After discussing this with the people most often using the mutual aid community and feedback here we will be making a single change.

Meta posts will no longer be permitted in [email protected] critical meta posts must not be about specific users and posted in [email protected] at risk of removal.

We will change the mutual aid sidebar to remove the clause permitting meta posts, we will also ask that users post once a day so that everyone’s post’s can be seen but this is not a hard rule as it is pretty clear that removing posts is a last resort in that community. This joins the other community recommendations that users include currency, how much is needed, updating when a user has received funds, or updating/locking the post when the need has been met.

This will be unfeatured in about 12 hours

~~Hello users of hexbear:

Due to recent meta posts in our mutual aid community we wanted to open up discussion about the community [email protected]

We will never require explanation or justification from a user asking for aid in the community, and the mod and admin team continue to commit to not featuring an individual’s mutual aid request to prevent unfair exposure.

In addition, we will maintain a strict “No critical comments or meta comments” on a mutual aid post.

This post is to discuss the mutual aid community’s rule of allowing meta posts: mutual aid as a community, those making posts in it and those commenting on posts.

We are considering removing the exception allowing meta posts but wanted to involve the userbase before committing to a change.

Please comment with any thoughts, feelings, or suggestions regarding this change.

Thank you~~

  • Hestia [she/her, fae/faer]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Setting a limit is pointless as it’s all voluntary anyway. I want people to be honest about their needs.

    I think a posting limit is good as it will give a better overall view of people’s needs in the comm. Those needs don’t typically change throughout the week unless it’s an emergency

    I don’t like the idea of this, it’s very micromanagey

    Name is fine

    No meta posts, it’s disgusting when people attack each others credibility here and it hurts both the accused and accusers. I don’t expect people to be 100% honest here, if they feel the need to lie in order to get fed I’m not going to hold them to the same moral standard I would hold someone who’s financially stable and well fed.