From 342886d31156fb463d1caa21ebf002f98c9e88a0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: uzalu Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2025 19:12:01 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] improved clarification of endagerment rule --- src/Rules/Endangerment.md | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/Rules/Endangerment.md b/src/Rules/Endangerment.md index 18d8b29..d4ab0aa 100644 --- a/src/Rules/Endangerment.md +++ b/src/Rules/Endangerment.md @@ -1,5 +1,7 @@ # Endangerment -Taking actions as part of a pattern of behaviour which give strong cause to suspect that you have tendencies towards evils at least as severe as child-abuse, animal-abuse (or propagation of either by consumption), gratuitous violence, etc., which would, if discovered by outside forces, non-trivially endanger Cabal or its members along lines contrary to [our principles](#our-principles), is prohibited. +*Posting material depicting child-abuse or animal-abuse, grooming, or commiting serious crimes, are already prohibited by other rules.* + +Taking actions as part of a pattern of behaviour which give strong cause to suspect that you have a tendency favouring the sexualisation or abuse of children or animals, gratuitous violence, or other evils deemed at least as severe, which would, if pursued by outside authorities, non-trivially endanger Cabal or its members along lines contrary to [our principles](#our-principles), is prohibited. ⚠️ **Terminal**: Violators are subject to reprimand without warning. ⚠️ **External**: May apply to activity outside of Cabal. @@ -32,6 +34,9 @@ Those dissident thinkers who the principle of free expression is supposed to pro Much like a society with some laws has more freedom-in-practice than a pure anarchy, even if its *literal* freedom is lesser, a free marketplace of ideas which removes likely-pedos is far better optimised towards the actual purpose of freedom of speech. +### Content of Character +While speech may be used as an indicator of character, it is not the speech itself which is being reprimanded for, but the tendencies demonstrated by that speech. Given the platform's format, speech is our only means to infer such tendencies. + ## Imposition of Immorality For the same reasons that removing all examples of child-sexual-abuse-material is ethically worthwhile, removing those who are likely to be propagating such material elsewhere is too.