Okay, catching up on this thread and very disappointed to see that my request to avoid discussion of playersexuality here has been ignored or broken by some, and in a way that seems to me unmindful of LGBT+ readers. I'm handing out some timeouts as a result and deleting posts on the topic that came after my ruling.
I am okay with people PMing me to request clarification or challenge my moderation requests, but not with them being ignored or argued with in thread, especially as I won't necessarily see that immediately.
No more of that, and no more discussion of playersexuality here please. It's not a subject on which I've ever seen a high quality, constructive debate that hasn't at times descended into offensive stereotyping or homophobia, and as a result it can derail any topic it's raised in. There are valid concerns in this thread that people will be excluded from engaging with if people don't focus on rather than the tenuously related side-issue of playersexuality.
As I've mentioned, while I don't want the discussion in this thread, it is valid to discuss the approach to companion sexuality in general. Given it seems a topic that many people find difficult to talk about in a friendly and respectful way I'll admit it's not a subject I ever relish seeing brought up here, but if someone really does want to talk about it, then I am willing to moderate a discussion in a separate thread specifically on this topic. As long as it is started constructively, thoughtfully and mindfully that this is a topic that can prompt comments that can be personally hurtful given implications for people's real lives.
