Love Zhaoying said: miss more! I plan on it! You're missing it now! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Pet peeve: There's no trophy or prize for "I had a thought but kept it to myself". 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rat Luv Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 CONGRATULATIONS to LOVE ZHAOYING!!!🎉🎇 You have won the "I had a thought but kept it to myself" trophy for June 2022! 🏆 WOOT 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Just now, Rat Luv said: CONGRATULATIONS to LOVE ZHAOYING!!!🎉🎇 You have won the "I had a thought but kept it to myself" trophy for June 2022! 🏆 WOOT You Like me! You Really, Really Like me! I'd like to thank the Academy, and my Pride. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Mistwalker Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 6 minutes ago, Love Zhaoying said: You Like me! You Really, Really Like me! I'd like to thank the Academy, and my Pride. You forgot world peace! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan Amore Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 26 minutes ago, Silent Mistwalker said: You forgot world peace! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 26 minutes ago, Silent Mistwalker said: You forgot world peace! I'll have to check with my Pride on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Mistwalker Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 1 minute ago, Rowan Amore said: I came this || close. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Persephone Emerald Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 2 hours ago, Love Zhaoying said: The AIDS crisis used "SILENCE=DEATH" for years. Pet peeve: saw that one or some corporations had co-opted that for their Pride T-shirts. I hope it wasn't for a mobile carrier company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Persephone Emerald Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Just a note on the thread folks have been discussing. It was closed within 50 minutes of me starting it, and at the time my internet server kept going down, so I was glad I was able to post anything. I don't know why it was closed and deleted so fast. I might have missed some of the comments, they went over my head, or the moderators saw the thread was about to get very toxic and shut it down to prevent things getting worse. I'm not going to prod them about it. I said my bit and some people saw it, so that's enough. I learned a new right-wing dog-whistle too, which is a good thing. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 51 minutes ago, Persephone Emerald said: Just a note on the thread folks have been discussing. It was closed within 50 minutes of me starting it, and at the time my internet server kept going down, so I was glad I was able to post anything. I don't know why it was closed and deleted so fast. I might have missed some of the comments, they went over my head, or the moderators saw the thread was about to get very toxic and shut it down to prevent things getting worse. I'm not going to prod them about it. I said my bit and some people saw it, so that's enough. I learned a new right-wing dog-whistle too, which is a good thing. Didn't know it was deleted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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