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There’s been a lot of discussion and argument lately about how issues of age and religious beliefs fit into the Red Handle rule. The mod team recognizes that this is a complex issue with heightened emotions all around, and justifiably … Continue reading Red Handle Rule Update
We have gotten a lot of questions and pushback about the automod word list lately, so we’ve added a new rule and are announcing it here. The Avocado has a list of banned words, all of which are slurs. The … Continue reading Avocado Rule Update: Slurs and the Automod List
It’s been a while since we’ve had a guideline update, which obviously means it’s time for some! Please note we’re putting this first one up in response to a trend we’ve noticed, not in response to any one person. This … Continue reading Guideline Updates: Considerate Insults Expansion and Fundraisers
This is your friendly neighborhood Leader Beans here to talk about an addendum to our policy on banning that we have been discussing among ourselves for quite some time. Going forward we are going to be experimenting with the use … Continue reading Guidelines Addendum: Temporary Bans
It’s time for the ever exciting time where we announce a new guideline! And also post a gentle reminder about some of our previously existing guidelines. So, the new guideline. We’ve seen a lot of discussion and concern about people … Continue reading Guideline Update and Guideline Reminder
Hey everyone! Back on the Disqus days, we had a discussion about sexism on the Avocado. Highlighted issues at the time included overly aggressive flirting/innuendo, objectification of female celebrities, casual sexism, and playing Devil’s Advocate or denying sexism. I think … Continue reading Sexism on the Avocado: Part 2
It’s been a bit since we’ve had a State of the Avocado address, and while we don’t have any general guideline or rule updates, we’d like to focus on one of our guidelines that has come up a lot recently, … Continue reading State of the Avocado Special Edition – The Red Handle Rule
It’s time for a guideline change announcement! We’re making an addition to guideline #2, which currently reads: 2. Daily/Nightly Open Discussions: An “open” discussion will be posted twice a day, scheduled for 11:00 Eastern (08:00 Pacific) and 23:00 (11pm) Eastern … Continue reading Guideline Update: Open Thread Timing
Alright, folks, for the new year we have two new guideline updates to announce! So with no further ado, they are: Guideline #11: Flag abuse. We want you to feel free to flag posts that break the rules or guidelines … Continue reading Avocado Updates: Two Guideline Additions
