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Ban / Remove content with a reason and put it in the reason textfield. ( So no "." or "bruh", rather "Rule 1 - Insulted a fellow member" ... )
Avoid permanent bans and use progressive bans instead. 24 hour ban, 3 day ban, 7 day ban etc.. permanent bans just lead to the user making a different account and not learning from their mistake.
I disagree with this. There are some offenses from which we can't reasonably expect people to "learn" from - bigotry, death threats, doxxing, spambotting, ban evasion. These are what permanent bans are most often handed out for anyway. If I saw someone drop a slur in my community, my vote would be to permanently ban them.
Well—some slurs are obvious no-go. Then there are slurs that are widely used thoughtlessly in high schools. Ex.—recently saw a poster call a rule "retarded." Removed, noted "incivility, disrespectful to people with developmental disabilities." No blowback, peace restored with minimal unhappiness.
Edit: oh nuts, this my alt account. Should have posted from 108beads@lemm.ee. Apologies.
For the record I actually agree with this. I had a similar policy toward "retarded" and the like in previous communities. Not because I thought it was "not as bad" but because it's more likely that people (especially younger people) could have incorporated this into their vocabulary passively without even really thinking about the implications. These people can learn, but most others who use slurs can't, at least not from a stranger over the internet.