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Far Right Nutjob
This being a relatively new platform, I believe that we ought to nip a potential problem in the bud right away. There are many vague phrases that could be abused by future mods, so it’s important to set a precedent for explicit specificity.
Below I will provide examples of what I consider “vague language” from the Rules page and the Terms of Service (TOS) page.
Furthermore, is this website going to search through a user’s off-website content? Does a linked YouTube video where a guy says one of these words count as “material very likely to provoke such exchanges?” And does using these words in the context of a fictional story (such as having a historical fiction story wherein an Antebellum Southern plantation owner calls black people “niggers”) count as “material very likely to provoke such exchanges?”
A minor note: the TOS on the “Rules” Page is different from the TOS on the “Terms of Service page. That will lead to confusion. Uniformity is key to clarity.
I suggest making these definitions public and putting them in the actual TOS.
This is very concerning. Being able to modify these terms at any moment without prior notice sounds like a recipie for abuse. Just change the rules to ban someone you don’t like, then change them again. All without informing anybody.
These are just a few of my concerns about this website. I’d like to hear some feedback.
Below I will provide examples of what I consider “vague language” from the Rules page and the Terms of Service (TOS) page.
An exhaustive list of these would be appreciated, first and foremost. People are extremely sensitive nowadays, to the point where seemingly innocuous words can become “racial slurs.”Rules said:Racial, ethnic, religious and other slurs solely intended to demean a person for a group identity. A non-exhaustive set of examples includes “Nigger”, “Kike”, “Spic”, “Faggot”, “Slant”, etc.
Furthermore, is this website going to search through a user’s off-website content? Does a linked YouTube video where a guy says one of these words count as “material very likely to provoke such exchanges?” And does using these words in the context of a fictional story (such as having a historical fiction story wherein an Antebellum Southern plantation owner calls black people “niggers”) count as “material very likely to provoke such exchanges?”
A minor note: the TOS on the “Rules” Page is different from the TOS on the “Terms of Service page. That will lead to confusion. Uniformity is key to clarity.
TOS said:Definitions
Any word capitalized outside of usual grammatical rules in this Terms of Service agreement is held to have a specific definition.
I suggest making these definitions public and putting them in the actual TOS.
What does this mean? And doesn’t this website have a NSFW section? Is “hardcore porn” not allowed there either? Also, IMHO, I would rethink having a NSFW section altogether.TOS said:Hardcore pornography.
What does this mean? Remember, we live in an age where speech is considered violence, where “hate speech” writ large is considered incitement.TOS said:Encouragement or incitement to violence.
This could be almost anything. After all, in the era of social media, malcontents on Twitter can create online mobs and smear companies for anything they want, often without justification. Can we expect leniency here, or is Belter Alliance Media going to cave in to every blue checkmark that whines about Nazis on Twitter?TOS said:Any material that disrupts the operation of the service or causes negative market feedback for Belter Alliance Media LLC.
What in the world does “invasion” mean in this context? And what do you mean by “other activities?” Is this rule supposed to be read as “no coordination of any activity whatsoever?”TOS said:Coordination of “invasions” or other activities.
TOS said:Revision. The Sietch and BAM LLC reserve the right to modify these terms of service at any time, without prior notice.
This is very concerning. Being able to modify these terms at any moment without prior notice sounds like a recipie for abuse. Just change the rules to ban someone you don’t like, then change them again. All without informing anybody.
These are just a few of my concerns about this website. I’d like to hear some feedback.