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- Tue Feb 21, 2017 12:54 am
- Forum: Administrivia
- Topic: Accessibility question
- Replies: 12
- Views: 27305
Re: Accessibility question
If using the mobile site with the Chrome browser: Tap the 3 dots in the upper right corner Scroll down to Settings Select Accessibility Adjust the "text scaling" slider to be larger I have Android but hopefully this isn't too different in the iPhone version of the Chrome app. I had to dramatically s...
- Fri Feb 17, 2017 2:30 pm
- Forum: Administrivia
- Topic: Is it possible to hide an entire thread?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7880
Re: Is it possible to hide an entire thread?
I have also wished for this, but I don't think there is a way currently. It's not in any of the settings. I don't think marking a user as a foe (which is entirely private) will work either, but you could try it?
- Fri Oct 23, 2015 9:07 pm
- Forum: Suggestion Box
- Topic: "Submit" vs. "Post reply"
- Replies: 4
- Views: 14655
Re: "Submit" vs. "Post reply"
I'm in the habit of composing posts in a text editor (like Notepad or Notepad++)---maybe that would help? (Maybe I also just revise too much.)
- Thu May 21, 2015 9:31 am
- Forum: Administrivia
- Topic: Reclaiming slurs (TW for use of slurs)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 42557
Re: Reclaiming slurs (TW for use of slurs)
Perhaps a bit like Rose's compound example above? No one gets (systematically) abused for being a chaser.... I guess my willingness to take the protestor seriously would also have to do with whether they were also a trans woman.
- Wed May 20, 2015 1:13 pm
- Forum: Administrivia
- Topic: Reclaiming slurs (TW for use of slurs)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 42557
Re: Reclaiming slurs (TW for use of slurs)
I don't have triggers myself so I'm approaching this conversation as "how do I be a good ally to those who do." So: I don't understand why (homophobia I guess) "genderqueer" would be any less triggering than "queer." Some history: the root word is the same. There's been a lot of discussion about the...
- Thu May 14, 2015 12:30 pm
- Forum: Administrivia
- Topic: Reclaiming slurs (TW for use of slurs)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 42557
Re: Reclaiming slurs
Hm, but which of (homophobia) queer, dyke, fag, or pansy (all words I identify with) should I warn for? How about (homophobia) genderqueer ? Are they at different stages in reclamation? (e.g. a minority of LGBT people have problems with seeing the q-word and it's become kind of unavoidable if you ha...