this post was submitted on 02 Apr 2025
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General rules:
- Be kind.
- All posts must make an attempt to be funny.
- Obey the general sh.itjust.works instance rules.
- No politics or political figures. There are plenty of other politics communities to choose from.
- Don't post anything grotesque or potentially illegal. Examples include pornography, gore, animal cruelty, inappropriate jokes involving kids, etc.
Exceptions may be made at the discretion of the mods.
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I agree that the word “inclusive” is not used correctly here.
The community’s full rules are visible in the bottom right of the screenshot with no mention of exclusivity. The commenter isn’t at fault if the mod’s rules communicate the opposite of their practice. It’s also up to the host instance admins if exclusive communities such as that are allowed.
I admit that I just assumed that this rule would be in a place where you have to be able to see it before posting.
Now after your comment I've looked for it and the rule has only been announced in a pinned post. I agree that this is too hard to find; not everyone reads through every post in a community in case there are any rules for posting hidden in them (espefially when that post doesn't even mention the words rules in its title). So I agree that this one's on the community, thank you for clearing that up.
How does a community like that stay exclusive? It’s not like it’s difficult to lie and say you’re a woman. As for asking for photo confirmation we have AI nowadays so that isn’t a guarantee.
It usually relies on honesty.
If the vast majority of users is honest (which I would assume is the case in communities like this, because what big interest would men have in impersonating a woman just for answering to women's topics) then you can have rules that you cannot really enforce. And you still benefit from them, I think there's a lot less men posting with that rule than without it.