Hi comrades, it’s yappening again - you're invited to drop in chat about what's on your mind in Webfishing!
FAQ and Rules have been moved to this post
I figure most people who are interested in this have already had the chance to read through this stuff but on the odd chance that you haven't yet, you can still find everything right there in the linked post.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
It's ADHD, Autism, OCD, schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, bi-polar, aspd, etc etc etc etc
“neurologically atypical patterns of thought or behavior”
So, it’s very broad, if you feel like it describes you then it does as far as we're concerned
1.) ableist language=post or comment will probably get removed (enforced case by case, some comments will be removed and restored due to complex situations). repeated use of ableist language=banned from comm and possibly site depending on severity. properly tagged posts with CW can use them for the purposes of discussing them
2.) always assume good faith when dealing with a fellow nd comrade especially due to lack of social awareness being a common symptom of neurodivergence
2.5) right to disengage is rigidly enforced. violations will get you purged from the comm. see rule 3 for explanation on appeals
3.) no talking over nd comrades about things you haven't personally experienced as a neurotypical chapo, you will be purged. If you're ND it is absolutely fine to give your own perspective if it conflicts with another's, but do so with empathy and the intention to learn about each other, not prove who's experience is valid. Appeal process is like appealing in user union but you dm the nd comrade you talked over with your appeal (so make it a good one) and then dm the mods with screenshot proof that you resolved it. fake screenies will get you banned from the site, we will confirm with the comrade you dm'd.
3.5) everyone has their own lived experiences, and to invalidate them is to post cringe. comments will be removed on a case by case basis depending on determined level of awareness and faith
4.) Interest Policing will not be tolerated in any form. Support your comrades in their joy!
Further rules to be added/ rules to be changed based on community input
RULES NOTE: For this community more than most we understand that the clarity and understandability of these rules is very important for allowing folks to feel comfortable, to that end please don't be afraid to be outspoken about amendments and addendums to these rules, as well as any we may have missed
I don't want to overpromise and underdeliver so at the moment I'm committing to running it for a definite 2 hour time slot though the previous few have run well over by a number of hours. (Last one I think was in the vicinity of 8 all up.)
If I have the energy and there's still demand to keep it going then I will but it's a bit hard to know exactly how that will look on the day - after I hit the 2 hour mark, if everyone seems to have had a decent chance to talk and I don't have much more to say then I'll probably wind things down but usually thr conversations run long and there's typically a lot to say so it tends to go well past the 2 hour mark.
If it's past then, your best bet is to check the post - if the title and body have changed to saying that we are currently live and there's the lobby code available then jump in and say hi but if it says that we have closed then that means it's a wrap until next time.