Code of Conduct Changes - Do better at least for optics

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elemental_oasis wrote:

politics and religion topics are more potent than abortion.

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Boem wrote:

I find it highly curious and interesting that people support the base-line notion that discussions about politics and religion inadvertendly lead to inpolite behavior or communication.

We had a whole debate on the abortion thing going for over nine pages i think(i assume this is also a contentious subject for a lot of people) and as far as i can recollect nobody crossed the line on that subject though obviously very varying opinions were being put forth from all participants.

I don't see how people caring for a subject makes the subject volatile intrinsically.

I would say that off-topic on these boards generally has an abundance of good faith actors in comparison to bad faith actors.

Not talking about personality traits here, just civility in discussion.

Peace,

-Boem-

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DarthSki44 wrote:
On that abortion thread, it's very clear now that some(or a few) at GGG were personally upset at the discussion.

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DarthSki44 wrote:

Dont underestimate Chinese sensitivity TD.

They are the most populous country in the world, and one of the largest economies. However if ANYONE speaks out about the state or Xi (including Winnie the fucking Pooh) they crackdown.

To say GGG is too small, and they dont care, isnt true in the slightest imo.

Spoiler

wait is this political discussion??

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Turtledove wrote:

GGG has provided completely reasonable explanations for the change. I'm surprised they didn't ban political discussions years ago. It's a no win proposition for GGG to even allow it.