Post by The Lunar Crew on Oct 10, 2019 19:43:50 GMT -7
The Forum Rules
1) Do not insult or attack people here. If someone has attacked you first, please do not retaliate. Instead, please Private Message or Email us, TheLunarCrew.
**You can email us at thelunarcrew313@gmail.com.**
If something or someone has upset you, please either politely ask us, TheLunarCrew, why this upsetting material is here, or politely and calmly state what it is that has upset you and why, via Private Messaging or Email.
Any active abuse, bullying, berating, insulting, or other inappropriate and mistreating behaviour will not be tolerated here. This goes for behaviour towards other Forum Members as well as other members of your own DID system.
Narratives of such actions, such as telling about something taking place withing a system, are fine, but please keep them to appropriate areas such as Journals or the Vent it Out board.
Please report any such acts if you are experiencing them from another Forum Member immediately to us, TheLunarCrew.
In addition, if you have an issue with something on the forum, an issue with us, an issue with another user and/or their behaviour, an issue with our behaviour, have an issue with any of the rules, or have any questions pertaining to anything forum-related:
Please feel more than welcome to Privately Message or Email us, TheLunarCrew, about any of the above reasons/topics.
We strive to be a fair admin with open minds and taking care to look at things logically without letting emotions get in our way or make us biased.
We will never be upset with anyone that PM's/Emails us about any of these topics, we will never use administrative consequences unfairly or inappropriately against anyone (such as suspending, banning, or deleting accounts), and we will always strive to do our best to make this a safe and comfortable place for everyone.
2) Do not post anything, images included, that are inappropriate. This includes overly graphic contents that contain abuse, excessive gore, excessive violence, excessive nudity, are sexual in nature, are encouraging of self harm/suicide, or other such inappropriate things.
There is a Board, Safe in the Shadows, for "dark"/"darker" alters, topics, posts, etc. This includes images. However, there is still no posting of images of abuse, excessive nudity, are sexual in nature, or are encouraging of self harm/suicide. Please take extra caution when viewing this thread.
If you are uncertain if something is alright to post/share, please feel free to ask us, TheLunarCrew.
3) Do not post or publicly share any personal information, including Email accounts, Facebook accounts, etc. If you wish to share this information with someone, do so over Private Messaging.
If you are comfortable with sharing your information for a reason, such as wishing to interview people or write a documentary, please only post in threads that are not visible to Guests for your safety.
Please only talk about things like Skype in appropriate threads that cannot be seen by Guests, and please try to keep sharing things like usernames to Private Messaging only.
4) Avatar rules: No nudity or sexually explicit images, No depiction of violence, No threatening images, No avatars depicting death, blood, gore, vulgar language or images, weapons of any kind, or that have sexually suggestive undertones.
And please, no gifs, moving pictures, animated-moving picture, or any pictures with movement in them of any kind. Movement in pictures can sometimes be triggering, distracting, disturbing, or bothersome to some people; and depending on the type of movement/picture, it could possibly affect someone if they have epilepsy.
Please understand that if we PM you about your avatar, we do so for the best interest of all, and are simply trying to ensure that this place is as safe and comfortable for everyone as possible.
5) About Trigger Warnings:
For the most part, we believe in personal responsibility when it comes to trigger warnings. You are here, on the internet, reading things posted by other people. For the most part, it is your responsibility to recognize and accept that some of said posted things may be triggering to you.
It is also your responsibility to take a break, figuratively or literally, if you do become triggered while on here and focus on helping yourself through said trigger until you reach a calmer point. If you choose to simply switch the area of the forum you are currently on/reading to help you cope and calm down, that is fine. But you and your reactions are your responsibility.
**Trigger Warnings are not necessary here for the majority of topics/things. Please be aware of this as you explore the forum.**
Trigger Warnings are only necessary for topics/things that go into triggering details.
This includes:
sharing details about abuse and/or trauma experienced,
sharing details about flashbacks and/or traumatic memories,
sharing details about substance use,
sharing about suicidal or self harm urges/thoughts, or history of suicidal/self harm experiences,
sharing art that depicts abuse/trauma,
sharing "dark"/"darker" images that may include violence/gore/weapons (only in the appropriate Board, Safe in the Shadows),
or sharing details about religion.
Anything else does not require a Trigger Warning. If you are uncertain if something requires a Trigger Warning or not, please feel free to ask us, TheLunarCrew, or to post a Warning just in case. The Boards have descriptions to help you have an idea of what will be posted there. If something is posted under "System Maps", one can expect to see alter names, alter images, alter descriptions, etc. Unless a system/alter image is graphic in some way, it does not need a Trigger Warning. If something is posted under "Vent it Out", one can expect to encounter all-caps typing, swearing, general upset, etc.
An appropriate Trigger Warning is as follows:
- "TW" is an appropriate acronym for "Trigger Warning".
- If you do not want to put a "Trigger Warning" on individual posts, please be sure to put a "Trigger Warning for the Entire Thread" at the top of your first post.
- Format should be as follows:
Example 1)
Trigger Warning: details of trauma
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[ post here ]
End Trigger Warning
- Feel free to us asterisks*, arrows^, lines~, etc., to help mark Warnings.
Example: ***Trigger Warning*** ***End Trigger Warning***
6) Personal/System responsibility and accountability:
Just because we are multiple does not mean we can do or say whatever we please simply because a certain alter is out. We all share the same body and brain whether we like it or not. While those without DID must learn "self control", we must learn "selves control". Everyone who posts here must abide by the Forum Rules & Guidelines.
7) Please note:
If you are feeling suicidal, or truly feel that you are at risk for causing harm to yourself, please only post in your Journal if you are going to post, and then please call a suicide hotline, check in to the hospital, just please seek help in some way.
If it's still early on, attempt to make your environment more safe by locking away/hiding away all sharp-edged items, all pills, all chemicals, etc.
Please do not post anywhere other than your Journal if you are going to post.
Please put an appropriate Trigger Warning that informs people your post deals with suicidal or self harming topics. Posts of this nature in other places could be too triggering for other users.
Be aware that if you post anywhere other than your Journal, your post will be moved to your Journal (if you do not have a Journal, we will make a Journal thread for you).
Due to the triggering nature of such posts, most forums do not allow them at all, but we are not like most forums. We wish to offer a safe place for expression of as many types as possible, hence why we are simply asking you to keep it to your Journal.
If you are looking to be heard or are in need of help, support, or advice, and are worried that a Journal post will not be noticed, you are more than welcome to post asking other Members if anyone is able to provide help/support/advice and is able to read your Journal entry. Please use appropriate Trigger Warnings in your post to ensure Members know what they will be reading if they go to your Journal.
8) If you are wondering about whether or not you have OSDD, UDD, DID, etc. (other than dealing with denial, of course), please understand that no one here can diagnose you, only professionals can do that, and please refer to the resources we have provided in order to help you with any questions or confusion you might have.
Do not seek out a diagnosis here.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
~ TheLunarCrew ~
~Kaleidoscope~
-casey