New Rule: Replace the Word "Lynch" in Games

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good work mods

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lol indeed

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No point arguing on a site that goes one way on that front Nex. I support getting rid of lynches IRL. I support california and Oregan actually arresting those people. I just, again, don't support removing anything from history because people don't like it.

how do you feel about confederate statues

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No point arguing on a site that goes one way on that front Nex. I support getting rid of lynches IRL. I support california and Oregan actually arresting those people. I just, again, don't support removing anything from history because people don't like it.

how do you feel about confederate statues

Hot Take: The victorious side should always tear down the opposition's monuments if they intend to occupy the conquered territory. The Union should have torn those statues down as soon as victory was secured.

... they weren't erected until 50 years later

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why is there a blair and and a clair I hate this

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vonflare what happened to you why are you like this

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Apparently even the people that just want to play mafia can't avoid the spillover from USPOL. At least it's gonna be real easy to quit mafia now.

before I make a judgement, I need to know if this is a it's gonna be real easy to quit mafia now because you can't use lynch or it's gonna be real easy to quit mafia now because people will be complaining they can't use lynch

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Can that thread be moved to not in the speakeasy

If you think it's a good idea, I am happy to do so?

I agree with letting keely make all speakeasy related decisions

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so you're an idiot, got it

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so you're an idiot, got it

You're gonna have to help me figure out how to give a shit about your opinion here.

try giving a shit about marginalised people and how the words you use affect them

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problem with guillotine is it's hard to spell

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ya know fun fact the French Revolution is also a lynching and the French are proud of the French Revolution, no?

what

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What term for systematic extermination of white people do we still use on this site that should be banned? I'll oppose using it as a replacement for lynch right alongside you, if you simply name it.

If you can point to a race which is being literally exterminated. I'll be thoroughly impressed. If you're referring to the current situation in America, if you think that is extermination, you have never had a pest problem before.
I admit there are things I will never experience due to my whiteness. However there are more races than black and white...
I don't know if the word is banned but in the UK using the word p***i is extremely offensive to middle eastern people. There are multiple races and demographics to take into account.

I am referring to the situation in America since 1776 regarding race.

Absolutely though, any terms referring to the genocide of Middle Easterners and any slurs about middle easterners should be banned. I don't think anyone on the mod team disagrees. I don't think many if anyone currently on the site disagrees.

Russian slave trade.
Greek slave trade.
Spanish slave trade.
Slaves from war.
Slaves from your own nation back in the days.
I just included slave trades regarding whites, middle eastern asians, and multiple nationalities, Brits were slaves to the Danes when they'd lose a fight and get taken back to Denmark to work for example. In Britain, the rich would also enslave the poor back in the old days.

There's more than 1 race. Stop focusing solely on issues that Black people face. It's hypocritical, you're just trying to look woke, other races and other demographics have also suffered.

what the fuck point are you making? if there's something we do on this site that is insensitive to those cultures you mentioned, please tell the mod team and they will also ban that??

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ya know fun fact the French Revolution is also a lynching and the French are proud of the French Revolution, no?

what

The french literally mobbed up against mobility and lynched them.
Is that not how that went down?

is this relevant

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I'm just going to comment without reading the ensuing eighteen pages that were generated in six hours. I think this is a great move, particularly given recent events, and thank you to the mods/admins for being proactive and working to change the site norm. Like zoraster said, it was one of those things I think we all just went along with for years out of habit and complacency, even as we occasionally asked ourselves, "Wait, uh, doesn't this have...bad implications?"

...and something tells me I REALLY don't want to read the ensuing eighteen pages.

as a general rule, just read my posts

stay humble vi

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Again, you can use whatever word you want except lynched/hanged.

Isn’t it better to have a defined standard?

We have said we suggest eliminate.

Yeah but i don't like that word as an replacement, so making it the uniform new "standard" each mod should use is something i'd see as a loss.

WHICH DO YOU WANT

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From setup design, it would be very useful to have defined standard. If someone receives in PM "Once you are eliminated, you may pick a person to roleblock them" they might be confused what elimination is. Thanks to standardization we can avoid misinterpretations, which have negative impact on games.

Precisely.
Casually removing an deeply ingrained word and then half-assedly suggesting people can maybe use: "eliminate" or whatever they feel like is going to generate a lot of confusion and misunderstanding throughout the site in many games. Which should really have been a higher priority for the moderation team to consider.
Rather than creating a wild texas we need a PROPOSED STANDARD new replacement word that doesn't SUCK.

*drops mic*

the point is it sucks less than something racist

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yes

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Forcibly shuffled from their mortal coil

just resting