Backtalk Village's Tips on How to be an Awesome Balker

 

Here we are, Balkers, the 2020 Kinja migration has begun. Now seems like a good time to post our standard Backtalk House Rules as a refresher for old-timers and for any newcomers we've picked up along the way. These rules have been repurposed from our standard Kinja rules and will likely need to be adjusted as we get used to our new platform.

We try to keep things casual, civil, and grown up here at Backtalk Village but here are some very basic ground rules. We hope to avoid being iron-fisted and allow general common sense and basic courtesy to keep the peace. That being said, we do want to be crystal clear about certain things. 

We want to review what is acceptable and unacceptable behavior. More specifically, what kinds of issues are likely to result in banning:

• Any racist, ableist, misogynistic, homophobic or transphobic slurs will result in banning.
• Divulging anyone’s personal information without explicit, public permission will result in banning.
• Repeatedly attacking another member despite being asked to stop will result in having author rights pulled at a minimum and potentially a banning at the discretion of the moderators.
• The publishing of personal conversations with another board member without explicit, public permission will potentially result in banning at the discretion of the moderators.
• Call-outs and pile ons are specifically forbidden on this board.
• If a mod has asked a member to tone down in an altercation, that must be respected. Failure to do so could result in the pulling of author rights or banning depending upon the situation.
• If an argument arises outside of Backtalk, please do not bring it to Backtalk.

While we mostly apply these rules to our board, if we become aware of you persistently harassing or otherwise provoking and inciting arguments in other places with our members (such as other blogging communities or on Twitter) and they have asked for this to stop, we will have to reconsider your involvement on our board, including possible authorship losses or banning.

Arguments and disagreements will arise on the board. We know this. We don’t expect that everyone is going to like each other all the time. We don’t mind lively debate or even heated disagreements as long as all parties are comfortable. We do expect people to behave maturely and courteously towards each other. If anyone is feeling uncomfortable about the direction of an argument, please contact a mod.

We really strive to make this a safe and enjoyable board and want to keep the lines of communication open. So please contact us any time. And most importantly, keep being awesome.