Board Thread:Administrator Noticeboard/@comment-5384369-20140513235245/@comment-5384369-20140522024114

After writing for a while, trying to explain things, I got a migraine. I’m simply saying this because out of the 4 things I requested, it should take you about 2 minutes to complete one, maybe 10 minutes on the other 2. I’m not sure how long it actually takes to create a clock, but I have taken time to look into it, despite me not being able to do anything about it and not understanding some of it in the first place. But I really don’t feel like I’m asking for that much. You can literally copy and paste the rules on the 2 pages, you just have to look up the definition of cyber bullying, harassing and threatening. And I gave you an example of a wiki on what you might be able to play around with. I feel like this should only take about 20-30 minutes of your time. Considering that on average, a person/teenager spends about 23 hours a week just on social media, I don’t feel like 20-30 minutes is too much. I’m not asking you to rearrange a whole page or to do something about comments; I really don’t think that the majority of what I thought should be done to this wiki, was a large burden on a person’s shoulders.

I mean, of course, you weren’t able to understand what I was saying in the first one, but it’s pretty self explanatory. I mean, I want you to add what I listed to specify the rules, because <> isn’t very specific. I mean, I did write < > and I also wrote <>. But because you don’t understand, I’ll rephrase: Change the general rules, or wherever else on the Austin & Ally Wiki Policy where isn’t specific on the subject cyber bullying and discrimination. (Aka, the first rule on general rules, the second rule on the chat policy) You should recognize that discrimination and cyber bullying, does occur to the other ones I listed. It’s not just on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, religion and/or sexual orientation.

Also, some people probably have opposing views on what may be classified as cyber bullying and discrimination towards someone, again, outside of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, and/or sexual orientation. I was hoping that you would recognize that there are more that I listed that are much more specific. I thought that the word “etc.” doesn’t exactly cover all of it.

Going back to the very beginning, I will save you the time of trying to understand the difference between these, and I will just explain the difference.

Mine: race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, political standpoint and/or views, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, or any other basis.

Wikis: race, gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, etc.

Ethnicity is a person or group of people who identify with each other based on common ancestral, social, cultural, or national experience, whereas national origin is a particular country or part of the world you were born in.

Race is based on a race of people, like African or Caucasian, whereas color (usually) only refers to the color of their skin. Although many races are defined by their skin color, there is a difference.

Sex refers to biological differences such as a person’s chromosomes, hormonal profiles, internal and/or external sex organs (Male/Female), but a person’s gender describes the characteristics that a society or culture delineates as masculine (manly) or feminine (womanly)(Man/Woman).

Marital status, political standpoint and/or views, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information is so far only covered by <>, so I felt the need to write them down so people actually have more of an idea.

Marital Status: Whether you’re married or not. Although not too common (at least in my range of information, there is the possibility of unfair treatment based on whether a person is married or not).

Political Standpoint: the point or place at which a person stands to view something (politics)

Political views (also can be referred to as ideology): The body of ideas reflecting the social needs and aspirations of an individual, group, class, or culture.

We both should know that politics is a tricky business and we shouldn’t even get into it. But, for that same reason, it should be included.

Age: How old you are (being 15, you should already know about this occurring)

Disability: Again, hopefully you already know this one and it doesn’t need much explanation past: a physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or activities or a disadvantage or handicap.

Pregnancy: Discrimination based on pregnancy does happen. Although a lot of the times, some people see having a child as a good thing, in certain circumstances, it’s not always ideal, especially if a person is being discriminated against because of it.

Genetic information: The information about genes, gene products, or inherited characteristics that could come from someone or a family member. It also can include things like an person’s family medical history, the results of an individual’s or family member’s genetic tests, the fact that an individual or an individual’s family member sought and/or received genetic services and so on.

Now, here’s where people get confused.

Gender identity is a person's internal psychological identification as a man or a woman. It’s what we perceive and call ourselves, though most people develop a gender identity that matches their birth-assigned sex. Others, however, experience their gender identity as different or separate from their birth-assigned sex. Gender identity may be fluid or not, depending on the individual and their experiences.

Gender expression is more of a person's expression of gender, like masculinity or femininity, a person's gender- related identity, appearance and/or behavior, whether or not that gender-related identity, appearance or behavior is different from what is traditionally associated with the person's physiology or assigned sex at birth. Gender-related identity can be shown by things like their medical history, care or treatment of the gender-related identity, consistent and uniform assertion of the gender-related identity or any other evidence that the gender-related identity is sincerely held, and an actual part of a person's core identity.

Gender expression is separate and distinct from both gender identity and sexual orientation, but it often leads people to make false assumptions about the gender identities and sexual orientations of others. But for the majority of society members who don’t identify as transgender, gender expression still applies — pretty much everyone who functions within society expresses gender, or is perceived as expressing gender. For the majority of societal members, gender expression conforms within the range of gender norms for the sex they were assigned as birth. Even genderqueer, androgynous, and intergender identified people are expressing gender — they’re just expressing it in a gender neutral manner.

Sexual Orientation is the preferred term used when referring to an individual's physical and/or emotional attraction to the same and/or opposite gender (Heterosexual, Homosexual, Bisexual, Asexual, Pansexual and so on) and gender is, like I mentioned earlier, describes the characteristics that a society or culture delineates as masculine (manly) or feminine (womanly). Gender expression is about external characteristics and behaviors shown, and gender identity refers to a person's innate, deeply felt psychological identification as male or female, which may or may not correspond to the person's body or designated sex at birth.

I hope that now you can understand the differences between what I just listed. Even if you are able to comprehend it, I would highly suggest that you go and look into more of this in further detailing, just to educate yourself on the matter.

Also, add <>.

And again to save you time:

Culture is shared/societal values, ideals, beliefs of a group of people regardless of race and ethnicity

Cultural Identify is a person’s chosen or adopted culture

Nationality is the status of belonging to a particular nation by origin, birth, or naturalization or which nation a person identifies as their national origin

Physical Appearance: I’m hoping you know this one, but either way, it’s the outward/external look of a person

(Social) Class: is a set of concepts in the social sciences and political theory centered on models of social stratification in which people are grouped into a set of hierarchical social categories (Most commonly: upper, middle, and lower class)

Employment/profession is just that: what job you have/had.

Ancestry refers to a person’s ethnic origin or descent, “roots,” heritage, or the place of birth of the person, the person’s parents, or their ancestors.

The reason for why I said it looks horrible is just my honest opinion. I could use a different word if it makes you that upset, but I don’t really see how sugarcoating the adjective of its physical appearance will change that I believe that the page should be altered. And if you already think that it looks fine, then what would be the point in wanting to change it? To further emphasis my point, because I told you it looked horrible and you chose not to believe me, here’s the example: Ours, with the giant area of space on the side, and the Sam & Cat Wiki's that is nice and evened out on both sides. I think my < > and < > was really due to the fact that I’ve heard no word on the subject matter other than you saying that you think you’ll do it and there still isn’t a clock, even though I requested one about a month ago. Let’s not hide behind a false persona. You think I’m being rude to you, plain and simple. But remember that it always goes both ways.

I understand that life can be hectic and this is around the time where (United States) schools are starting to test and let out students but… It’s just a bit tedious to have a separate tab for another wiki, and for the only reason being, to check the time.

Maybe because I’m not in your shoes I don’t get your point of view or opinions on who what when where why and how, just like you aren’t able understand my points of view or my opinions on who what when where why and how. But back to the point, I think that what I wanted was well within reason.

And also, add that acronyms with implied swear words is also not allowed. I know that the “offensive/inappropriate terms” part is in there, but... well, you should know what I mean.

And just a thing that popped up in my head, just to be on the safe side, add <>