Please Read - In Regards to Recent Community Ban

[iam_senpai]

Last Sunday, the mod team took action against one of our active players for multiple offenses involving anti-LGBTQA posts and comments she has pressed upon other players during her time in game. We were not aware of the extent to which she had been making our players uncomfortable until specific behavior was brought to our attention, some of which had been done through private messaging or otherwise hidden from public view. We extend our thanks to the community for letting us know this was happening, as well as for your understanding and cooperation in our investigation. We have now spoken directly to all players who we know to be involved; our apologies if we have missed someone we were not aware of. At this time, the offending player and all her known accounts have been banned from our main community, OOC comm, and the Discord server.

This player's behavior far exceeds the bounds of what we expect our players to handle on their own, and it is always appropriate to message a moderator if another player's behavior makes you uncomfortable. We take the safety of our player base very seriously, and bringing matters like these to our attention means that we will be able to investigate and address these situations as soon as possible. At this time we are in the midst of revising the rules to make this more clear, as well as set down in writing some previously unspoken yet understood norms and courtesies.

Until those rules are finalized, we would like to re-emphasize:

- If another player makes you feel uncomfortable, unwelcome, or is hostile to you, please message one of the moderators to bring this to our attention.

- Hate speech, harassment, and bullying will not be tolerated. This is currently detailed in rule 6 here. We want to make it clear that this extends to players' behavior outside the bounds of our dreamwidth community and Discord.

- It is healthy to set boundaries for yourself and to make them clear to others. If another player willfully violates those boundaries after being made aware of them, this is worthy of moderator attention.

- You always have the right to decline interaction with another player's character, regardless of if you have previously or currently have plot with them.

Part of the purpose of the moderator team is to be here to address player concerns as they arise, and we will never be upset with anyone making a report to us in good faith. The safety and mental health of our players is a top priority for us at all times. If you have any comments or concerns, you can PM any of the moderators directly at labrathor, teacosyghost, or iam_senpai, or you can DM us on the Discord server. We are here to help.

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