Hi folks,
As this topic gets close to re-opening, the moderators just want to note some simple ground rules to keep it that way.
Normally we moderate with a pretty light hand here, but given the volatility of issues around this topic, we need to be a little more strict if this topic is to stay open.
- Posts that do not directly address the topic, “What can iNaturalist community do for our fellow naturalists in Ukraine,” will be flagged and hidden.
- Anyone who has such posts still visible here is kindly asked to remove them yourself ASAP, to avoid being flagged. (But moderators and staff still reserve that right if needed.)
- If you see a post that is off-topic or violates another forum guidelines, please flag it rather than engaging with it and bringing the conversation off track again.
- We’ll close the topic permanently it continues to be a source of violations.
To anyone who might see the above as an infringement on free speech, a simple reminder that the iNaturalist Forum is not a free speech platform. It is a forum to discuss iNaturalist (and closely related topics), report bugs, and suggest improvements. Full stop. There are plenty of other public fora where we can air our opinions on the situation in Ukraine.
Finally, since it has reared its head here, a reminder of iNaturalist’s definition of “Hate Speech,” which is grounds for immediate suspension from both the Forum and from iNaturalist itself:
Hate speech is content consciously designed to attack people based on age, race, gender, sexual orientation, income, physical ability, country of origin, religion, educational background, or any other attribute that people are unable to control.
(emphasis added)
Thank you for your understanding as this topic re-opens.