Re: This title needs to go
Zarvox, the only bit of wiggle I'm giving practically anyone who's raising hell in here is that yes, this is a first for the forum. No one has taken exception with forum titles before.
But instead of treating it as a new thing, a novelty, or even something that really rings your "WTF dude?" button, you're bound and determined to find fault. Perhaps this is because the forum at large is just waiting for something to snarl at, and Haily made herself a target without intending to. Perhaps it's because some of you are trying really really hard not to be prejudicial, but it's sort of sneaking out anyway. I'd hate to think that latter, and it's not an accusation, it's just a theory. We've got to stop with this "not handling it right" situation. If this has never happened before, who are you to say that it was handled wrong? Is there some heretofore-undiscussed "Big Book of Forum Etiquette" that you know about, and some others in here know about, that nobody's sharing because they just assume that it's all general knowledge? And if so, who wrote it, and on what terms, and for whose benefit?
Like I said much earlier, it's one thing to be surprised, even flabbergasted, by Haily's request. It is new, so being put back on your heels is something I totally understand. I said before that even I kinda went, "Uh, seriously?" when I first read it. But then I took another longer look at things because I didn't want to just go with my first impulse, and I wish some of the rest of you had done likewise. If you had, we wouldn't be here.
Haily, I definitely won't try to drive you away by any means, but I guess this has just proved that about certain things, the forum is still able and willing to lose its collective mind over shit that isn't going to hurt anyone. I'm sorry it was about this topic.
That said, I can't actually change your title right now. The only two staff members who have voiced an opinion here are at odds, so essentially we need a tie-break. At this point I think the likeliest scenario is that even if we decide to tweak your title, it will be for you, and will stay close to the original, and will be updated back to the regular title you'd otherwise earn when you get there. The aim is to remove the misgendering language with the least amount of overall impact. I trust you can understand that this is not to give you any advantage or bragging rights, it's simply to alleviate a situation you find uncomfortable.
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