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Speech and Moderation Policy

Protective Stance

This policy applies to {Name of Community}.

Our Community Rules apply to those participating on this server or forum, whether remotely or locally. We are a bit more strict than some other servers because we want our community to be a safe space for people in our community and tribe.

Additional rules may apply to forums or groups created by our community members or administrators.

If you cannot or will not follow our Community Rules, you cannot participate on this server.

Our Community and Tribe

This community is for {describe your tribe}.

We may allow people from outside of our tribe as long as they are allies. If we have membership criteria, it will be posted.

The Community Member's Realm

Our software gives our community members a lot of control over their channel and the conversations that they start.

For example, the author of a post may turn off comments, or delete comments on their own top level posts.

In the case of a user-created forum, the creator of the forum has control over what posts and comments appear within their forum.

In this situation, the creator of a forum or the creator of a top level post may delete your post or comment for any reason or no reason at all. If you offend them in some way, they have the ability to delete your comment on their post and block you from interacting with their channel.

Their channel is their realm, and they have control over their realm.

This is in addition to the Community Moderators that enforce the Community Rules.

Community Moderators will not interfere with a community member's option to delete comments on their own posts.

Pro Tip: If you do not want something deleted because you offended someone else, you should post it on your own channel rather than comment on someone else's post.

Protective Moderation Stance

This community takes a protective stance on moderation. That means that if people of our tribe or community feel uncomfortable or offended, we may take actions to protect our tribe and community.

This includes removing content and blocking users that are critical of our community or tribe. This is a safe space for our tribe, and you are welcome to create your own space elsewhere.

We still apply the rules fairly and consistently, even when the person violating the rules is someone we like or who is part of our community or tribe. But if there is a dispute between someone in our tribe and an outsider, we are likely to side with people in our tribe.

We expect all of the members of our community to be on their best behavior, and to represent our community in a positive light.

We expect all participants to follow the Community Rules.

People who donate or make a purchase are not exempt from the rules and will not receive special treatment.

Limits on Controversial Topics

We may limit controversial topics if they are critical of our community and tribe. We may delete posts and comments that make our tribe feel uncomfortable or otherwise offends them. This is a safe space for our community to discuss matters of importance to them, and is intended to be a community that is supportive of our tribe.

It should be noted that threatening people, bullying people, encouraging violence, engaging in illegal activities, or any other violation of the Community Rules is always prohibited, regardless of whether you are the author of the original post, or are for or against the stance taken by the original poster (OP).

User-Created Groups & Forums

Our software, depending on how it is configured, may allow the creation of forums, also known as discussion boards or groups. Our server's Community Rules apply, even if the forum is private.

The creator of the forum may add additional forum rules, however, if they do, they must post it where all members of the forum and prospective forum members can see it. These additional forum rules must be consistent with our Community Rules.

Our Rules vs. Free Speech

You can say what you want in your house, but when you come into our house, our house rules apply.

We do support your right to free speech, but that does not exempt you from our Community Rules while participating on our servers. And thanks to decentralized social media, you have the choice to go elsewhere if you don't like our rules.

You have the option of creating an account on another server that has rules to your liking. Or you can run your own fediverse server, where you only have to comply with applicable laws and your web host's terms of service.

Thank you for understanding.