Words and meanings

[Isabelle]

I think it's really inreresting how many threads get locked down and deleted. I understand this is a help site and it's about inclusiveness.  Just like the inclusive umbrella term "trangender" which includes (but isn't limited to) transvestites, cross dressers, androgynes, drag queens, gender queers, transsexuals etc. and there's a lot of discussion about transsexuals in particular in this sub forum, being a group that can have certain characteristics that seperate them from others who occupy space under the transgender umbrella. Everyone can understand the idea of a scale, or a spectrum, but are there different types of rainbow?  How does locking threads that become philosophically touchy help people work through their thoughts, find support and honest information with others? Especially when the narrative is geared toward a certain philosophy? Isn't that in and of itself exclusive? I worry that my mere mention of the words transsexual and transgender in the same sentence is enough to get something locked.

[Cindy]

Feel free to discuss anything as long as it follows ToS and the standard terms as defined by Susan.

https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,54369.0.html

If you have an issue with these terms I suggest you talk to Susan
















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[Isabelle]

As I'm sure you're aware, I was paraphrasing the terms as they're defined on this site.
Just like I'm paraphrasing you when I say, I'm free to say whatever a predefined narrative tells me I can say. 
There can be no true discussion or support, without the freedom to self define and to question.

[Wild Flower]

Rules are rules.... to keep peace and prevent suicide perhaps.

[suzifrommd]

How does locking threads that become philosophically touchy help people work through their thoughts, find support and honest information with others?

Locking threads serves the purpose that when conversation strays into the heated or disrespectful, it prevents harm being done to the relationships between site members and the general state of being a safe place to interact. The site staff has been doing this long enough to have a good idea of what sort of topics and language quickly become a problem. Parties to any discussion are still free to continue via PM or external to the site, but the interactions no longer have the high-voltage of public interactions.

Make sense?

[Devlyn]

Makes sense to me, there's a big difference between a support site and a discussion site.  The point about continuing the discussion privately is well made.

Hugs, Devlyn