POOPHEAD189,
VarionusNW,
IcathianReign,
Hos
Brothers and sisters are natural enemies. Like casual RPers and Advanced RPers! Or Free RPers and Advanced RPers! Or Nation RPers and Advanced RPers! Or Advanced RPers and other Advanced RPers!
Damn Advanced Roleplayers! They ruined the Advanced section!
Well I didnt want to name names, but if we're gonna get specific, Cyn, the only person that really done fucked up on that side is Sins shitstorm ahahah.
I think we are all going to go in circles and agree to disagree.
We should all admit our wrongs, and both sides have wrongs because neither is completely innocent. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Swallow your egos, get over yourselves, apologize, and let's make guild enjoyable for everyone.
Then maybe we should give the staff room to explain why they do not view it as a double-standard?
Because right now this feels like a giant "he said, she said" thread, time and time again. Everyone posting screencaps with a gotcha mentality. Why the hell was there a need to make this thread in the first place? Why wasn't all this evidence just sent to Mahz or another unaffiliated mod? Why the hell has it just become a big bonfire for people to mob up around, ready to burn the effigies of those in "power" that they hate? Because it feels to me this thread's purpose was less inclined to protest and more inclined to incite a riot.
What's the end goal here?
We've had genuine concerns and requests, denied time and time again by other mods- While I am appreciative you are willing to hear me out, again, as I pointed out earlier, there's really no point when the head admin already said he would stand by my ban with little to no discussion, as evidenced by j8cob's attempt.
I forgot to also add I wanted uniform application of the rules- You weren't there on the discord when I decided to air my shortcoming about babycrib and the lack of a proper warn then ban system, (Chai, another user on the thread also expressed the same misgivings about the so called "babycrib") Yet only I was targeted. So why was Chai, this other user not targeted? She can vouch for me since babycrib is obviously now deleted. It makes little to no sense, which is why I've really not talked about the issues I had until now- seeing as Nutts and Mahz are willing to disregard what I say, I didn't feel there was a point in protesting any of it.
I would like to see more solid rules that can't be interpreted as the administration sees fit. This would be ideal for both the Discord and website itself. I think that adding new members to the Staff team would be a viable suggestion as well seeing as we seem to rotate between the same seven individuals or so. I'm also not necessarily saying to demote anyone, but there may be grounds to argue for this as well.
- Mods do their jobs. (This one is harder for some than for others.)
- Mods do their jobs in a prompt and timely fashion.
- Mods do their jobs without bias, prejudice, or favoritism.
- Mods do their jobs without whining about how hard it is and how little it pays. You volunteered your way into the position and you can volunteer your way out of it if actually fulfilling your obligations is, for any reason, too difficult.
- Mods do all of the above with transparency and honesty.
My intention is not to shift blame as I included the staff as well, but to see if you aware of the gravity of these discussions and how there is a very fine line between civil and uncivil. While this thread has been positive it does contain roots that extend back to unfavoured events of the past. Already I have seen Poo comment with a reply where he felt he really had to explain what it was he was saying without people reading between the lines or taking it out of context.
As for the screenshots by Cyndyr, I acknowledge that she was not in the original dispute but over time she became involved, I am not disputing that I did take and obtain some screenshots, but I will state that I was not the one who started the screenshots, that I did not share the ones from the staff discussion, and that instead of participating in these actions we have on multiple fronts made mountains out of molehills.
Aye, thank you! Can't wait to get started
The next point I would like to address is Cyndyr's decision for quoting my Private discussion with her. You by no means were obligated to display the additional portion of that discussion that I held with you, but you chose to do so. The reason why I directed you to Ruby was because I had no part in that discussion and if you would like to remedy any views on your persona then it would probably be a wiser decision to talk to the Staff Member in question rather than someone who was at the time heading second hand news.
As pointed out you and Ruby had some sort of dispute that branches back to before the creation of RPG Official and you should be the one to take responsibility for those actions. The mention of accountability has been bought up in this thread, but by creating this thread you have also involved multiple members of the community who have nothing to do with the events being discussed. Do you take ownership for that in the same way that I have taken ownership for the bans, and mistakes, that I have made within my short time as a moderator?
Your actions here, combined with Grim's actions, and even the actions of the staff, have affected many members in a negitive way. Friendships have been lost, trust shattered throughout the community, and the screenshots of who is the worse person needs to stop if we have any desire to move forward. Continuing to fight, rather than discuss; aggravated rants, rather than reports; and even quick reactions rather than a step back and reflection, have all stopped people from roleplaying and forced them into a battle of site politics. In future, raise your concerns through the correct channels so we can deal with them more efficiently.