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Originally Posted by BigNumbers
All I am saying is don't try and force it. Allow the place to be all inclusive (which it very much is, for a quasi-anon message board) and minorities will feel accepted and join in numbers, and eventually they will move into mod positions. Putting the chicken before the egg and saying "HEY GUYS/GALS WE HAVE A BLACK MOD AND A LADY MOD, PLEASE JOIN" really doesn't do anything then give you warm fuzzies. There needs to be a grassroots movement where these folks feel welcome to join.
likely scattered as I am on mobile, but that's what I meant. I totally agree with making the place as inclusive as possible, but this seems premature and more gladhanding than anything of concrete effectiveness.
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This isn't a campaign to entice new members. It's been born out of the fact that a number of female and other minority members have expressed displeasure with a number of posts on this site, and have admitted that it makes them feel less welcome here.