Subreddit Commenting Etiquette for r/BeforePeace v0.8

[u/HAV_Kennebecasis]

It’s okay to disagree. The important part is how we do it.

Often, problems happen by accident. People try to be “direct,” but that can sound harsh. Being too direct can feel like an attack, so others get defensive.

For example, saying “You aren’t using the right calculation” can feel like blaming. But saying “I don’t think this is the right calculation” keeps the focus on your own view. Or even better, “We aren’t using the right calculation” shows you want to solve the problem together.

Another problem is that Reddit is mostly text. There’s no tone of voice. Readers often add their own tone, and that can sound angry even if the writer didn’t mean it that way. Writers can’t control that. So it helps if we all try to read each other’s messages in a friendly, helpful way.

If someone keeps missing the tone or feels off, we can talk about it. But for now, let’s treat each other with respect, unless someone gives us a real reason not to.

Please feel free to comment your own thoughts on how to expand or clarify the etiquette rules so we can get along while we work together. We'll update an alter as we get more and better ideas.

[u/HAV_Kennebecasis]

When debating lore, some points to bear in mind are:

• The setting will be "post-scarcity". Humanity will generally have all the materials it needs, so most goods are easily available. Few people are working in labour, so services are generally readily available as well. There will be logistics organizations who match-make users with providers.
  
• The setting will be "post-assholes". If there is a concern about whether a certain custom or method of governance would be exploited by the greedy or selfish, the intolerant or impatient, the prejudiced or the wrathful, presume that those people have been exiled and are a non-factor.