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minus-squarethanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoDoes ml auto-censor posts for mildly spicy language or something?
minus-squareSocsa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoIncluding the literal scientific name for a female dog. .ml is a joke.
minus-squarenull@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·8 months agoI mean, I can think of plenty of slurs with innocuous origins. It’s about how they’re used.
minus-squarevrek@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoI’m tempted to start a community about the country between Chad and Mali… A nice wholesome community… I’m completely unqualified and know nothing about it but the amount of removed words would be amusing…
minus-squarenull@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·8 months agoI hope you have better luck than I did with my community about Scunthorpe
minus-squarenull@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·8 months agoHaven’t read their policy – simply saying origin is a useless way to determine whether or not something is a slur.
minus-squareKusimulkku@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoWell yeah, which is why a blanket ban on “bitch” would be stupid
minus-squarenull@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·8 months agoA blanket ban on any word won’t do anything to fix the problem.
Does ml auto-censor posts for mildly spicy language or something?
Not swears, just slurs
Including the literal scientific name for a female dog. .ml is a joke.
I mean, I can think of plenty of slurs with innocuous origins. It’s about how they’re used.
I’m tempted to start a community about the country between Chad and Mali… A nice wholesome community… I’m completely unqualified and know nothing about it but the amount of removed words would be amusing…
I hope you have better luck than I did with my community about Scunthorpe
So do they consider the use or no?
Haven’t read their policy – simply saying origin is a useless way to determine whether or not something is a slur.
Well yeah, which is why a blanket ban on “bitch” would be stupid
A blanket ban on any word won’t do anything to fix the problem.