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A bold call to action paragraph by a user at the bottom of every question that user has ever asked and every answer they have ever given. ... would be a violation of the community rules. Such statements within questions / answers are explicitly off-topic, and would immediately be flagged as "self vandalization". And then a moderator comes in and undoes the edit, and if you do continue to make such changes, you will be blocked. There are really good reasons why I didn't suggest anything like that. Whatever we do needs to within the rules that apply here.
– GhostCat
Commented Oct 29, 2019 at 10:30
Okay, that's good to know. Thanks.
– Rounin
Commented Oct 29, 2019 at 10:31
And just to be clear: alone putting up a comment to some other user on a non meta question and suggesting "he, we got this movement going, want to join", that alone could be considered "off topic spam".
– GhostCat
Commented Oct 29, 2019 at 10:32
Heaven forfend that we ever have "a movement" going. I am generally sceptical of such collectives.
– Rounin
Commented Oct 29, 2019 at 10:33
Sure. Given the fact that there isn't a valid ways to communicate with any larger number of users here... It would be really hard to align such a movement..
– GhostCat
Commented Oct 29, 2019 at 10:53
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@GhostCatsaysReinstateMonica There’s always the option to set up a discord server for the dispossessed.
– ColleenV
Commented Oct 29, 2019 at 14:31
@ColleenV Sure, but such things depend on individuals spending their time and energy on it. Maybe even their own money. And well ... maybe not every "anonymous" SE user would be willing to provide an email address and maybe other data to such a service, established by "someone" somewhere.
– GhostCat
Commented Oct 29, 2019 at 14:34
@GhostCatsaysReinstateMonica Yep, movements don’t get started when everyone else is waiting around for someone else to organize something. The ability to do something exists, people just lack the will.
– ColleenV
Commented Oct 29, 2019 at 14:55
@ColleenV movements can also exist even if there's no clear coordination. I think there is a movement within our SE community, and a significant number of us are publicly identifying with it by posting our ideas & supportive messages, changing our username/avatar, donating to Monica's cause (which in just one day has already reached 89% of its target!), etc. And ready to escalate the activity if needed :-)
– Chappo Hasn't Forgotten
Commented Oct 30, 2019 at 5:11
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I have drawn parallels with Hong Kong before. Many protestors in Hong Kong are not part of a movement as such. That doesn't stop them from explaining patiently and repeatedly to their slow-witted administration: You have got this wrong.
– Rounin
Commented Oct 30, 2019 at 13:07
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It took me some time to decide whether to take action, but I've resolved to update my username, with a nod to "Je suis Charlie" (see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Je_suis_Charlie) from January 2015.
– Rounin
Commented Nov 1, 2019 at 13:52

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