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I was going to edit the Moral Guardians page, and then I realized that I might cause problems…

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Bomber-Boi Gaming Fanatic (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: In another castle
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#1: May 26th 2024 at 6:21:01 PM

So I was adding a few more things that Moral Guardians might object to, and somehow I turned the opening paragraph into this:

People, stereotypically either conservative Holier Than Thou Bible thumpers or touchy-feely liberals, who believe that children — or people in general, but especially children — shouldn't be exposed to what they consider to be excessive violence, "perverted" minorities, sex, foul language, any positive depiction of somebody in an ethnic minority,note  any negative depiction of religion, alleged support for the "patriarchy", any negative depiction of somebody in an ethnic minority, any positive depiction of religion, any sort of bigoted worldview whatsoever, laziness, etc. The exact mix of what they object to varies from group to group, but in any case, expect them to be portrayed as Indubitably Uninteresting Individuals who despise anything others find to be fun and exciting.

I think I might be crossing some sort of line here. Needless to say, I canceled the edit because, well, this might be a whole new level of putting my foot in my mouth. Can I get a second opinion or something like that?

RallyBot2 (Elder Troper) Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
#2: May 27th 2024 at 7:57:36 AM

At least you realize that you're crossing the line.

Ignoring the ROCEJ concerns, we don't need a long list of everything that Moral Guardians might find offensive because it can be summarized as "pretty much anything." If we are going to have a list, it should be things that commonly cause complaints, not things that some imaginary strawman wouldn't like.

Bomber-Boi Gaming Fanatic (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: In another castle
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#3: Dec 15th 2024 at 8:23:55 AM

Good point. There will always be someone who complains about just about anything. Different people have different tastes, and that's okay (and I have an issue with people who disagree with that statement, but that's a subject for a less… neutral environment).

Edited by Bomber-Boi on Dec 15th 2024 at 11:25:01 AM

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