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Worth also reposting id entity's sample post, which I think makes a good format:
I would also like to encourage people to post in the dialogue thread with an eye toward accomplishing the following:
Say how you have observed the poster behaving, with links wherever possible. ("The poster stated that Jewish people lie about the Holocaust in this thread.")
State how this has affected you. ("I felt threatened, because I am Jewish and my family is Jewish, and the Holocaust is very real to me. Reminders of antisemitism, such as alleging that Jewish people lie about the Holocaust, make me feel threatened by reminding me that violence against my family could happen again. I felt afraid, and feeling afraid I became angry, and then I couldn't continue with the discussion productively.")
Avoid expressing opinions as feelings. Avoid expressing feelings as snark. (Suffering leads to judgment, judgment leads to outrage, outrage leads to snark, snark leads to suffering.)
State your needs. ("I need to feel safe from attacks against some part of my identity on Barbelith.")
Make a clear and specific request of the poster and/or the board which will address your needs. ("I would like you to stop talking about Jews, Jewishness, the Holocaust, and WWII on the Boards. I would like you not to PM me. If you won't do these things, I would like Barbelith to ban you so that I do not have to feel threatened on the Board.")
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