AmbientShade opened this issue on Aug 06, 2015 · 26 posts
Giana posted Fri, 07 August 2015 at 11:47 AM
usually, yes, but not always...
again, i want to applaud the effort, and it isn't the idea behind the TOS i feel concerned about, not one iota. i think this has been a thing too long in coming, so please do not think i'm objecting against a thing that i would advocate for and feel as if you're damned if you, damned if you don't...
i guess i, too, just feel that right now some of the wording is not as well as defined as it could be. one way, out of many, to aid in fostering the sense of community that so many of us are looking for, is to have clear lines drawn, with clear definitions and/or examples like the one you gave above. it helps in setting expectations for acceptable vs. unacceptable behaviours, and having a structural framework to draw upon lends a sense of trust, and even community. and i hate to even make reference to this, but think of this in terms of children and how structure and clear boundaries defined actually gives them a sense of security. do boundaries get tested? well, of course they do, but if a clear & consistent message is adhered to by all [meaning TPTB, ie. staff] with as few inconsistencies as possible, i just think it would be better. and speaking from a totally self-centered perspective, it would go a ways in allying my own personal concerns.
do i think you can give examples to cover every circumstance, all future possibilities of what may or mayn't happen? absolutely not, nor should you, as in turn, you should be able to rely on your users to have some common sense, some common decency. a TOS is a thing that is firm, but at the same time is also a WIP in itself because it cannot always account for or define things that have yet to happen and thus were missing. however, i think as it stands now, it needs a little bit of improvement.
and i hope that staff doesn't just dismiss concerns, mine or others that may be expressed here, but truly stops and takes a moment to at least consider the feedback. having community should mean things run both ways as a working relationship - i do not mean run off & change it just because a few of us might feel better for it; what i mean is to pause and try to see things from a user's POV, or users' POV, and let it become part of the equation, even if the end sum ends up being zero and no changes are made.
//edited to add a missing apostrophe