:round_pushpin: PSA | Bullying & Harassment

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                              An updated PSA about bullying,

                              harassment, what they look like,

                              and how report it.

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             :exclamation: bullying & harassment :exclamation:

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                             There are several ways a

                             can be harmful to others, and

                             we don't that. Bullying

                             and harassment isn't allowed in

                             any way, shape, or form.

                              Bullying means to interact with

                             someone with the intent to harm,

                             intimidate, or coerce. Harassing

                             means to aggressively intimidate

                             or pressure another person.

                              Harassing can also mean

                              disrespecting and ignoring

                              somebody's wish to avoid

                              .

                              This PSA will include staged

                             screenshots to be used as

                             examples.

                    :exclamation: cyberbullying   :exclamation:

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                             Cyberbullying is bullying that

                              happens online. , just

                             because you're online doesn't

                             mean your words or actions don't

                             have consequences. You can still

                             hurt and scare others.

                              Common methods of

                              cyberbullying include hateful

                              comments towards one's race,

                              gender, sexual or romantic

                              orientation, religious or spiritual

                              belief, or perceived intelligence.

                             It also includes lying or defaming

                             a in hopes that they will get

                             in trouble with the staff .

                              They can do this through editing

                             screenshots and other proof,

                              gathering fake witnesses, or

                             trying to spread rumors without

                             any evidence.

                              Keep in mind that bullying isn't

                             allowed anywhere. Not in public

                             chats, private chats, posts,

                             or comments. If somebody

                             comments something hateful

                             or inappropriate on a blog of

                              yours or your wall or their own,

                             please report them. Moderating

                             comments is just as important

                             as moderating chats.

Here is an example of bullying

Things like this can be reported

                             Even if the insults used aren't

                             personalized or targeted to a

                             specific aspect of somebody's

                             identity, if it's made with the intent

                             to insult or harm, it's not allowed.

Here are some examples of what isn't bullying

These aren't reportable

                             Correcting or respectfully

                              disagreeing is not bullying, and

                             neither is overreacting to

                              something unless something

                             harmful is said.

                              Speaking of overreacting, being

                             cyberbullied does not give you

                             a free to bully back. We do

                             not aggressive or hateful

                             responses, so be careful about

                              how you respond to trolls or

                              bullies.

Here is how you shouldn't respond

This can be reported, with consequences

                             Responding like this will

                             result in you getting punished

                             as well as the instigator. Be on

                              your best behavior at all times.

                              When bullied, it's best to just

                              report and ignore them. We

                             encourage s to not reply to

                             bullies at all, but if you do, be

                             careful to reign in your emotions.

                             Bullying isn't always obvious at

                             first glance. Bullies don't always

                             use obvious insults. Sometimes,

                             a targeted attack against

                             somebody's psyche is only

                             recognizable by the victim.

Here is an example of a targeted attack

This is reportable

                             In typically situations and

                              conversations, sending an

                              image of a skeleton would have

                             no punishment. However, in

                             the situation above, the

                             would be punished. They sent

                              the image knowing full well the

                             other would be upset by it. It's

                              a targeted attack.

                    :exclamation: public chats :exclamation:

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                             A lot of bullying takes place

                             in public. If you're bullied in

                             a public chat, take the same

                             precautions as if it were in

                              private: report and ignore the

                              bully. Please keep in mind that

                             you can, and are even encouraged

                             to, report a bully that is bullying

                             somebody else. You don't need

                             to be the victim to report the

                              bully.

                              Group bullying, is, in essence,

                             several s attacking, insulting,

                             or intimidating one or multiple

                             in a chat. They use

                             similar methods that are used in

                             private, but there's also a

                              technique called raiding. A lot of

                             times, a malicious group will

                             chat(s) at the same time to spam

                             it. Even if spam doesn't have

                              malicious content, it can be

                             reported. Keep in mind that

                             spam isn't just fast-paced

                             conversation: it's a fast-paced

                             repetition of words or images.

                              Spamming isn't the only type of

                             raiding, though. If a group s

                             a chat at the same time and

                             immediately starts causing

                              trouble by bringing up old drama

                             (even if they weren't a part of

                              the drama they bring up) or

                              fishing for victims, that can be

                             reported too.

                              A lot of bullying can take place

                             over voice chat. In this case, it's

                             hard to collect proof of bullying,

                             unless you just happened to

                              be recording. If you do have a

                             recording, we allow those to be

                             used as proof. If not, then you'll

                             need to collect as many

                              witnesses as possible to back

                             up your claims. Witnesses are

                             people who were present during

                             the bullying, not just people

                             you've told about it.

                              Another method of bullying

                             in public chats is when a

                             is removed for seemingly no

                              reason. If this ever happens

                              to you, don't immediately turn

                             to the staff, because there's a

                             chance it's a misunderstanding.

                              the host to ask why you

                             were removed. If they don't give

                             you a good reason, or don't

                              respond within 24 hours, then

                              you can the staff for

                             assistance.

                    :exclamation: reporting   :exclamation:

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                             To make sure the staff have the

                             full context and all the information

                             about the incident, we have a few

                             rules for making a report. We

                             require:

                             • A full, uncropped screenshot

                             • Links to all culprits

                             • Links to all witnesses, if

                              applicable

                             • Link to the chat it happened in,

                             if it was in a public chat

Examples of reports

                    :exclamation: flagging :exclamation:

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                             As I'm sure many of you have

                             noticed, posts, wikis, chats, and

                             messages have the option to

                              flag. s are able to flag

                             anything they think breaks the

                             rules. You might choose to flag

                             rather than report for a variety of

                             reasons. Maybe you don't think

                             it's a big enough deal to

                             the staff, maybe you're not sure

                             if it's against the rules, or maybe

                             you're uncomfortable around

                              staff. Either way, you should know

                             what flagging does. Sometimes,

                             it files the flag in a tab leaders

                             have access to, so they can

                             review it and decide what to do.

                              Others alert a bot to a potential

                             issue, and never es through

                             our hands. In the following

                              screenshot, the categories

                             with checkmarks go to the tab

                             that leaders can access, and the

                             ones with Xes go straight to a

                             bot.

                    :exclamation: useful links :exclamation:

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                             [Guidelines]

                             Staff Center

                             Staff Announcements

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                             Reporting & Posting 101

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