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I think "censoring" is being tossed around too lightly; …

incorrectly

there has been no censorship, no attempt at such

incorrectly claiming censorship gives succor to those who are proponents of censorship

So, yes, it's okay to disagree with the decision, but if you do, be at peace with the fact that we think the decision is the right one, and PLEASE do us and these boards and so many other gamers a HUGE FAVOR and quietly step back and don't publicly crusade against the decision.

ever pick up a whistle, blow it, hear nothing and think, “guess this whistle is broken”?

when you use the phrasing or tactics of haters and extremists,
that is dog whistling

if it was intentional (“I know exactly which whistle I grabbed”),
yeah that is wrong - don’t do that

if it was inadvertent (“guess this whistle is broken”),
you still blew the dog whistle (and it had its effects) even if you didn’t mean to blow it

claiming censorship is an aspect of Paizo’s recently stated planned actions regarding slavery, …
this is dog whistling because censorship has nothing to do with Paizo’s decision or any effects of it

saying “what’s next?!? they’re gonna ban [whatevs]?” then making an argument against that non-ban when no one except you suggested that ban (or you were one who replied to the bogus ban claim in support against the faux-ban),
this is dog whistling even if you were unaware (and it’s even worse if you were aware)

falsely equating to radically different aspects of this discussion (energy/time spent supporting content creators who don’t want to create a specific type of content is not the same as time/energy spent posting about how you want that content, or you want a ‘change’ in Paizo’s decision, or various other similar stuff),
yeah, you guessed it, dog whistling

baiting over this content
dog whistling

slippery slope, straw man, other logical fallacies used as part of an argument again Paizo’s decision (or that it should have been handled or implemented differently)
dog whistling

and before you go trying to call BS or shenanigans or otherwise get bent out of shape, let me be clear:

if you post content that a hater or extremist could read and very easily conclude,
“that person has hates and extremes that are a lot like mine, so clearly that poster posting I take as evidence as my views are not only valid but held more widely than I realized”
yes, that is the definition of dog whistling
statements skating under the radar that haters and extremists will take comfort in seeing posted

This thread feels like a mean-spirited "gift" to drop for the mods during their holiday

that’s only because it is

yet another round of constant whistling from either those intentionally doing so or ‘innocent’ members who have inadvertently picked up “the broken whistle” and instead of looking deeper to understand that “no, that whistle is not broken, it is doing exactly what it was intended to do when it is blown” they just go “poor whistle, too bad you’re broken and don’t work anymore ::sad face::”

I can only hope more will
Educate themselves before they wreck something

A thinly veiled slippery slope argument seems like a dog whistle.

It only seems like it because that is one of the definitions of dog whistle.

Did we really need yet another thread like this?

No, no we don’t.

And a shout-out to the poster who used "crux of the biscuit"! the other day!!!

thank you

while this faux Gortle isn’t that faux Gortle, we both have the same handler who appreciates being noticed & mentioned

and I’d like to extend my deepest, sincerely thanks to all of those fighting the good fight
opposing intolerance is a thankless yet important role
every open, honest, accepting community, society, nation, … could use many many more of you