New Policy re Mental Health-Related Posts

[jesse_the_k]

We've created a new policy for posts regarding mental health issues in this community.

Copying the changes from our profile page

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This community accepts a variety of cognitive styles and welcomes everyone. You are in charge of maintaining your own safety as much as possible. Mental health issues are challenging.

Content notices/warnings/advisories/cues/clues are helpful, but there are also limitations
- the poster must understand what sort of issues need caution
- the readers must recognize what they need to avoid

Therefore: POSTING RULES re Mental Health Issues
These are rules. Err once, you're publicly warned. Err twice, you're banned for two weeks.
Moderator decisions are arbitrary and final.
ETA: These decisions are at the mods' discretion and are final
1. Use very specific titles.
not "Gloomy themes" but "Suicide in RPGs"

2. Start with brief overview
describe topic, what kind of discussion you want, what's your goal

3. Place the entire remaining post under a cut

Ask questions by messaging a mod if needed.

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We hope this works for everyone, and we encourage you to comment here.

ETA to change "arbitrary" decision to "discretionary"

Comments

Re: Fic Discussion Policy under Review

[(Anonymous)]

Assuming someone's disability status (as if you can tell whether they are disabled or non-disabled) is rude and I object to it.

If it makes a difference to anyone, I've been linked to entries by that poster before all this happened and I've seen them identify as disabled. Regardless of the appropriateness of the post(s?) in question, this doesn't seem to be a case of non-disabled people invading disabled spaces.

(frozen comment) Re: Fic Discussion Policy under Review

[neolithicsheep]

Funny, there's a whole manifesto written by this person on how they were miraculously cured of a disability and are in fact not disabled. You can find it at http://accessportrayal.dreamwidth.org/1763.html

If the OP is now claiming to be disabled after being told they're being a dick to crips, well. That's interesting, isn't it.

(frozen comment) FINAL warning

[sasha_feather]

Debating or speculating upon a member's disability status is not an appropriate use of this community. I am freezing this thread and issuing you a final warning.