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Reminder to all: Be respectful when disagreeing. (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by dessalines@lemmy.ml to c/lemmy@lemmy.ml

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Rule #2 is possibly our most important one:

Be respectful. Everyone should feel welcome here.

Learn to disagree without being rude or disrespectful.

It can be difficult sometimes, since western social media thrives on collective outrage, and they knowingly ingrain this into us for years. But please do adhere to this rule, and it will make this place much more enjoyable.

We will not hesitate to issue temp bans (usually a day or two) for those who make everyone's experience unpleasant.Hit the report button if you see this behavior.

Thanks!

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[–] bobs_guns@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not a ridiculous comparison because the person I'm replying to said earlier "wait until you hear the actual offensive words in the English language." Slurs are obviously included in that category.

Additionally, it is certainly rude to call someone "buddy" or "bud" when they've repeatedly asked you to stop, which this thread is full of people doing. And if you were to call me "buddy," you would be misgendering and infantilizing me and that would certainly be offensive. It's a word that you can only reasonably call a 5 year old boy and one would hope there aren't many folks like that on here.

Learn to read the room a little, huh?