I made this post on tumblr but I believe it’s important enough that I should post it here.
While the server itself seems to be opposed to pedophilia, it also seems to have a lot of them on it and mods aren’t doing anything about it.
For example, there has recently been a discussion on the suggestions channel where a person suggested adding a rule that would be against pedos. During it another person mentioned that this way they’ll ban 60% of the server.
Needless to say the conversation got nuked by the moderators and the rule wasn’t added.
There was also a person on the mod team who groomed minors but they seem to be gone now.
Another thing is that I encountered many people who showed red flags and/or had accusations against them that were still on the server.
Besides that there appearantly used to be a mod who was a pedo but according to mods that wasn’t very clear. They say the accuser was a transphobe but idk if that’s true or not. They don’t want to contact police or even discord on the topic. They tend to ban any conversation on the topic from the server, including people who mention it.
Just in general, don’t go there. Stick to Tumblr, raddle etc.
I’m queer too but I still reported the topic to the police. While the police can be pretty anti LGBT+, the institution still is forced to act when a crime is reported. A trans person will not be put in danger just because they reported something to the police, that’s not how police brutality works. Now, if they were on the streets alone and some cops that happened to be transphobic were near by, then there is absolutely the risk of being attacked, which is just fucked up. But reporting things isn’t putting yourself in danger. They probably know you’re trans either way due to documents a person uses. As for the doxxing, the police is there to act when someone threatens you. That’s their job. Letting someone send you threats will only make the situation worse. If they don’t act, you can pursue legal action. I could see there being a problem if it was one person but they have a whole team of mods that can support them.
I’m sorry but if you are taking on being a mod, you should be aware of the fact that situations like these will happen. It’s inevitable, people are just pieces of shit sometimes. But it’s your job to counter act it. If you’re not mentally healthy enough, then don’t moderate online spaces. You think why I avoid moderating like a plague?