#blocking policy

When I first started this side blog I didn't have my age posted nor any indication that I wasn't a minor. Now there are blogs I cannot interact with.

When they say they'll block you, they mean it.

Because, apparently, it’s bloody needed.

List can be expanded as time goes on. Also, if you display any of the following and are in my tag list, I will remove you from it too.

I will block you if:

- You don’t have an age indication in your bio.

- You’re a minor.

- Your blog is blank & your icon is a generic Tumblr one.

- I think your blog is harmful.

- You display one of the common red flags (homophobia, transphobia, pro-America, etc.)

As the zombie show has returned and the alien show will be returning soon, I feel like I should make a little announcement/reminders post.

I will try to tag everything new with spoilers for the first 48 hours after it airs. If I fail to do so or you need longer, please let me know.

I will happily add any trigger or warning tags you need, as long as you let me know. I will not be perfect, but I am happy to make this blog as comfortable for you to follow as possible.

Now for the less friendly part. An incomplete list of reasons I will be blocking (I'm trying to keep my dash happy and doing my best to manage my anxiety).

blanket accusations about groups of people based on what they ship or which character they love, regardless of whether I ship it (or love the character) or not

comments I deem especially cruel about my fave

behavior I feel indicates an attempt to stir up drama

victim blaming behavior or condoning abuse

attempts to control how others enjoy the show

behavior that indicates a belief that everything in fandom revolves around you or that others in fandom should defer to you

I was going to reblog and support them, because it’s almost my exact same policy for blocking people (to date I’ve only blocked 11 people), and I myself was blocked.

Ironic.

For the curious:

I’ve made this public because i think some people might be able to learn from it. In general, I’m pretty open to appeals and suggestions when it comes to blocking.

Reasons I might block you:

I thought you were a bot.

I know you from real-life in a context that I’m not comfortable mixing with my online activities; or, I don't trust you to respect my privacy.

You genuinely seem to like the CEO of Tesla, horrible wizard book woman, or similarly motivated personalities --- seriously, why are you here? Same goes for Marxist who can't contextualize his theories within the scope they were created in and apply them without nuance for contemporary life.

You abuse the tag system; it exists for a reason. If someone posts a lot of untagged, incorrectly tagged, or spam-tagged posts to the point where it affects my ability to use the search, view my dash, and generally use the website I will block them from a functionality standpoint. It is a last resort if I find that using this platforms content-filters doesn’t work because of the way someone’s posts have been consistently tagged.

You are racist, queerphobic, sexist, ableist, bad faith argument starter, etc. — generally bigoted and not open to learning or changing their perspective. This applies to radical feminists, trans-exclusionary people who are queer, performative activists.

I think you have made a terrible mistake with your vote — and you are still very much welcome here. There are no prerequisites for reading my blog, and I welcome people who disagree with me even about matters of life and death importance. 

Just so you know what to expect:

Most of my posts will remain fairly nonpartisan. (Although many will be controversial in other ways, as usual).

Some of my posts will contain the assumption that it’s a bad thing that Trump won. For instance, this one: Struggling More With Disability In the Aftermath of the Election 

If you want to have a conversation with me about why you support Trump, or why I don’t, the place to do that is Twitter. @rsocialskills. I’m probably not going to be replying to any asks or reblogs on that topic on Tumblr.

...that if you’re heading a pornographic, sexist or racist blog and decide to follow me I will block you. No message, no warning.