trans | MODERATOR POST. ALL MEMBERS PLEASE READ (Reply)

It's unusual, perhaps unprecedented to deal with something like this in its own post, but I think it's warranted given the magnitude of what just happened.

Last night (from my point of view anyway), this post, henceforth to be referred to as "The Failbomb" was made by

chocolate13fire. Whether intentional or not, the failbomb served as a massive piece of trolling, and was entirely inappropriate for this community. Furthermore, the failbomb continued to explode in the comments of that post, and most recently in a second post (which I have removed). Normally we would deal with rule violations and problematic issues in-thread as they arise, but there's so much to do in this case that it's happening in this post.

Anyway, after combing through the comments, the following action is to be taken:

chocolate13fire, as the perpetrator of the failbomb, and for continuing to exhibit deeply problematic behaviour in the comment thread is to be banned from this community.

o0teressa0o made several problematic comments in the comment thread, and apparently has not taken 2 prior warnings for similar problematic posts on board, and is to be banned from this community.

eidolonamorata was extremely active in the failbomb's comment thread. For tone policing, victim blaming, being provocative, minimising the negative experiences of trans people, for blaming trans people for the transphobia we experience, for castigating people for not displaying an appropriate level of deference to the failbomb's original poster and for referring to trans people using phrases like, "You and your people" is to be banned from the community.

eigengrau, for fanning the flames in the failbomb, is to receive 1 formal warning.

levyn, for being condescending towards, and minimising the hurt that trans people feel is to receive 1 formal warning.

jitusk, for singling out a particular community member for personal attack is to receive 1 formal warning.

the5ws, for making a separate post which was clearly a continuation of the first post in a short timescale (a violation of community rules), and which read to me exactly like a lecture aimed at community members, liable to provoke a second front of fail, is to receive 1 formal warning.

Furthermore, because it has led to misunderstandings in the past, and did on this occasion too, the text in the user info page which reads:

The Transgender LJ Community exists to bring together people of all genders for discussion of Transgender issues.

...is to be amended with the following explanatory note:

The phrase "all genders" has resulted in confusion in the past. To clarify, it does not mean "trans people and non trans people", as being trans is not a gender. "All genders" means those who identify as men, women, genderqueer people, androgynes, neutrois people, and so-on. Those who are not trans are welcome to join and post, but please reflect that this is trans-centric community.

If anyone has alternate wording in mind, please feel free to suggest it here. In the meantime, we'll go with that.

auntysarah, on behalf of the moderator team.