anyway, i was just given a warning for sending a sexual joke copypasta (this one*) across the stations, and it kind of surprised me as i had made similar jokes before over cap announcement without ever running into trouble for it. i'm not here to ask about why this specific warning was given (i know damn well) but i'd like some clarification on how exactly rule 8 is supposed to be interpreted
specifically, i'm looking at the terms "stuff" and "things" in the rule, as it is stated below
so erotic "stuff" is banned, as is reasonable, but the below statement says that erotic roleplay specifically is disallowed, and then that "things" that could be sexual are also banned. based on the wording alone, it is difficult to determine the lines of this rule past its base intention of disallowing erp. sexual jokes are enjoyed and employed by a good chunk of the playerbase, with woody got wood being one of the most common running jokes on the server, the classic lusty xenomorph maid, hell, there's a joke link about the banning of such jokes on the homepage as i write this. the inconsistent wording of the rule itself creates a burden on the player's part to determine what is acceptable at any time. we've had a semirecent issue about this in wesoda's "cry rape" ban** with admins having minor disagreements on how the situation was handled and how the rule should have been considered over what was quite clearly a joke. this should be a non-issue, we allow blatant racist humor but have to tiptoe around anything of a sexual nature.Erotic/creepy stuff is not allowed.
No form of erotic roleplay is allowed on the servers, including things that could be construed as sexual by unwilling participants.
this is getting longer than i meant it to be so i'll sum it up with this: can i get a definition of "stuff" and "things" as used in rule 8? what are the lines between humor and harassment?
ps i hope this doesnt come across as a policy complaint or anything, i meant to just bring up my concern and clear up the rule so i can avoid getting bwoinked about it in the future
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