Question Am I allowed to be gay here?

[gummyfail]

Am I allowed to be game in this particular interent formum?

 

[LCarlson]

Hey there. We welcome everyone to engage in civil and respectful discussion about our shared love for games. 🙂
You be you, and make yourself at home!

 

[Stickasylum]

It sounds like you'll be fine as long as you Don't Ask, Don't Tell and don't talk about sexuality in games or how your sexuality affects your gaming experience.

Edit: Here's my constructive criticism: The rules as written are incredibly non-inclusive and ham-fisted. It's possible to write rules that discourage toxicity without seeming hostile to large swaths of the gaming community.

 

[Mobyduck]

Pretty sure they removed the one rule people had a contention with, which was the "GRAPES" one. I'm glad they did and I hope they can create a welcoming community to minorities.

 

[jpishgar]

Hey there. To echo LCarlson above, you are most absolutely are welcome here!

I understand that the question might be arising due to a misunderstanding on what was previously an unfortunately worded, and out of context "one-size fits all" policy specifically about off-topic conversation not relating to gaming, games, or gamers. The rules were updated with that clumsy wording (and rough initialism) taken out to make it more clear and easy to understand.

Inclusion and Diversity is one of our core principles, which you can discover here: https://forums.pcgamer.com/threads/universal-declaration-of-principles.959/

 

[jpishgar]

Oh! And the link to the rules can be found here. I left a little note at the bottom about the update.

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Sincerest apologies for the misunderstanding and launch day bumps!

 

[Stickasylum]

That's great news, thanks for the clarification 🙂

With responsive and welcoming moderation like this, I'm looking forward to some good discussions!

 

[jpishgar]

Thank you - and likewise!

I did post a (probably overlong and wordy) explanation about some of the intent behind the founding of these forums here: https://forums.pcgamer.com/threads/...-community-from-vp-community-joe-pishgar.427/ This might also help explain some of the hope and rationale behind the "Why?" of this space.

There's already quite a few lively discussions underway, and so far, it's been spectacularly mature and well-thought discourse!