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Ok, just a general announcement.

ONE, "trigger warnings" are for COMMON triggers only. Things like talk of rape, abuse, child abuse, eating disorders, self-harm, serious drug use, and suicide are common triggers. Less common ones are homo/transphobia/gender dysphoria, blood, needles, knives -- or traumatic events (Holocaust, genocides, earthquakes, 9/11, you know what I'm talking about). Gender identity is not a common trigger. Food is not a common trigger. Mudkips (mudkips, really?) are not a common trigger. Someone just gave me a secret with a trigger warning listed for a whole movie. No. You are doing triggers wrong.

TWO, RFTM. Or the FAQs, at least.
They're right here: http://community.livejournal.com/fandomsecrets/104153.html
- Why isn't my secret up!?!? Question 4.
- Why is the subs post closed!?!? Question 9.
- How come my second secret got posted before the first!? Is it lost!?!? Question 7.
- HOW DOES I JOINED!? IT'S THE FIRST QUESTION.

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That's it. (:

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Because you don't know what a trigger is, what being triggered means, or why it matters. And because you think that because certain things don't bother you than they shouldn't bother anyone.

And you think that because certain things bother you, everyone should have to walk on egg shells to accommodate you. Welcome to the real world: things don't work like that here.

You do know people do nice things for each other in the real world, right? It's not really all that difficult to respect someone's trauma, especially here on the internet, where it takes HALF A SECOND.

i never claimed not to know what a trigger is, what being triggered means, or why it matters. i know people are upset, traumatized, whatever. however, i think it's ridiculous for technophile to have to do all of this, i mean, it's their prerogative, whatever. but the fact that people are acting ENTITLED to it is pissing me off.