Non-Canon Homophobic Neopets NPCOct 30, 2018
https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?835849-New-Ban-Do-Not-Post-In-Support-of-Trump-or-his-Administration
"This is because his public comments, policies, and the makeup of his administration are so wholly incompatible with our values that formal political neutrality is not tenable. We can be welcoming to (for example) persons of every ethnicity who want to talk about games, or we can allow support for open white supremacy. Not both."
I am so fucking glad to see a major tabletops community take this stance
Show threadNon-Canon Homophobic Neopets NPCOct 30, 2018
I've been fed up with almost all the bigger places to talk about war gaming and tabletop RPGs being packed with reddit style "let's not be political" spinelessness or /tg/ chan culture, most of the ones that aren't are run by companies rather than fans, so this is really nice to see something like RPG.net do
Show threadNon-Canon Homophobic Neopets NPCOct 30, 2018
And they're following through on it 👌
Show threadHenry Edward HardyOct 30, 2018

@Nerts

Why is this post cw'ed?

Show threadYari(s) // Deki SystemOct 30, 2018
@hhardy01 I would imagine it's because it's pol adjacent content and many instances recommend CW'ing that sort of thing. In fact, some even have rules mandating that politics and politics adjacent content be CW'd. It's generally good form around here to CW pol (and other sensitive topics) with the opt-in culture of mastodon.
Show threadHenry Edward Hardy

@Yarideki

I get that but frankly I don't object if people are exposed to political content they don't want to hear.

We are facing a rise of Fascism world-wide and last time, that cost us 30 million military and 60 million plus civilian casualties to defeat.

Weigh that against "OMG I read a thing--cover my eyes put my head in the sand put my fingers in my ears ."

There can be free speech and a free market of ideas, or there can be a heckler's veto against any controversial content. Not both.

Oct 30, 2018 at 7:31pmWeb