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Actually. Who the hell are you to tell someone to shut up and sit down? At what point is someone supposed to dig through someone's profile and threads to determine, oh this person is marginalized, should I shut the hell up to give them space. It's not like everyone has their pronouns etc in an in your face place. There is a very small number of folks here i know offhand who they are.
And is there a damn metric that should be used to determine if someone is speaking over too many folks? Because last time I checked I had constrained this contentious discussion to it's thread, in a general theory subforum. I wasn't aware that it was supposed to be, what it feels like, a haven of specifically story/narrative first gamers.
You'd think with your childish PS addition that i had been tracking my "beef" throughout the other forums.
Anybody who isn't you or your cohort, if they feel wronged or spoken over or insulted, I apolgize. Because I did notice it was folks all from your little group who seem the most upset.
I want to remind everyone of the Code of Conduct. Specifically:
It's our job as members of this community to honor one another, show each other respect, and to uplift one another by keeping the gates open for everyone. In this space we can shape a culture of personal and professional value. Of care, the sharing of information, and of promoting a better standard for how we are treated and how we treat each other.
If you're response is not building on the discussion in a constructive manner or not said respectfully, do not post it.
In general, "ceding the floor" is good practice in open forums like this one, even if you don't know if you're interacting with marginalized groups (and even if you're a member of a marginalized group yourself).
That's something everyone occasionally screws up, especially in an online forum where everyone can be typing at once, but it's also something that, if you can force yourself to slow down and listen, to let the silence linger between the last person's response and your own, to pause your contribution to let other voices be heard and then acknowledge them, the value of the discussion overall will improve.
It's one of those lessons that everyone, not just white cis men, can benefit from--but often it's a lesson that most needs to be learned by people who don't fully recognize the space they occupy, which is a mistake that is most frequently made by white, cisgender, heterosexual men.
I've closed the thread since it violates global community rules. Please avoid posting about sensitive topics that may instigate argument. While we certainly respect free speech, we ask for your consideration of others in the channel and in our community. Avoid posting material that promotes polarizing views about religion, race, gender, politics, or any other groups.
More importantly, please refrain from "indirectly" harassing other members of the community, or anyone for that matter. This will result in account suspension, but it'll just be a warning this time.