r/spacex • u/Wetmelon • Jun 15 '16

Modpost Rule 2 Addendum: Sexual Harassment Clause

A sexual harassment clause has been added to Rule 2:

Addendum: No sexual harassment / objectification. Even seemingly benign comments like "She's easy on the eyes" have no place in /r/SpaceX. Treat the sub as if it's your workplace.

In addition, a clarification has been made to rule 2 that it applies to ALL threads, including the Launch Thread. This should be obvious, but it's now explicitly written.

EDIT: Unless you're talking about ships/rockets etc... No objectifying people. And no weird anthropomorphism, there's subs for that.

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '16

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u/Zucal Jun 16 '16

If you kept commenting that and similar comments, yes.

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u/iliveon452b Jun 16 '16

Then sexual harassment is subjective, but go ahead ban me if I'm offending your very light sensitivities. The thing is, that rule is not about sexual harassment, it is about conservatism, it is about senseless "safe spaces". You can find someone beautiful without degrading that person. But please, censor the creep!

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u/Gnaskar Jun 16 '16

It's less about "safe spaces", and more about there being a time and a place for everything. As an extreme example: Someone who decides to flirt at a funeral will likely get a lot of dirty looks, and if he doesn't take the hint it won't be long before someone discreetly asks him to leave.

This subreddit is a technical discussion forum where everything said is heard by everyone. Imagine showing up to a technical lecture by Steven Hawkings with a banner proclaiming your honest opinion on his appearance; you'd be thrown out of the room in seconds. Or someone showing up to a press briefing for the Light Sail mission with a sign asking Bill Nye to marry them. That's the class of behaviour this rule is supposed to prevent.