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Day Tripper · 27-08-2008, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Doodahdoo

Sorry, sorry sorry.
Blame me, slack mod :P

So, as you may know, we decided to lock the 'What are you wearing today' thread on the 16th June this year. After discussion, we have come to the conclusion to remove it completely.

Whilst I can understand that for a lot of people, it was really interesting to see what people were wearing, it also had the potential to trigger people, especially with the full-body shots. It can also be very triggering for someone to look at a thread and see someone who they feel is thinner than them calling themselves "fat" or "disgusting".
There was also speculation about some people photoshopping their photos, to make them look slimmer, which just goes to show the competitive aspect of the thread.

Most of you will remember the "ED picture thread" which we have also deleted in the past few months. We feel that in it's absence, the "What are you wearing?" thread has gained some of the competetive atmosphere that we were trying to get rid of here at RYL.

We hope you understand our decision. If you have any questions, please go ahead and ask.

Joanna,
RYL Mod.
xxx

It wasn't all about the comments people made on themselves. That was only part of it.

In short, plenty of people found it to be quite a triggering thread. This site isn't real life, which is part of the purpose of people coming on here. It's a safe haven, a getaway from the real life where they can seek support and talk to others who deal with similar issues, and that's just how it is.

So, yes, this site is a lot more censored than real life. Why not give someone a place they can go to where they don't have to worry about seeing images of extremely thin people, especially ones commenting on how fat they are?

Everyone is entitled to their opinions on this but the insults need to stop. I will be taking the insults thrown around in this thread to the moderators and will see what they have to say on whether this thread should remain open or not.

Insults are not going to be tolerated on this site and if that requires people to receive warnings, infractions, their posts being edited, or the threads they're posted in be closed, it will happen.

27-08-2008, 06:41 AM	#88
Day Tripper shannon Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: California I am currently:	Quote: Originally Posted by Doodahdoo Sorry, sorry sorry. Blame me, slack mod :P So, as you may know, we decided to lock the 'What are you wearing today' thread on the 16th June this year. After discussion, we have come to the conclusion to remove it completely. Whilst I can understand that for a lot of people, it was really interesting to see what people were wearing, it also had the potential to trigger people, especially with the full-body shots. It can also be very triggering for someone to look at a thread and see someone who they feel is thinner than them calling themselves "fat" or "disgusting". There was also speculation about some people photoshopping their photos, to make them look slimmer, which just goes to show the competitive aspect of the thread. Most of you will remember the "ED picture thread" which we have also deleted in the past few months. We feel that in it's absence, the "What are you wearing?" thread has gained some of the competetive atmosphere that we were trying to get rid of here at RYL. We hope you understand our decision. If you have any questions, please go ahead and ask. Joanna, RYL Mod. xxx It wasn't all about the comments people made on themselves. That was only part of it. In short, plenty of people found it to be quite a triggering thread. This site isn't real life, which is part of the purpose of people coming on here. It's a safe haven, a getaway from the real life where they can seek support and talk to others who deal with similar issues, and that's just how it is. So, yes, this site is a lot more censored than real life. Why not give someone a place they can go to where they don't have to worry about seeing images of extremely thin people, especially ones commenting on how fat they are? Everyone is entitled to their opinions on this but the insults need to stop. I will be taking the insults thrown around in this thread to the moderators and will see what they have to say on whether this thread should remain open or not. Insults are not going to be tolerated on this site and if that requires people to receive warnings, infractions, their posts being edited, or the threads they're posted in be closed, it will happen.