User:SOTO/Forum Archive/Help!/@comment-43874324-20200702151414/@comment-45692830-20200709074234

Something that hasn't been brought up before now is a comment made in Thread:248287. Obviously there's a slight difference in subject matter, but this thread seemed to be, in my interpretation, a refocusing by the admins on inclusivity generally, spurred specifically by LGBT+ issues. Hence:

CzechOut wrote:

A lot of great ideas have already been raised about in this thread, and we’re thrilled to see the level of insight and civility that’s clearly on display. You know, if we keep this up, we just might arrive at a more inclusive future!

The relevant quote for this discussion is

SOTO wrote:

In any case. More to the point, our stance should always just be deferring to the group in question. If POC come on and say there's a problem with our treatment of RW or fictional people of colour on the wiki, we should just listen. If certain language around disability is better for the real-world community, we should just go with that. The wiki is improved, in my mind, and certainly no lesser, for me having reworked statements about Ryan Sinclair "suffering from" dyspraxia, or certain characters being "confined to" their wheelchairs. There's no reason we, as editors, shouldn't be conscious of the implications. Absolutely nothing is lost by showing that sort of respect.

User:SOTO can correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm interpreting this to be at least somewhat an admin position, not merely solely their personal one. And even if not, the spirit of said thread is quite clearly aligned with the message therein.

This statement, and the spirit of the thread more generally, clearly supports greater care being taken for slurs and serious consideration of content warnings. If we are to take seriously the idea that a year ago this wiki refocused to inclusivity, and it wasn't just lip service, we're forced to take the ideas espoused in this thread seriously.