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chocoloco on 19 August 2014

Good, next time the girls tell me they only want me for my cock. I will report directly to starcraft.

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Tachikoma on 19 August 2014

Sexism may not be permitted, but SEXY is!
Where the hell is Smeags?

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Slarvax on 19 August 2014

Tachikoma said:
Sexism may not be permitted, but SEXY is!
Where the hell is Smeags?

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Phronesis on 19 August 2014

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Slarvax on 19 August 2014

DarthVolod said:

Can anyone explain to me which threads/posts prompted this response?

I don't read every post of every thread, but I haven't really come across anything on this site both recently and in the past that I would say is sexist. At least I can not come up with any specific examples.

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=188800

And another one regarding the absence of females on the site. (I believe)

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Mr Khan on 19 August 2014

Usually when it comes to political stuff we let a LOT of shit slide that wouldn't if you replaced "Republicans" with "Microsoft" or something along those lines, but sexism in particular is a toxic presence on the forums (and far from present just on VGC, certainly). Stamping it out where we can is worth whatever other trouble it brings down, since it's shit like this that keeps VGC being a generalized gaming community with more gay men than women (nothing against some of our great gay members, just to show how out-of-whack the proportion is)

I agree with starcraft's approach here (i sanctioned it in the mod chat, without looking at specific actions. Seeing them in the ban list, there's still nothing i'd alter, aside from the length in some cases).

That said, this is something the team will need to discuss to lay down some ground rules, clearly.

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outlawauron on 20 August 2014

Likely going to need to VGC definition, because perception and world views are drastic different between members.

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starcraft on 20 August 2014

Slarvax said:

DarthVolod said:

Can anyone explain to me which threads/posts prompted this response?

I don't read every post of every thread, but I haven't really come across anything on this site both recently and in the past that I would say is sexist. At least I can not come up with any specific examples.

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=188800

And another one regarding the absence of females on the site. (I believe)

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=188765

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