The Fine Print

Zoom rooms are not public. They are not protected by the first amendment, nor do you have a right to them as a taxpaying American citizen. Zoom rooms are purchased by people or teams to use for a specific purpose. The moderation team of this zoom room owns this room, and gets to make decisions as to what happens in it. Don't like it? Buying a zoom room is a thing you can do too! Then you can set your zoom room to follow your ethics.

This zoom room is more open than most. The team that bought it did so for the purpose of having a pleasant place for themselves and their peers to hang out in. If you behave in ways that make it less pleasant for the folks that bought and use it, than you are not welcome. It is truly that simple.

We understand that everyone has off days. We aren't asking you to practice toxic positivity. When shit sucks, ask if the other folks in the room have the headspace to listen right now, and as long as they do, vent away. If some folks in the room don't have the headspace for tough topics today, take the conversation into a breakout room or a private call with the person you need to talk to. No one here is your therapist, and no one owes you their time. Remember to “not dominate the rap, jack”. Even if folks have consented to your rant, doesn't mean they aren't also going through their own struggles. Be mindful of the amount of space that you are using. Remember this isn't a real campfire. At a real campfire 3 conversations can happen at once and blend and separate fluidly. Unfortunately, the technology we are using highlights only one voice at a time per room. So if you are talking, no one else can start talking until you have stopped. We are all here together to try to get through trying and lonely times.

We have tried to lay out some basic guidelines to guide the sorts of behavior we want to see. Violating our stated guidelines will get you at least put into time out, and potentially banned. We also reserve the right to use our best judgment and instincts to keep this room working as we like it. As the owners of this zoom room, this is our right, and by using this zoom room, you agree to only complain about it a little.

We have a created a team of moderators, to talk through how to build the sort of culture in this zoom room that is healthy. Most decisions are discussed to an absolutely excessive degree. However, the modteam also places a lot of trust in each other, and trusts that if one moderator had to step up and make a decision in the moment, it was the decision that had to be made in that moment. Complaining excessively about it to the rest of us will only result in a longer/permanent ban or rectal leakage. Contact your physician for erections lasting longer than four hours.

TLDR: Yes, we can ban you if you annoy us. Not sorry.