Helping to keep the forum safe

[Goku Black]

So recently, its become more apparent that there are users here who don't respect this forums rules and disregard all behavior contrary to what should conducted when online. It comes as a great disappointment to us mods that there are users who've been exposed to such behavior that makes them feel unsafe and uncomfortable to the extent where the only way they can get away from it is to leave this forum, afraid that they would hurt someone unintentionally when all they wanted was to be left alone, for that to be respected.

This forum is meant to be for those who are struggling in every capacity across all aspects of life, to discuss and feel a sense of community, foster connections with those that understand their daily hardship small or great, Sadly some use this to their advantage, to give people here the false impression that they can be trusted and confided in and then excuse their behavior when it is inappropriate and against the values of this forum and why it still stands to this to day for those who need it the most out there in a world that will not listen to them openly and without prejudice.

We can't tolerate or allow people to deviate this place from its intended purpose, it begins with everyone who has ever been harmed by such behavior to not be afraid, come forward and talk to the mods with all possible evidence to sort out such matters in order for them to be held accountable no matter their popularity or activity on this site.

To add, thanks to the bravery and honesty of users who have been affected by these minority users, certain members have been removed from the forum for safety of users which is paramount to us especially in a place where so many of you seek solidarity, friendship, connection, understanding and compassion and we want users to feel comfortable approaching staff with any and all concerns of inappropriate or boundary violating behavior.

 

[halleyscomet]

Thank you mods for working so tirelessly to make sure that SaSu remains a safe space. We appreciate you! <3

 

[Unknown21]

Great work, thanks so much.

 

[Jorms_McGander]

Thank you mods for creating a space where it is safe to speak up and thank you to the individual users who spoke up because it's never easy to do that.

 

[CTB Dream]

This forum rly awfl same outer ppl atk hars make fun etc, yea many no rspct me keep say want prvt me say no prvt me injury damage loss all lose slf lose prsn no have any ppl no undstd wat mean injury damage wat mean unq situ, this rly hurt this rly hurt keep say same ppl no undrstd me no brain no any ,ppl keep hars atk etc yea me no know this species awfl



Now this talk gnrl cncpt forim, yea tell u more this ppl no undrstd cncpt life dth no undrstd cncpt ctb deal ppl simil outer no undrstd wat mean ctb no undrstd wat mean prsn disapre ppl disapre yea this true ppl this plc no undsrstd say simil outer, ppl talk disapre think ok othre think ppl die make trama,

many ppl make frnd frnd betry etc say die lie this make trama blv me this plc v dngr ppl no undrstd brain no undrstd neuro ppl say die prsn disapre this make frvr trama, yea me say this cuz me undrstd this crul unvrs this awfl unvrs, this many situ life make brain shtr this life dth scenrio 1 exmp, tell u how more detl, ppl say live bild all plan assum live, this ppl here no undrstd this cncpt say ppl live simil outer, live = 1 say die = 0, prblm ppl deal simil outer say both live die this cntrdct logic make dngr all human brain

make clear this logic prblm, this 2 mode live die, ppl outer say assum live, but forum diff natur this ppl need assum die anytm make care each no hurt any, cuz this trama ,

yea dth cncpt posbl dmg brain, say usrnm see 1day dispare this posbl dmg need crfl need empath all

Ywa tell u more, this prsn can callous say ok ok say lie othr prsn disapre, this callous can frnd can lovr can relat etc 1day lie say ctb make frvr trama, yea this all hpn many time this ppl no undrstd othr ppl human can love can attch this ppl here no norm situ, see ppl live wat do die ppl mourn ppl keep visit grv this simil cncpt this plc ppl keep mmry ppl love user do any mayb 1 day ctb no see, this truth this forum ppl no see, yea this truth see Sci psylg see how prsn see die prsn make simil child attch, ppl no see even usrnm this frvr trama

yea also ppl posbl autism posbl emotn disrdr posbl aphnts posbl injury posbl many this prvnt prsn undrstd wat mean cncpt life dth, yea ppl all need undrstd this forum no same outer, ppl need care each rgrdle situ, both side care each say ctb care say wait care say try live care,

 

[thereisthemist]

Since this thread is pinned I think there is nothing more you can do than simply force policing according to forum rules now.
Site is gathering more and more attention by the days, while being a human does not guarantee one not to be a bad actor all the time.
Rules are rules, they are for inappropriate actions, not users/people. If this moderation is not solid, any community, let alone one about suicide, will devolve into internet debris.

 

[rozeske]

Much appreciation to all the Mods for working tirelessly to make this place a safe space. This is an 18+ site. Let us all act like adults, respect the rules and make their jobs a little easier.

 

[Praestat_Mori]

Big thanks to the mods for keeping SaSu a safe space!

 

[RosebyAnyName]

Thank you, this forum provides an important service that no other place (that I know of) is willing to provide. I'm glad moderators here take things seriously to keep the original purpose of this forum intact.

 

[destinationlosangel]

Massive thanks to the moderators for this.

 

[Illegal Preclear]

Thank you for all your hard work, mods! I'm very grateful this community exists.

 

[theboy]

I haven't really seen that on this forum

 

[Abyssal]

I don't doubt that you've been working hard to keep this forum a safe space for us, but I can't help but agree with some of the other users that I haven't seen this behavior unless you are referring to the incel-esque arguments or the usual "this place used to be better" sorta stuff.

Thanks for doing something, but what exactly did you do? What should we look out for that has apparently been slipping through the cracks and has been left to break the rules for so long?

 

[rozeske]

I have seen it, atleast some of it, some of the things that make you question people's literacy and maturity, but I don't insinuate that nothing is happening or that nothing substantial is being done to keep things in order. Obviously we are not aware of everything happening the way mods do, especially if we login to the site once or twice a week. but just because we don't see it doesn't mean it's not there. Just because we don't have a full grasp on how much such things are hurting other users and how much every drama and report that comes with it adds to the tedious list of things to do for mods doesn't mean we should turn a blind eye and belittle their effort. The bare minimum is being asked of us, to act like adults and help them in keeping this place a safe space and that is not a hard thing to do.

 

[Dot]

I don't doubt that you've been working hard to keep this forum a safe space for us, but I can't help but agree with some of the other users that I haven't seen this behavior unless you are referring to the incel-esque arguments or the usual "this place used to be better" sorta stuff.

Thanks for doing something, but what exactly did you do? What should we look out for that has apparently been slipping through the cracks and has been left to break the rules for so long?

Thre hve bn a smll bt signfcnt numbr of xamples whre sme usrs hve attmptd t/ eithr manipl8 ppl in d.ms or bn sendng unsolictd romantc apprchs & nt respctng boundris etc

Sme of thse instnces wre allowd t/ happn fr longr thn thy shld bcse victms hve nt flt comfrtble comng 2 mods fr vrious reasns - eithr bcse thy belive tht thy dd smethng thmslves t/ dserve tht b-havr or tht no1 wll belve thm or tht thy hve bn gult-trippd b/ thse msgng thm

S/ mods wantd 2 clarfy tht no1 shld b on recivng end of tht knd of treatmnt s/ fl.free t/ contct mods if u hve xperncd tht or if u belve tht a frnd = xperncng tht

 

[Optimu$]

The romantic incidents that moderator @Dot mentions is an interesting and unfortunately understandable one. I'd take a guess that this is more often than not male to female users and you'd think that with this being a place where a majority want to die (now or soon) that people could just accept it's inappropriate.

People come on here more often than other forums so I guess they build a relationship with other users but at the end of the day unless you're meeting in person or doing phone calls or video chats then we're all just strangers who should be friendly with eachother even though it's difficult to call anyone a friend from just words on a screen.

 

[destinationlosangel]

Thre hve bn a smll bt signfcnt numbr of xamples whre sme usrs hve attmptd t/ eithr manipl8 ppl in d.ms or bn sendng unsolictd romantc apprchs & nt respctng boundris etc

Sme of thse instnces wre allowd t/ happn fr longr thn thy shld bcse victms hve nt flt comfrtble comng 2 mods fr vrious reasns - eithr bcse thy belive tht thy dd smethng thmslves t/ dserve tht b-havr or tht no1 wll belve thm or tht thy hve bn gult-trippd b/ thse msgng thm

S/ mods wantd 2 clarfy tht no1 shld b on recivng end of tht knd of treatmnt s/ fl.free t/ contct mods if u hve xperncd tht or if u belve tht a frnd = xperncng tht

I am so grateful that u mentioned this specifically. And I feel so validated. A few days ago, I had gotten in touch with a mod here for something very similar and the fact that you guys took this seriously only reaffirms my faith in this great community.

 

[ForgottenAgain]

Thre hve bn a smll bt signfcnt numbr of xamples whre sme usrs hve attmptd t/ eithr manipl8 ppl in d.ms or bn sendng unsolictd romantc apprchs & nt respctng boundris etc

Sme of thse instnces wre allowd t/ happn fr longr thn thy shld bcse victms hve nt flt comfrtble comng 2 mods fr vrious reasns - eithr bcse thy belive tht thy dd smethng thmslves t/ dserve tht b-havr or tht no1 wll belve thm or tht thy hve bn gult-trippd b/ thse msgng thm

S/ mods wantd 2 clarfy tht no1 shld b on recivng end of tht knd of treatmnt s/ fl.free t/ contct mods if u hve xperncd tht or if u belve tht a frnd = xperncng tht

Thank you for explaining and thank you for all the hard work all the mods have been putting into this community. This place is very unique and precious and you're the foundation that is keeping everything running smoothly. I appreciate your dedication and patience. Thank you

 

[Dark Moon]

I hope I was not one of the bad problematic members but thanks for keeping the forum safe.

 

[DefinitelyReady]

Thre hve bn a smll bt signfcnt numbr of xamples whre sme usrs hve attmptd t/ eithr manipl8 ppl in d.ms or bn sendng unsolictd romantc apprchs & nt respctng boundris etc

Sme of thse instnces wre allowd t/ happn fr longr thn thy shld bcse victms hve nt flt comfrtble comng 2 mods fr vrious reasns - eithr bcse thy belive tht thy dd smethng thmslves t/ dserve tht b-havr or tht no1 wll belve thm or tht thy hve bn gult-trippd b/ thse msgng thm

S/ mods wantd 2 clarfy tht no1 shld b on recivng end of tht knd of treatmnt s/ fl.free t/ contct mods if u hve xperncd tht or if u belve tht a frnd = xperncng tht

Thanks for the clarity and acknowledgement of problems within the platform, as I think we were all just kind of left in the dark by Goku Black, which just left us to decipher the vagueness and ambiguity of the post, leaving us on an uncomfortable note with a sense of paranoia in the air. Thanks for the subtext as I think it provided some relief and alleviated some of the pressure.