You can contact the mod team in several different ways! Feel free to reach out with questions about munches, parties, or group or community culture concerns!
- Find us in our Discord where you can create a ticket to the entire mod team. There are multiple types of tickets, including support/report, event/party, and open ended for any generalized questions or suggestions you have about the group. You may also DM a moderator at any time.
- You can also email us at minkymods@minkymn.org; the mod team will all receive the email and will work to direct it to the best person to answer your question or concern promptly.
Minky and consent:
Minky treats consent reports with the respect and gravitas they deserve. Our consent policy outlines how we handle reports:
Reporting and report handling
- If there is an urgent issue at an event, we invite you to find a DM or moderator to discuss your concerns. This may include, but is not limited to, harassment, consent violations, or safer space concerns. Reports may result in immediate action, including expulsion from the event. In most cases, we will ask you to follow-up with a support ticket to ensure a long term resolution.
- These rules apply outside of Minky spaces as well. If you need to make a report about a concern whether large or small, or of a consent violation, reach out at any time.
- The best way to contact us is by creating a “support/report” ticket on our Discord to the entire mod team, or email at minkymods@minkymn.org. You may also direct message a single moderator, who may ask if a ticket can be made, but will otherwise then be your primary point of contact. We will confirm we received your report, and support you as explained in the following section.
- We understand that processing a violation can take time. There is no time limit on how long you can wait to reach out to Minky leadership.
- Many reports and interventions are not in response to a consent violation. Minky is an intimate and complex social group committed to a proactive safer space moderation style. We assist in conflict resolution as requested by reporters or as needed when we observe behavior that could result in harm if it remains unchecked, or behavior that otherwise needs correction.
- We can’t mediate personal relationship problems, but we are also often contacted about social challenges or small issues that happen at events or in scenes or play, at Minky or outside of it, by members wanting advice on how to prevent the same issue in the future, or how to communicate the issue. We consider this also valuable for community safety, and welcome members to contact us for these reasons as well.
- Upon receiving a report, we will support the reporter by asking what course of action will make them feel safe in our space, and based on the information we receive from the reporter we will communicate our decision to them, and then to the reported person.
- We believe reporters about the impact they tell us they have suffered. Other membership including the reported person are not asked, interviewed, or told about a report without the consent of the reporter. Reports and their conclusions are not publicized.
- While determinations of guilt are a crucial component of an equitable justice system, our group is a private community, not a public tribunal. With the proper skills to listen to and understand reports, we can determine appropriate action and resolve conflicts without needing to fully uncover or pass judgement on “the truth.” Ultimately, our role is not to pass judgement or hold informal court; our only aim is to create and preserve a safe space within our private events.
- Each report is handled on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the safety and privacy needs of the reporter. Different reporters may seek different resolutions, so we do not assume what they want.
- We are committed to restoring the reporter’s sense of safety and we will support the reporter in maintaining ownership of their experience and narrative. It is not Minky’s goal to publicly shame or out anyone involved in a report, nor is it to open the reporter up to retaliation, retraumatization, or public criticism.
“I’m not sure if it’s worth making a report…”
Minky Membership is encouraged–and thanked!–for reporting any concerns about another member they may have to us whether or not they feel harm has occurred. We occasionally hear from members that they were hesitant to make a report because they didn’t feel it was a big deal, or didn’t want the person they were reporting to be banned–you can say that in your report to us, and as the reporter, we take what you say with very significant weight. The best way to share a concern is to make a “support/report” ticket on our Discord, but you can also Discord direct message a single mod, or, email at minkymods@minkymn.org with pertinent information.
The overwhelming majority of moderator contacts and interventions are not in response to a consent violation. Minky is an intimate and complex social group committed to a proactive safer space moderation style. We assist in conflict resolution as requested by reporters or as needed when we observe behavior that could result in harm if it remained unchecked, or behavior that otherwise needs correction. We are grateful for our community and everyone who talks to us not just about big issues but also small concerns, allowing us to act before a serious issue occurs with proactive harm prevention.
Just need advice about something that happened? Talk to us!
We can’t mediate personal relationship problems, but we are also often contacted about social challenges or small issues that happen in scenes or play, at Minky or outside of it, by members wanting advice on how to prevent the same issue in the future, or how to communicate the issue. We consider this also valuable for community safety, and welcome members to contact us for these reasons as well.