Timeline for Is there any official guidance on the usage of imagery containing the Russian military marking Z?
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| Jul 28, 2023 at 15:06 | comment | added | Shadow Wizard | Can you please re-upload the two pictures to SE imgur and update the links? Links to or images from external sources tend to rot, at some point. | |
| Mar 29, 2022 at 13:47 | vote | accept | Cesar MStaffMod | ||
| Mar 20, 2022 at 7:18 | comment | added | Journeyman Geek Mod | to be equivalent in the current geopolitical situation. My advice is always use common sense, and unsure, feel free to get a mod (or a cm) to take a look. Basically follow common sense - and the last two paragraphs of this answer is my general advice | |
| Mar 20, 2022 at 7:12 | comment | added | Journeyman Geek Mod | short version - The russians invaded ukraine. They used the letter Z as a tactical marker, and it got turned into a propaganda symbol for support for the war. I think the broad strokes of "If your intention is to support the invasion or generally harass people, don't do it". I'd also say this shouldn't be exclusive to that symbol - I'd consider the flags of the two russian puppets and Novirossiya | |
| Mar 18, 2022 at 19:36 | comment | added | KorvinStarmast | Are Russian flags OK? (Not Russian myself, nor a fan of their current leader, but curious at what's going on here) | |
| Mar 18, 2022 at 7:24 | comment | added | Journeyman Geek Mod | The former @41686d6564. We're not declaring war on the letter Z, but rather saying that use of it in this context is not ok. I wouldn't escalate every Z you see, but if you think one looks like it fits what the CMs have talked about, flag it for mod attention | |
| Mar 18, 2022 at 4:49 | comment | added | Sonic the Anonymous Hedgehog | @41686d6564 The title of the question says "Russian military marking Z". | |
| Mar 18, 2022 at 4:19 | comment | added | 41686d6564 | This is the first time I hear about the "Z imagery", so please excuse my ignorance... Does this policy only apply to pictures with Z marks on tanks and the like (e.g., signs that are clearly related to the war), or is the letter Z is not allowed on one's profile picture, period? I mean many users have their display pic inherited from other places (e.g., Google account) where the picture is auto-generated using the first letter of one's name (example). Are those not allowed, too? | |
| Mar 18, 2022 at 3:02 | comment | added | Meta Andrew T. | @forestdistrustsStackExchange a meta post about this was asked by a community user, if you're interested in following it: Should support of any invasion be considered intimidation and harassment?. | |
| Mar 17, 2022 at 23:13 | comment | added | forest distrusts StackExchange | we do not plan to allow statements in direct support for the invasion of Ukraine because they fall under the intimidation and harassment policy in our CoC. - Is this true for all other invasions currently taking place, or only Ukraine's? | |
| S Mar 17, 2022 at 20:19 | history | notice added | Cesar MStaffMod | Policy Lock | |
| S Mar 17, 2022 at 20:19 | history | locked | Cesar MStaffMod | ||
| Mar 17, 2022 at 20:18 | history | answered | Bella_BlueStaffMod | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
