Yeah, that’s worth mentioning, there’s always gonna be SOMEBODY who feels excluded. Make the most open and welcoming community and some asshole will be mad they can’t use slurs as commas.
But when picking out a tone you’re trying to set for a community, it’s worth keeping in mind who it’s going to exclude. What gets to me is that I don’t really see a reason why I wouldn’t fit in. A version of the chatroom I WOULD feel at home with would look almost identical to one I wouldn’t. The most tangible difference would be that I would be there.
Thank you, that’s a generous offer. I’d rather not make a bigger deal about it than it already is, however. And he obviously doesn’t like being told how to run his own forum. Eventually, I’m gonna need to ask around for beta-readers (I have a couple of good ones already, but I’m gonna need a pair of fresh eyes for the new draft) and I might pop in. I’m not boycotting it by any means, and I wouldn’t kick up a fuss if I didn’t feel it was a great community at its core. 