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Hello all! Admin team member Quisty is changing their username to M.J and from unspecified pronouns to he/him pronouns. This is a PSA to minimise confusion about changes in the admin team, M.J is still the same person as he used to be! He will, like any user who changes their handle on FOCA, keep hi...

I hear you. Let me take it to the team and we'll get back to you.

The internet is a magical place, full of kitten gifs and worldwide friendships. But, and you knew it was coming, didn't you? As much as we're about good faith and assuming the best of everyone here at FOCA, there are a lot of people using the Internet who do not have your best interests at heart. I'...

We've been doing a lot of moderation of ableist words and phrases. This is quite different than sexism, racism, and pretty much all other forms of bigotry because this community seems to be quite good at avoiding using slurs and negative stereotypes in all areas other than ableism. We've also notice...

Hi Evelyn,

thank you for the input. We appreciate it and we'll think about it.

Thank you! :)

Hi everyone! We've seen a number of weight discussions and reports about diet talk lately, so we thought we'd do a little refresher. Our rule no 9 says ”No body shaming, body snarking, diet talk, mentioning specific weights or sizes, or posting what constitutes healthy or unhealthy eating.” ”Healthy...

Hi Kimi!

Yes, reporting them is great! I see we have a few new ones right now, let me go remove them. I'm non techy but our carbonated wit is working on solutions to stop the spambots.

Thank you everyone!

I'm sadly low on tech skills, but the team is looking at what we can do. Thanks again!