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Mutual_Aid discussion post (hexbear.net)
submitted 1 day ago by CARCOSA@hexbear.net to c/hexbear@hexbear.net
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Hello users of hexbear:

Due to recent meta posts in our mutual aid community we wanted to open up discussion about the community !mutual_aid@hexbear.net

We will never require explanation or justification from a user asking for aid in the community, and the mod and admin team continue to commit to not featuring an individual's mutual aid request to prevent unfair exposure.

In addition, we will maintain a strict "No critical comments or meta comments" on a mutual aid post.

This post is to discuss the mutual aid community's rule of allowing meta posts: mutual aid as a community, those making posts in it and those commenting on posts.

We are considering removing the exception allowing meta posts but wanted to involve the userbase before committing to a change.

Please comment with any thoughts, feelings, or suggestions regarding this change.

Thank you

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[–] abc@hexbear.net 7 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Mutual aid shouldn't have any strings attached to it, nor should asking for it have any limits.

I personally think meta posts are fine. If someone is adamant that another is 'scamming' - go ahead and post that shit in a separate post from their mutual aid request.

users donate and report the post with the amount donated, mods note it or report it with a message indicating they donated so a mod can comment

dumb

do you think there should be a weekly limit on amount requested?

  • no there shouldn't be any sort of limits or conditions on mutual aid.

do you think there should be a weekly limit on amount of posts?

  • no there shouldn't be any sort of limits or conditions on mutual aid.

do you think mods should keep track of amounts received via user reports after donating?

  • no there shouldn't be any sort of limits or conditions on mutual aid.

do you think we change the name from mutual_aid to emergency aid?

  • no there shouldn't be any sort of limits or conditions on mutual aid.

do you think we should allow meta posts?

  • yes, if someone wants to cry about another user - let them. I don't understand what the point of this post/discussion is even about other than the 'X poster is living in his relative's driveway!!' post from a few days ago.

didn't we LITERALLY have this same discussion half a year ago when the same thing happened and decided to let meta posts be a thing but not let those people comment on the actual mutual aid post itself???

[–] CARCOSA@hexbear.net 4 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

yes but the only time the right to make meta-posts was exercised resulted in a lot of people asking for it to be changed resulting in this check-in post

[–] abc@hexbear.net 3 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Fair. Sorry, I didn't mean to come off as I was yelling at you (and realize my OP can be read like that).

rat-salute Thank you for all you do!!

[–] CARCOSA@hexbear.net 2 points 18 hours ago

Thank you for commenting!