For those out of the loop, WomensStuff has a women-only rule, where men are respectfully asked to not reply to posts.

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    It’s an extremely simple request that literally requires zero work to honor.

    It literally requires every single person currently on the fediverse to actively block it. And it requires every single new person that arrives in the fediverse to learn about this group, learn about their rule, learn how to block a group, and then go ahead and block it. Everyone who comes here has to do that, for every single new user that joins the fediverse. Forever.

    There is no downside.

    There are tons of downsides. All the previously mentioned work, plus all the people who post there and then get reprimanded for it, which causes unpleasant feelings, making people feel excluded from the public space of the fediverse that we want people to feel welcome at, etc i really could keep listing more downsides.

    Keeping it open and easy to find means higher engagement for the community and greater visibility on a safe, inclusive space for women.

    No, it’s the opposite of that. Keeping it open and easier to find by people who aren’t allowed to engage with the content means it’s always going to be a muddled antagonistic mess.

    Feels like an easy w to me.

    Feels like an unforced loss for everyone to me.

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      It literally requires every single person currently on the fediverse to actively block it. And it requires every single new person that arrives in the fediverse to learn about this group, learn about their rule, learn how to block a group, and then go ahead and block it. Everyone who comes here has to do that, for every single new user that joins the fediverse. Forever.

      The community only excludes men from participating

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        Bro is absolutely sick to his stomach and vomiting that this one community isn’t specifically designed for him and that people might have to * gulp * read the sidebar.

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          28 days ago

          Paint it however you want, you cannot change the landscape. If you can only win by imagining your opponent this way, you’ve already lost. Your presence is not enjoyable nor necessary.

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          I couldn’t be more clear in my reasoning. If you don’t want to read and reply to what I actually said, then you are the problem.

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          28 days ago

          I’ve never seen a community’s sidebar, since I use Lemmy on my phone like probably half of all users.

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            28 days ago

            So do I? It’s very easy to view the sidebar of a community. It’s a good way to get to know them and understand what unique rules they might have.

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              28 days ago

              I’m actually curious, do you use the browser version or a Lemmy app? I’m on Boost and I would have to click into the community if I wanted to see anything more than its name and instance.

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                28 days ago

                I use Voyager and you do have to tap into the community and then I think View Sidebar is an option in another menu

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        28 days ago

        Seriously, that’s your retort? Ok fine, I’ll rephrase.

        It literally requires about half of every single person currently on the fediverse to actively block it. And it requires **about half ** of every single new person that arrives in the fediverse to learn about this group, learn about their rule, learn how to block a group, and then go ahead and block it. About half of everyone who comes here has to do that, for about half of every single new user that joins the fediverse. Forever.