Since this community has (almost) no rules I think it is time to write some. As I’m not a fan of simple top-down ruling, I would like to create these rules with all of you.
Here is how it should go:
- write a rule you propose as a top-level comment (it can be just a description of the rule or a full wording)
- discussions about proposals happen as comment-replies; if you want to suggest a better wording, do it as a top-level comment
- rules with the most upvotes or last controversy will be included by me (but might be reworded)
I think there should be a rule against gatekeeping. This could be about gatekeeping gender identity, gatekeeping being a furry, or gatekeeping the way people are allowed to make their characters. A lot of other furry communities have problems with gatekeeping and I think we should take a stand against it.
And yes I do think this should include reductive ideas like “closed species” which have no legal basis and are often enforced by empty threats and harassment.
It’s like you believe dragons and furries are real creatures that can be really abused. Dragons aren’t real, your AI girlfriend isn’t real. Protogens aren’t real. Stop being a schizoid freak and come back to reality!
You gatekeep the communities you moderate. Your rules end up being more like censorship than actually protecting anyone
