Say it without scaring people

The guidelines are communicated to gain acceptance, not to frighten: depolarised language (which words to change is an open working question), positive framing — this space differs from a club or pub; its freedoms come with social safeguards; you can approach someone about nuanced issues — and a voice that celebrates self-expression while making the safety backups visible and dependable.

Deliberately left open

OPIN-107 — how and which language to depolarise is open.

How, and which, language to depolarise

The draft commits to depolarised language but OPIN-107 leaves open which specific words to change and how — it is an explicit working question.

If left open Tone is what wins or loses acceptance for the whole guideline set. The wrong words can frighten or alienate the community the drafts are trying to bring on board; leaving it open means the current, un-tuned wording ships by default.

Options for resolution

Run a language pass with the community to flag and rework charged terms
A/B or review-comment specific phrasings before finalising
Adopt a positive-framing style guide and apply it across all drafts

Where this comes from · 8 source items

This draft merges what the community actually said across 8 source items — every source ID is permanent and traceable.

GTC-065 Aiming for acceptance with our guidelines and process, not scaring people
GTC-084 Depolarising language
GTC-086 Phrase this thing in a positive way: the space is different from that of a club, Xmas dinner. We have freedoms and this comes with social means we have put in place to safeguard safety.
OPIN-088 guidelines sent out to the community to see so doesn’t scare them
OPIN-106 Wants to depolarize language
OPIN-107 (me – how? What language?)
OPIN-110 Seeing a way we can phrase this thing in a positive way: the space is different from that of a club, Xmas dinner. We have freedoms and this comes with social means we have put in place to safeguard safety. Unlike at a pub, you can come to people/someone to address that issue for the nuanced issues.
OPIN-112 This is a space to celebrate yourself, AND you also have safety backups – if you see/experience something unsafe, you have a way to bring these up and will be taken seriously

Themes · communication and tone · scope of community safety

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