So, with some of the drama I've just witnessed, it appears that we are not able to have Spawnism on the site. I was under the impression the people here reclaimed the religion and defected from the cult aspects. However, that appears not to be true. To those of you that are moving past the cult part of Spawnism, I am banning this not to be discriminatory, but to prevent drama. DM discussion is perfectly fine and all the other religious rules I set will still apply to other religions.

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Discussion of Spawnism is no longer allowed on the forum outside of DMs

I would ban all religions but this wasn't a discriminatory one-sided thing, I saw a lot of Spawnists also still regarded as a cult so now it's gone.

Greetings everyone

I have heard a lot about a Spawnism ban, and after discussion with Raven we have decided to unban it. However, given the site's history with it, we decided to set some guidelines to help keep order, especially given Spawnism's complex history. All of the rules in this announcement will apply to all religions to maintain equality. To help those who dislike reading blocks, I will put the new changes in list format:

1. No derailing non-related posts with religious statements or it will result in increased punishment if there is a report

2. No religious speak can discuss self harm or sexual behavior. If you wish to discuss those topics, it is to be done in a casual manner or preferably in DMs. Also cannot be in the topic.

3. No attempting to spread religion. Raven mentioned there were a couple users who were derailing and attempting to spread beliefs and that could easily make people uncomfortable.

4. This one is the most important. NO RELIGION IN PUBLIC CHATS, ONLY TOPICS AND POSTS IN TOPICS RELATED TO IT.

With all of this said, please behave yourselves. Thank you!

Alright so, I had this sent previously but due to a DNS refresh it was removed. This post was important however as these issues are still important and I expect some backlash.

Firstly, self harm topics have become quite normal both in the public chats as well as in topics. After some discussion between me and the other staff members, I would just like to remind you all that SELF HARM TOPICS ARE NOT ALLOWED REGARDLESS OF A SPOILER OR TRIGGER WARNING AND ARE TO BE KEPT IN DMS. This is because with a lot of people having issues relating to topics like this, it only creates more chances for those people to get triggered. Also a lot of people may find the topic uncomfortable especially given how often it comes up. If you need to talk to people, try talking to people you trust rather than telling everyone, but I personally suggest seeking professional help or searching for websites that help with mental health.

And secondly, the downvote attacks have been running rampant and so I have disabled them until further notice. During the refresh the downvotes were temporarily brought back but I have removed them once again. The massive downvote attacks are immature and an incorrect use of downvoting. Raven warned that they'd be removed for incorrect usage but they could be brought back if we find a way for them to be kept in check. To those of you using them responsibly, I do apologize for their removal, but there were so many reports of irresponsible usage that I feel I have no choice.

Thank you, Wolfie

@TwoTimee Your religion is banned because people were spreading it as a cult, even your bio referred to you as a cultist (I removed that part for ya). It's not a religion if you're running it like a cult and I don't want people to accidentally get involved in that stuff. I unbanned it to give fairness and you broke almost all of the rules I set for religions as a whole

@st4tic I would've fought for equality had the Spawnists been mature about it

@Kam I hated that movie, I don't believe Chris Hansen to be a saint but they overdramatized everything and humanized predators more than they should've. I'm all for having people seek help but the way they went about it was the wrong approach. Like yes they went over real events but I couldn't find anything on him being pushy on his decoys or rude to his staff- The movie went over real issues with Chris Hansen, but did so in such a defamatory way that it killed the message in my opinion. The good part about the movie is that it was TRYING to be good and spread awareness-

Also, I'm like, very morally grey in the fact that I wouldn't mind the defamation if the movie had more going on :C I needed more stimulation, first time I was bored in the theatre, I think it was a lack of background noise-

@TwoTimee I'm assuming you mean Spawnists, there was fighting and your own folks were callin' it a cult and saying it still relied on social manipulation- Yes, it definitely was used for a cult for a hot minute, but like, a lot of people here are opposed to it (Which I would argue against) and on top of that the discussions weren't following my rule to keep everything casual. I don't think the Spawnists or the Anti-Spawnists are mature enough to have it be allowed on here

I like your art style B3

Entire reason I updated the rules was for equality

@french_fry_guy I called that put explicitly in the little paragraph, want it capitalized?

@ShuriKitty Even with this view the bottom part of my reply stands

I find it silly in a nice way

@GooXy I have received numerous reports on downvote flooding and a lot of people have been participating in it. Removing it temporarily has no drawbacks and will help to maintain peace. A crash is an accident that hurts people, this isn't accidental and spreads over a large percentage of people. It's more like banning guns because people keep shooting each other

@st4tic Of course :3