Mod Post: On Topic and Off Topic
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trennelsWe're really glad to see the community getting so much traffic again. A few mod announcements are necessary to keep things running smoothly, so please take the time to read this post.
The mod team take online bullying very seriously. If someone is harassing you or another member, either on the community or with private messages related to a discussion on Trennels, please feel free to message any of us at any time. Please also feel free to message us with any other concerns you have about the community.
At the risk of sounding like Patrick's ghastly headmaster, we would also suggest you prioritise your own mental health. If you're having adverse emotional reactions to a subject discussed on Trennels, we'd respectfully suggest you take a break from that particular thread for the sake of your own health and come back to the community when you're feeling better.
Discussion of the books is on-topic, whether it concerns Miranda's glancing mention of anti-Semitism, Nicola's tentative acknowledgment that a character in a book 'liked men more than women', Uncle Gerry as a villain compared to Foley, Pomona's capacity for fish pie or anything else. Personal views about themes which are raised in the books are not on topic for the community, and are better off posted on your own journal or in some other medium. For example, "What do you think about Patrick calling his headmaster a bastard? I wonder if he would use the same term of Edward Oeschli?" is fine! "This country is going to the dogs because of the bastards who run faith schools," is not something you should be posting on the community.
We are not OK with racist, homophobic or abusive language or with personal attacks. We will freeze threads that get out of hand and delete anything that we consider trolling or outright hate speech.
The members of Trennels hold a wide range of views on subjects from RPF to Vatican II. We're proud of that diversity, but it does mean we can't guarantee that any particular thread will be a safe space. We will do our best to see that it remains a civil one.
The mod team take online bullying very seriously. If someone is harassing you or another member, either on the community or with private messages related to a discussion on Trennels, please feel free to message any of us at any time. Please also feel free to message us with any other concerns you have about the community.
At the risk of sounding like Patrick's ghastly headmaster, we would also suggest you prioritise your own mental health. If you're having adverse emotional reactions to a subject discussed on Trennels, we'd respectfully suggest you take a break from that particular thread for the sake of your own health and come back to the community when you're feeling better.
Discussion of the books is on-topic, whether it concerns Miranda's glancing mention of anti-Semitism, Nicola's tentative acknowledgment that a character in a book 'liked men more than women', Uncle Gerry as a villain compared to Foley, Pomona's capacity for fish pie or anything else. Personal views about themes which are raised in the books are not on topic for the community, and are better off posted on your own journal or in some other medium. For example, "What do you think about Patrick calling his headmaster a bastard? I wonder if he would use the same term of Edward Oeschli?" is fine! "This country is going to the dogs because of the bastards who run faith schools," is not something you should be posting on the community.
We are not OK with racist, homophobic or abusive language or with personal attacks. We will freeze threads that get out of hand and delete anything that we consider trolling or outright hate speech.
The members of Trennels hold a wide range of views on subjects from RPF to Vatican II. We're proud of that diversity, but it does mean we can't guarantee that any particular thread will be a safe space. We will do our best to see that it remains a civil one.
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