Libera #gaygeeks Guidelines - Most of these are guidelines, but a few are rules. We don't like to ban people, and we give chances. It's difficult to get a permaban in either channel. Please try to remember that main is work safe, and the 18+ channel is where the overly naughty stuff goes.

1. Don't be a dick - debate and discussion is encouraged, but hate speech, antagonizing, and fighting are unacceptable. Political discourse is allowed, but we have our limits. You can complain about your government to your hearts content, but if your speech infringes on the rights of others to exist and when it comes to open support of hate groups, or people who want to infringe upon the rights and best interests of those in the channel, you may be asked to drop the convo if things get too heated, or kicked/banned if it starts showing that you barely support your own rights, let alone the rights of the others in the channel.
   
   
2. Kindness matters - do I really need to go into this one?
   
   
3. Embrace diversity - We have people from all walks of life, all ages (at least in main), people of different gender identities, people who are ace, aro, bisexual, transgender, agender, enby, pansexual, people in ethically non-monogamous relationships, lesbians, and while rare, straight allies. (also, we have people who are demisexual and sapiosexual, so they may not fit into what you consider to he "normal". We also have many people who are neurodivergent, or have mental health conditions Transphobia, biphobia,, acephobia, homophobia, gynophobia, etc (you get the picture) - will not be tolerated. We are an inclusive and affirming group.
   
   
4. No gawking - if you have happened on the channel by accident, and you're straight - if you're an ally, great! If you're not, please, no gawking. We are not amusement park exhibits, or your local glory hole.
   
   
5. Don't "stir the pot" too much - it's very hard to get kicked or banned from the channel, but continual pushing of buttons or boundaries will eventually wear someone down.
   
   
6. No bots without express permission of the ops
   
   
7. Do not put the ops on ignore
   
   
8. Please do not share logs publicly. You may keep your own private logs, but if they show up on the web, it will result in a ban this includes screenshots. If you must take a screenshot to show a problem to an op, store it locally, and set it's expiry to 24 hours if you have to use a pastebin/imagebin, and don't share the link with the entire channel. text logs are preferable, especially if they are time/date stamped, so we can compare them to our own scrollback
   
   
9. There are two channels. One is safe for work, the other is 18+ - save the naughty stuff for the 18+ channel. We have some minors in channel, and some people who are online from work, so if you're sharing pictures and there's some question whether it's NSFW, or NSFL, please place that label before the link. Profanity is fine in either channel, but don't be overly profligate with the use of it in main. if you're getting naughty, please save that for the 18+ channel.
   
   
10. No soliciting of minors, no pedophiles, and no minors in the 18+ channel
    
    
11. Please, no explicit or overly descriptive mention of illicit drug usage, especially in main, and please use a trigger warning if you discuss it in the 18+ channel. We have people who may be at a fragile point in their recovery process, so give people a chance to use /ignore, leave the channel, or just be mentally prepared to do what they need to to protect their sobriety.
    
    
12. Politics - polite civil discourse about politics is allowed, but please keep in mind if your politics are a blatant violation of #3 & #5 - they're going to be frowned upon, particularly if those politics go against the best interests of just about everyone in channel. You're entitled to your own views, but if they're that divergent from the best interests of the people in channel, might be best not to bring them up.