alright let's get a constitutional crisis up in this bitch
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Quote from: shosta on November 19, 2019, 12:43:14 AMQuote from: PlanetSmasherFormer mod here, and certainly no stranger to saying stupid shit, as pretty much all of y'all are well aware.I've written about three dozen versions of this post and deleted them all because it's hard to formulate the right words. Rather than posting a huge essay, I'm just going to say that while I DO understand the challenges of moderating a site as large, diverse, and ever-changing as Era, I ALSO know that it's possible to make the wrong call sometimes.Nicole has the right of it, from my point of view. I may not be a frequent presence in most TransEra threads, but I stand with you. It's so, so damn common to see people trivialize the struggles of the asexual community nowadays, and Era needs to be a place where ace members of the community can feel safe and not under the same kind of threat of erasure.Planet Smasher is also a petty scumbag.
Quote from: PlanetSmasherFormer mod here, and certainly no stranger to saying stupid shit, as pretty much all of y'all are well aware.I've written about three dozen versions of this post and deleted them all because it's hard to formulate the right words. Rather than posting a huge essay, I'm just going to say that while I DO understand the challenges of moderating a site as large, diverse, and ever-changing as Era, I ALSO know that it's possible to make the wrong call sometimes.Nicole has the right of it, from my point of view. I may not be a frequent presence in most TransEra threads, but I stand with you. It's so, so damn common to see people trivialize the struggles of the asexual community nowadays, and Era needs to be a place where ace members of the community can feel safe and not under the same kind of threat of erasure.
Former mod here, and certainly no stranger to saying stupid shit, as pretty much all of y'all are well aware.I've written about three dozen versions of this post and deleted them all because it's hard to formulate the right words. Rather than posting a huge essay, I'm just going to say that while I DO understand the challenges of moderating a site as large, diverse, and ever-changing as Era, I ALSO know that it's possible to make the wrong call sometimes.Nicole has the right of it, from my point of view. I may not be a frequent presence in most TransEra threads, but I stand with you. It's so, so damn common to see people trivialize the struggles of the asexual community nowadays, and Era needs to be a place where ace members of the community can feel safe and not under the same kind of threat of erasure.
Someone should work in a dig about Era Clear on a burner
Who are the mods involved in this?RoyalIan, Morrigan, AliceAmber(?)I think there's an admin too?
If this ends with cerium banning sweet Nicole for essentially attempting a coup, my year will be made
I'm scared I'm going to go to sleep and this thread will be purged along with all the other ones. Stay strong friends
MODS ARE ASLEEP POST SMOOTH YODA BORING REPOSTS THAT SAY NOTHING
Quoting this so others can easily catch up.I had no idea trans members were feeling this way, or that they experienced a sense of pervasive hostility towards them anywhere on the forum. I come here because I expect Era to be a place where marginalized people can feel safe and protected by a progressive mod team.The same goes 100% for asexual members.I can't offer an opinion on the banning, or anything going on behind the scenes. I just want to know that mods are taking the concerns of all marginalized members to heart, and that these issues are going to be addressed.I'm so sorry that anyone is feeling alienated by this community, especially asexual and transgender members. You're incredibly valuable members of this forum, and not just because of the unique perspectives you bring to our discourse. Love and support to all of you.
I get that there are legitimate concerns here but please let's not let people from other places on the internet take advantage of this chaos.It's gonna be hard to tell who's arguing in good faith and who just wants to see the site go down
KILL THEM ALL CERIUM!
I know there are LGBT mods... and that we are being told that they had some say in some of these responses and actions… Either tell me their judgment is suspect, or they are worried about not towing a line
Issues like this have always been handled terribly here. And I feel like it’s only gotten worse despite years of saying they will do better.There’s a reason why certain communities don’t feel welcome here anymore and their respective OTs only get a fraction of the traffic they used to get at the old place. Everyone’s moved to Discord.
QuoteI'm scared I'm going to go to sleep and this thread will be purged along with all the other ones. Stay strong friends
Hey guests make an account, it's creepy just seeing you there watching
Quote from: benjipwns on November 19, 2019, 12:44:25 AMMODS ARE ASLEEP POST SMOOTH YODA BORING REPOSTS THAT SAY NOTHING(Image removed from quote.)
Quote from: Transhuman on November 19, 2019, 12:53:40 AMHey guests make an account, it's creepy just seeing you there watchingRegistration is closed atm to prevent acephobia from spreading here
Quote from: Transhuman on November 19, 2019, 12:53:40 AMHey guests make an account, it's creepy just seeing you there watching43 guests? Looks like one of the droves that fled resetera. Welcome friends. Please note that this is a titty positive community and we ask that you respect that as you make your new home here
Actually, Demi shut it down because we were getting pounded by spambots. Sorry, Resetera refugees.
Quote from: Joe Molotov on November 19, 2019, 01:00:42 AMActually, Demi shut it down because we were getting pounded by spambots. Sorry, Resetera refugees.http://thebore.org registration is still open
HOBBES ALERT
Hobbes enters the scene with..353 words 2,088 charactersQuoteHello,Someone messaged me to bring this to my attention. As I understand the situation, a leading community figure in the trans era community was banned for mentioning that chats exist regarding a moderator who expressed discrimination of Asexuals in a private staff-run Discord server/channel.Most importantly, the allegation alleges that this discrimination was not challenged and even agreed with by other(s). Below are a list of questions I request Administration to answer as best as possible to allow a cleaner discussion regarding the issue.Are the allegations made by the banned user true?If the allegations are true, what is being done to correct / educate this moderator's behavior and view?What specific site rules exist that allow such a ban to occur, given that the incident (the breach of privacy on a Staff discord) occurred off-site, and was simply mentioned in passing in a post?Why was the ban permanent rather than shorter?Does this breach of privacy warrant such a strong punishment?How was the investigation conducted?What information was provided that proved misconduct and malicious intent on part of the banned user?I believe moderation has quite a lot of blanks to fill regarding this incident. After all, I'm an incident manager, this is my job, and I feel like the reasoning provided is not good enough. If I were to write an Incident Report based on the information available to me from both staff and non-staff, it would be sent back to me, with the reason that the Root Cause Analysis is not good enough and does not warrant the punishment given.With the way that it is currently framed, you have someone who is essentially a whistleblower that became banned BECAUSE they brought forth issues with moderation and discrimination against Asexuals. I want to believe that Era is not this forum of dog shit. I want to believe that all of these Twitter messages I get are wrong, and this place is a safe space for progressive thinking and inclusiveness. Currently, I'm not so sure.Moderation needs to correct the current view point with something substantial.And manages to say absolutely nothing.
Hello,Someone messaged me to bring this to my attention. As I understand the situation, a leading community figure in the trans era community was banned for mentioning that chats exist regarding a moderator who expressed discrimination of Asexuals in a private staff-run Discord server/channel.Most importantly, the allegation alleges that this discrimination was not challenged and even agreed with by other(s). Below are a list of questions I request Administration to answer as best as possible to allow a cleaner discussion regarding the issue.Are the allegations made by the banned user true?If the allegations are true, what is being done to correct / educate this moderator's behavior and view?What specific site rules exist that allow such a ban to occur, given that the incident (the breach of privacy on a Staff discord) occurred off-site, and was simply mentioned in passing in a post?Why was the ban permanent rather than shorter?Does this breach of privacy warrant such a strong punishment?How was the investigation conducted?What information was provided that proved misconduct and malicious intent on part of the banned user?I believe moderation has quite a lot of blanks to fill regarding this incident. After all, I'm an incident manager, this is my job, and I feel like the reasoning provided is not good enough. If I were to write an Incident Report based on the information available to me from both staff and non-staff, it would be sent back to me, with the reason that the Root Cause Analysis is not good enough and does not warrant the punishment given.With the way that it is currently framed, you have someone who is essentially a whistleblower that became banned BECAUSE they brought forth issues with moderation and discrimination against Asexuals. I want to believe that Era is not this forum of dog shit. I want to believe that all of these Twitter messages I get are wrong, and this place is a safe space for progressive thinking and inclusiveness. Currently, I'm not so sure.Moderation needs to correct the current view point with something substantial.
what a fucking speedrun.
What happened that kicked off this latest round of Reeeing from ResetERA?
what the FUCKI was wondering for days what had happened to Brock.
OMG they thought the mods were getting paid?
I would love to write an official incident report on this. Would make this entire situation a lot cleaner if what actually happened was documented and written up. Then people can read it and see what actually is happening.Of course, I know I have a history on Era with some pretty bad EGS takes and the occasional fuck up of posting banned content, but I would people know that they can trust me to back them up when human rights are being fucking questioned.That shit don't fly with me.
Fuck I really hope I don't have to start actually posting here, I mean you got the squid fucker and the banbot guy.You cool tho Momo.
Let's be real here:KetKat was one of the most insufferable posters on the entire site. She seriously was, she had no friends and she was extremely toxic to everyone, LGBT folk included.What spurred this? ResetERA was founded before EviLore's implosion by PoliGAF and Cerium with help of Nibel and folk, is something similar happening?I absolutely refuse to believe people care about KetKat
Hell, the site that I've mentioned above that melted down charged less than half the cost of Era Clear for it's ad-clearing subscription. There's really no reason for Era Clear to be as incredibly expensive as it is for what's being offered unless someone's padding their pockets with it.
Quote from: FUME5 on November 19, 2019, 01:08:05 AMFuck I really hope I don't have to start actually posting here, I mean you got the squid fucker and the banbot guy.You cool tho Momo.We have a squid fucker?
I just want this to be resolved the right way so I can go back to thinking ERA is a safe place for queer folks because I don't want this to be just A Place Where I Talk About Video Games. If Trans individuals find comfort and solidarity in this forum because it was designed from day one to be a space for solidarity, then by god let's fucking get on that and do everything in our power not to undermine it to the best of our abilities.
