I have decided to allow full visibility for typed groups. E.g., MT’s will be able to see the TT hall, but not post there. MM’s will be able to see the TM hall. Etc.
I am glad I did not initially allow this. It allowed the subforums to develop their unique characters independent of comment or criticism from potentially less understanding types.
However, there are also significant downsides to the arrangement. It is difficult for e.g. MT’s to learn about TT psychology solely from my secondhand characterizations. It is better for them to see the pain for themselves, to understand the stakes of this battle, and motivate them to furious dedication.
Bear in mind that if you have Neanderthal genes, you may have a TT child. Realize that Neanderthal genes are going the way of the dodo bird. This is an existential fight:
“A greater proportion of early modern Europeans had [occipital buns], but prominent occipital buns even among Europeans are now relatively infrequent”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occipital_bun
So, I am opening visibility. But, I WILL NOT TOLERATE aggression by less sensitive types against more sensitive types. Do not express, explicitly OR IMPLICITLY, contempt for those more Neanderthal than yourself. It is a bannable offense.
If you’re not absolutely sure I’ll be fine with what you’re doing, avoid making any mention of “nerds” or “losers” or “pussies” etc. If you have a legitimate problem with someone who has more sensitivity markers than you, PM me rather than calling them out.
E.g., if someone likes ponies (multiple), or is gay (one so far), or is a Starchild (one or two), or a scattered TM, or has Asperger’s (multiple), and you don’t like this, zip it. Let someone with equal or greater sensitivity criticize that. It’s not your job.
Even if a more sensitive type calls you out, you are not allowed to hit back at full force. If you don’t think you can practice that much restraint, simply keep silent.
There are plenty of Cro Magnons to mock. We don’t need to turn on our own kind. Regardless of how important you feel the moral or religious or social or intellectual issue is, the value of a safe haven for Neanderthals is more important.
The pure Neanderthals among us are not weak. They are simply designed for a small-tribe insular structre that no longer exists, and are thus traumatized, sometimes to the point of total debilitation. Yet within their proper environment, they would be respected big game hunters and herders with more fractures than rodeo riders, fathers with families, and unhesitating to spit invaders at close range on their heavy spears.
It is the duty of the stronger and better-adapted among us to shepherd the broken and hurting. If you play the wolf, the dog or the hyena, you’ll be banned permanently.
There is one unforgiveable sin here – driving away a dysfunctional Neanderthal. You’ve been warned.
I will try this experiment and if it gets out of hand, or the TT’s don’t like it, I will resume the cloaking for whatever groups can’t handle the above behavior code. *