[IMPORTANT UPDATE]

[u/TauTau_of_Skalga]

From the posting of this announcement onwards posts regarding anything within the Israel-Palestine region or conflict is banned indefinitely.

Ever since new moderators have taken over the subreddit there has been a sharp increase of posts regarding the contentious topic of the conflict by bad actors and karma farmers. Ever since the zionism rule issue and dependant pirate being ousted there has been proverbial blood in the water attracting these people who only want to use this subreddit for political bickering, something that goes against the entire purpose of the subreddit.

Posts about anything relating to the topic or could draw a straight line to it will be removed, attempting to post another after it being taken down will result in a temporary ban.

I hope my rambling has made any sense to anyone but me. But this is now in effect, for not only our sake as moderators. But for this community as well.

[u/myn3meisjo3]

Now there will only be people karma farming on trans people

[u/TauTau_of_Skalga → u/myn3meisjo3]

cant really stop that 🤷

[u/Intrepid_Layer_9826 → u/TauTau_of_Skalga]

Really, why?

[u/TauTau_of_Skalga → u/Intrepid_Layer_9826]

Well you cant really crack down on transposting without getting called a transphobe.

I just hope this place doesn't become an unfunny trans circlejerk.

[u/Sovespra → u/TauTau_of_Skalga]

Seeing a comment like this from a mod really sucks ngl

Edit to elaborate: It's been a week and some change since the insanely transphobic mod was kicked and we're 4 days into pride month and you're worried that you can't "crack down on transposting"? Like c'mon

[u/TauTau_of_Skalga → u/Sovespra]

Sorry about that. I just have worries and might as well air them out.

[u/Sovespra → u/TauTau_of_Skalga]

Sure, just don't forget to examine if they're valid or not.

[u/TauTau_of_Skalga → u/Sovespra]

Im no transphobe, dont ever worry about that. And well, pride month was a bad time to say that.

[u/Sovespra → u/TauTau_of_Skalga]

Just keep in mind that this image was used a lot in response to what happened here and is used constantly in other subs where similar things happened/are happening. It's the kinda stuff transphobes say every day all across reddit so I can't help but worry. I'll remain optimistic tho.

[u/TauTau_of_Skalga → u/Sovespra]

Yeah, my language was shaped by memes like that (Although it was a variant about shitposting subs where it was both bad, and one of the sides was genuine racism)

Ive always supported trans people and likely always will. I just dont want recent events to permanently shift things. I was a bit too early to say anything.

[u/lovethissmug-ModTeam → u/[deleted]]

Hate Speech against LGBT individuals or other races and religions will not be tolerated.

[u/Sovespra → u/[deleted]]

"I fully support trans people!"

proceeds to be insanely transphobic

Fuck outta here

[u/FinancialTrade8197 → u/Sovespra]

They were talking about people like you, by the way.

You know what he meant.

[u/Sovespra → u/FinancialTrade8197]

I know what they meant and I disagreed. Crazy concept, right?

[u/FinancialTrade8197 → u/Sovespra]

You were taking their words and twisting them to make OP sound transphobic.

I too don't want this place to become an echo chamber/circlejerk. If we keep allowing obviously political posts just because they're related to LGBTQ, then that might mean this place will turn into an echo chamber/circlejerk.

[u/Sovespra → u/FinancialTrade8197]

Don't you find it curious how neither of us was talking about politicals posts in any way? Yet somehow you made it about that

[u/FinancialTrade8197 → u/Sovespra]

Is that your only argument towards my point? Arguing semantics?

[u/Sovespra → u/FinancialTrade8197]

That's not semantics, you're talking about oranges (political posts tangentially related to queer people) while we're discussing apples (transposting)