by Universal » Sat Jan 15, 2022 9:53 pm
Only commenting because I find some of these replies really concerning!
Adding onto what a couple other people said, this new rule is evidence of staff and mods who really genuinely care about the userbase, especially in keeping kids safe on here. The existence of DNI lists might flourish on platforms that do not protect their userbase, but the CS staff have ALWAYS put us first for as long as I've been playing, even if you don't agree with the rules right now. It might be annoying for a little bit but it's not the end of the world.
It's truly unfortunate that people have misused DNI lists and it's led to this but that is not the staff's fault, nor is it ok to subject the userbase to that misuse. As someone with multiple trauma related illnesses, I will NEVER subject anyone to my triggers or outbursts; that could very easily be triggering for them or make them feel unsafe, and it's also NOT their responsibility. Your trauma is valid but that does not mean bystanders need to be involved, especially strangers on chickensmoothie dot com.
Also quite importantly: multiple people in this thread mentioned DNI lists being more triggering to someone who might view it than it is protecting the author (which I agree with and have also experienced myself). This is CAUSING multiple people to be triggered just so you feel (faux) safe from a problem that seldom exists here, and if you're fine with that knowledge then maybe you should consider how you'd belong in multiple DNI lists yourself for triggering people. It's the exact same logic, and based on the seemingly large amount of reports that the mods must have received that sparked this ban in the first place, a LOT of people are having issues with that, for a site geared towards kids that is not okay at all and I'm glad it's being promptly dealt with.
I would really recommend doing some exposure therapy if your DNI list has fandoms and characters in it, no reason to live in fear and keep fueling the fire by putting them in a dedicated list of toxic things, I've been doing this for years and it works. I'm sure my younger self would be doing the same thing right now, but DNI lists are not the solution in any way shape or form. I really truly want you guys to get better and not feel the need to have these lists! But in the mean time, it currently has no room on this site.
As a last thought, if your DNI list does not have anything remotely triggering, you're not doing anything wrong but it still cannot be allowed because as a whole DNI lists are highly triggering. Sometimes you have to sacrifice something you like so that other people can be safe, and that should be something to feel good about!
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