I skimmed through the article in question (the one on LGBTQ+ and disability?). I don't consider it offensive in the sense it most likely cannot be brought to court as an attack toward protected classes (ie. you clearly were not spouting homophobic/transphobic/ableist propaganda). I'm not part of said groups so not my place to say if it's offensive in a personal sense.
Your addendum mentioned "Deletion because of potential offence", which led me to conjecture your post was deleted not because of the post is hateful but because it may lead to hateful or heated comments, which would be a liability to the DEV mods (comments to remove, users challenging their comment removal, existing comments which some users consider equally offensive as the removed comments). So they decided it's more simple to remove your post. Not justificating their removal of your post ofc; I fully agree with your argument in the second-to-last paragraph. Just pointing that it's a tricky situation.
You asked for "sites that match (your) writing style and subject matter" — any reason you prefer an external platform? IMO the most reasonable solution is to publish on your own website. You and interested readers can have proper conversations, and you are in control to remove inappropriate comments that dont contribute to your objectives re: accessibility and inclusion.
Accessibility First DevRel. I focus on ensuring content created, events held and company assets are as accessible as possible, for as many people as possible.
Well you and I had a good discussion as the premise of the post seemed absurd to you, in the end we found common ground I thought so maybe locking a thread if it causes disruption is an option.
However the dev team were bothered by the post itself, so I suppose it wouldn’t work in that instance. 🤷♂️
Useful suggestion either way!
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I skimmed through the article in question (the one on LGBTQ+ and disability?). I don't consider it offensive in the sense it most likely cannot be brought to court as an attack toward protected classes (ie. you clearly were not spouting homophobic/transphobic/ableist propaganda). I'm not part of said groups so not my place to say if it's offensive in a personal sense.
Your addendum mentioned "Deletion because of potential offence", which led me to conjecture your post was deleted not because of the post is hateful but because it may lead to hateful or heated comments, which would be a liability to the DEV mods (comments to remove, users challenging their comment removal, existing comments which some users consider equally offensive as the removed comments). So they decided it's more simple to remove your post. Not justificating their removal of your post ofc; I fully agree with your argument in the second-to-last paragraph. Just pointing that it's a tricky situation.
You asked for "sites that match (your) writing style and subject matter" — any reason you prefer an external platform? IMO the most reasonable solution is to publish on your own website. You and interested readers can have proper conversations, and you are in control to remove inappropriate comments that dont contribute to your objectives re: accessibility and inclusion.
Honestly, if a post if controversial. The DEV team should just lock the thread instead. Like in Reddit.
Well you and I had a good discussion as the premise of the post seemed absurd to you, in the end we found common ground I thought so maybe locking a thread if it causes disruption is an option.
However the dev team were bothered by the post itself, so I suppose it wouldn’t work in that instance. 🤷♂️
Useful suggestion either way!