Using the word Gatekeeping?

Not seen it constantly used - though I don't tend to visit Reddit - I've encountered it occasionally used by certain corporate types over the years in business.

EDIT: Looks like it is mostly a Reddit thing going back a couple of years or more.
 
I feel so wonderfully out of touch. Outside from the obvious meaning of gatekeeping; what does it mean and is it being used responsibly?
 
darkgen said:
I feel so wonderfully out of touch. Outside from the obvious meaning of gatekeeping; what does it mean?
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I believe in the context of say Reddit it would be for example like me, as someone who lives in Somerset, having a hissy fit because someone who has never even visited Somerset has an opinion about it as a county.
 
Rroff said:
I believe in the context of say Reddit it would be for example like me, as someone who lives in Somerset, having a hissy fit because someone who has never even visited Somerset has an opinion about it as a county.
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Hahaha, only Reddit could come up with something so pathetic.

But then this is the community that flooded every other bloody site with their fedora crap.
 
darkgen said:
I feel so wonderfully out of touch. Outside from the obvious meaning of gatekeeping; what does it mean?
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It's usually used to describe how some people/organisations stop others from joining/doing well.

For example in much the same way as a doorman at a club might stop you entering if you don't meet the dress code, it can also be applied to things like the people who choose what authors/stories to publish (although normally they're more interested in "Is it good enough" than anything else*).

You also see people trying to act as self imposed gatekeepers to certain activities (for example "you're a girl, you can't really be a X fan"), and often see it used as an excuse as to why some people don't do well.



*Something some people can't grasp, that they're not being published by the big names because their writing isn't good enough as opposed to some conspiracy about X group trying to keep Y group out. Although there are instances where the complaint is legitimate.
 
Rroff said:
I believe in the context of say Reddit it would be for example like me, as someone who lives in Somerset, having a hissy fit because someone who has never even visited Somerset has an opinion about it as a county.
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Mental. I love Somerset.

I am continually bemused how such thought processes, and the reactions to exist. How has this happened? Who allowed it?
 
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never heard the term used wasn't there a game called that ? or maybe i'm thinking of dungeon keeper
 
We have a gatekeeper at work. Their job is to make sure standards and approvals are adhered to, and basically make sure developers don't ship crap into our production systems. A necessary evil as far as we're concerned.
 
darkgen said:
I feel so wonderfully out of touch. Outside from the obvious meaning of gatekeeping; what does it mean and is it being used responsibly?
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When you see those pictures about how "only real men/women/insert demographic" then some nonsense claim afterwards. That's an example of gatekeeping.
 
Kinda related to this topic (but not to create a new one) - what's up with the word "gammon" lately? I see it mostly on BBC have your say comments section. I think they're using it as a derogatory term as opposed to something that is edible?

On topic - gatekeeper reminds me of something I would have read from the Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson "Fighting Fantasy" series of role-play books.
 
spoffle said:
When you see those pictures about how "only real men/women/insert demographic" then some nonsense claim afterwards. That's an example of gatekeeping.
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I'll be sure to point our gatekeeper at this definition. He's a miserable curmudgeon already, this might just tip him over the edge and go postal!
 
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