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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">It seems that in practice, ND's policy seems to be to not stir up the natives. Especially natives in a very high income zip codes. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">For reference, in Mountain View there is the Community Services Agency which can help with a variety of problems relating to food, shelter, etc. The MVPD can connect to CSA 24-7. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">One thing I like about CABAL is that a wide variety of ideas can be discussed and debated without anyone going ballistic. </div><div><br></div>
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On Friday, November 11, 2022 at 01:03:53 PM PST, Rick Moen <rick@linuxmafia.com> wrote:
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<div>Yesterday on my local NextDoor, a kind person in Menlo Park invited<br>contributions to help a couple dropped off in Redwood City by their <br>(I gather ex-) employer, just pushed out of a car and left, with<br>nothing, needing food, shelter, and clothing. The kind person had<br>helped their immediate needs but seeks help.<br><br>Numerous people joined the thread to assist. And, by the way, if anyone<br>wishes to help, they are on the "Samaritan House" list of people seeking<br>assistance.<br><br>I am being careful to not directly quote anyone else from that<br>discussion, or give names, as that might violate NextDoor Guidelines.<br><br><br>Another thoughtful person noted that there was a "laughing" emoticon<br>applied to the item, and asked in revulsion what sort of person would <br>post such a repulsive emoticon. I replied:<br><br> [name], what sort of person? An Athertonian.<br><br> No editorial, just reporting the fact.<br><br>The emoticon showed as having been applied by an individual (whom again<br>I will not name) with residency indicated as "West Atherton".<br><br><br><br>I posted that brief comment early this morning. A few minutes ago, I<br>saw that it was flagged as "hidden" on grounds of "discriminatory",<br>which links to the ND policy against "racism & discrimination" at <br><a href="https://help.nextdoor.com/s/article/Do-not-discriminate?language=en_US" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://help.nextdoor.com/s/article/Do-not-discriminate?language=en_US</a><br><br>Aw, the poor Athertonians don't like the light of day?<br><br><br>I have appealed the "hidden" flagging to NextDoor, Inc.'s corporate<br>reviewers, with this comment:<br><br> Stating that the person who applied the laughing icon is an <br> Athertonian, and making no comment whatsoever, could not<br> possibly qualify as "discrimination": Even if residents of<br> America's richest town qualified as a "protected and marginalized <br> group", I made no comment whatsoever, just said without editorial<br> in what town the person resides.<br><br><br>The person who flagged my comment, who again shall go nameless here, <br>attempted to chide me in the now-hidden subthead for indulging an<br>"opinion" [sic], which, paraphrasing, he or she feels impugns everone <br>in a specified area, and therefore (per him or her) is "discriminatory".<br><br>I did not post further into the now-hidden subthread, but instead <br>posted to the _bottom_ of the public thread, as follows:<br><br> [name]: it was fact, _not_ opinion (not mine or anyone else's), that<br> the person who applied the "laughing" reaction was from that town. I<br> notice that the person now appears to have hastily removed that<br> emoticon.<br><br> Your claim that my statement of fact answering the question about the<br> person's town of residence was "discriminatory" is under review by ND,<br> Inc., and I have some significant hopes that corporate will do the right<br> thing.<br><br> The idea that the richest town in America is a "protected and<br> marginalized group"<br> (<a href="https://help.nextdoor.com/s/article/Do-not-discriminate?language=en_US" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://help.nextdoor.com/s/article/Do-not-discriminate?language=en_US</a>)<br> and that mentioning that someone lives there is "discriminatory" against<br> that person sounds astonishing. We'll see whether NextDoor, Inc.<br> concurs with your view.<br><br><br>I have pretty low expectations of NextDoor, Inc.'s inclination to<br>rationally apply its user guidelines, and in general the service<br>_is_ a cesspool of entitled, acting-out racists and bigots, but we'll<br>see what happens.<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>conspire mailing list<br><a href="mailto:conspire@linuxmafia.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">conspire@linuxmafia.com</a><br><a href="http://linuxmafia.com/mailman/listinfo/conspire" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://linuxmafia.com/mailman/listinfo/conspire</a><br></div>
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