/qa/ - Questions and Answers

>>6944
Disruptive to what exactly?

>>6945
150 posts above plus many previous breads... the nerve you have.

Why not make a semi-blue board where posting porn threads is forbidden, but flooding any shit threads with horse pussy is permitted?
The more activity we steal from sites with tranny jannies, the better. And 4chan has tranny jannies.

>>6946
There's no nerve. it's a simple question.

>>6941
Staff is not the head of the community but an extension of the community's will tho, it makes sense to be de-centralized
All in all the site falls on the community's lap, if the community does nothing, the site will go nowhere.

The real question might be what does the mlpolacks want to do?

I know i like places where i can find people that draw/write more or less as bad as i do, so we can get some friendly competition going which greatly boosts fun and improvement.

>>6902
>Solid plan guys. Real solid plan. Let's see how well that works out for you.
I already have a better plan than sucking mods off all day in the hopes of rain water. I'm only here arguing this shit in the first place because someone else made this thread on my ideas behalf so I feel obligated to. see>>6807
>>6906
I completely agree and my original post was more to dig in the idea that the mods here missed an opportunity and where huge faggots about it. I do think the idea of a mlpa board has branding going for it if this site stays consistant to memecross boards, but I dont seriously think /a/ content belongs here, as much as I personally like it. It's not unwelcome, but ought to be in the minority at the very least, and combining a greentext board with >nohooves sounds like the easiest way in the world to put the final nail in the coffin for mlpol with the >eqgreeeee crowd.
>>6910
the only thing reducing bump limits on mlpol would do is finally kill all the existing horse that still somehow clings to life on that board.
>>6905
stop blowing me.

>>6914
the people who want the project to succeed should do it for fucking free like the good tranny jannys they are. 4chucks sucks and fucks uses this power for bad. but it can be used for good.
>>6915
why does this assholes post keep getting unhidden. Is hiding stored server side based on IP or something?
>>6916
if the board is expected to grow its a reasonable problem to bring up but I don't see how it would necessitate the staff actually pay people. I'm the first person who will say horsefuckers deserve money and SHOULD pay eachother, but not for something so small as occasionally removing some weeds. you should be buying soapanons soap, not paying people so you can shitpost a little easier.
>>6919
The singular and only purpose of this idea is to have what already exists on /mlp/ but without the jews who run that shithole nuking people for speaking their mind in the process. It's not so some faggots can post ponies for me. I already have tons of faggots who do that, they just don't do it here.
>>6920
CP at the very least is defeated by modern day learning, at least afaik.
>capitalism
who the hell here is a capitalist?
>>6922
>, like /a/ why would /a/ people post here instead of the much bigger, much older alternative that is 4chin?
as mentioned earlier, /a/ posters who like posting OC content in the same vein as 4chan could be compelled if marketed to. Marketing in general for a userbase is not usually a product of any persons particular action but the majoritys inaction. There are groups among site communities with weak monopolies who want to break away but wont do the work themselves. PF and 4th edition D&D, for example. The number of people, the effort involved in reaching them, the reward of having them around, are all things that deserve legitimate skepticism, but you can, at the very least, see that bringing such anons here is a possibility specifically because the site administration they work under pisses them off.
>I have been guilty of not posting as much here, but i have not been posting anywhere on the internet for a few years now, just chatting with friends and studying/youtube.
this isn't something to be ashamed of. mlpols content is simply not that good. Yes it's a great speakeasy, but the vast majority of daily content is literally unaltered opinions of niche and mainstream news with the very occasional greentext implication. This is why I made the shitpost in the first place, because the content from the horse point of view on mlpol really is that shit.
Honestly even from a polack point of view it's increadibly shit.

>>6932
the staff on this site, for letting politics be the defining factor of the board to the point that the horsefuckers packed their bags and left. no different than a scantuary state that keeps importing pajeets and niggers. suddenly whites are to be blamed for white flight? fuck you. I'm not apologizing for it. I post horse in places where I am rewarded for posting horse. This place does not even attempt to do that, and actively works against it.

>>6950
>the mods here missed an opportunity and where huge faggots about it
You'd be not? surprised how often they do that, even when someone ia smacking them about the face and torso with an idea.
>>6949
Oh really? Please, illustrate how many staff decisions that the board has been privy to, or consulted on? Seriously, when has staff EVER consulted the users? MLH? Anonfilly?
Horseshit. Staff in general (and individual members in particular) have been EXPRESSLY AND DELIBERATELY avoidant about consulting, notifying, or involving users. Go on, tempt me to cite examples.

>>6945
stop giving that zigger yous

>>6952
Lol no, thank you for playing.
See, this is one of the things Im PROUD of /mlpol/ for; by and large, users are interested in taking - AND NOT PASSING - responsibility for their own actions.

>>6956
>all complains, no shitposting
Then go on, post ponies, I dare you.

>>6956
>the constant excrement of low effort news articles that pass for content on /mlpol/
Please, would you be so kind to post yours, or if not news, then posting something at all?
WOW!

>>6960
WOW! x2
Bitter tonight, huh?

>>6961
>no argument.
sasuga street shitter

>>6956
If I passed on the responsibility, why am I still here, making the case to users in public instead of in a private dicksword?
The reality is, I hate wasting effort and repeating myself, which alas participating in staff requires BOTH.
But go on, "no u" some more, Im sure it will stick next time.

>>6962
>no argument
Is that a joke?
Shitpost content and stop complaining.

I had actually let this thread go out of my mind thinking it had resolved itself but apparently not.

I don't get it. Why are you people talking about the content of mlpol, isn't that my talking point. That the best way to fish in newfags is by having better content and spreading the word about it. Wasn't the premise of why you wanted a blue board to begin with that the polacks' politics is obstructing ponyfags from enjoying the board and therefore you want a blueboard to get away from it? Again, to that I say people go to where people are so it has nothing to do with politics and if it has, those types of people won't visit a site where /pol/ is a stable rather than an unwanted appendix anyway.

Regardless, the whole mods aren't listening, and taking their chances is a bit a mute coming from you considering the mods clearly intend to implement your idea, >>6903

>>6966
>stable
Staple

>>6966
I'd like to add that, while mlpol has shit content just like any other chan, it has a lot of great content as well. GG's review thread comes to mind.

>>6966
>polacks' politics is obstructing ponyfags from enjoying the board
I missed that premise.
Well, on my part I may grant that wish for a while by stopping posting. Let us see how it goes.

I'll also take the opportunity to point out that users are blissfully(?) unaware of how much detractor/spam/cp that gets posted, nuked, and forgotten. With cause.
Just saying, its not all bad.
Like everything, nuance

>>6953
The fuck you on about dude
Anonfillies can just come and go as they please and that violates no rule, every other board sort of grew organically or because someone simply asked for it's creation.

The staff usually does not need to consult the users because in the first place it is users that ask for things to change, that's the very essence of mlpol, it is user-driven and not admin-driven.
There is nothing really special about mlpol.net apart from already being established, if things over here were to ever go to shit people would just move to a new bunker, like in the past, when it was created.

I admit i have been coming and going for a while, not checking the board out as much as i should have, but i fail to see how this is a tyranny at all.
And like hell I'm going to backtrack every little site change like the thread talking about glowies not acknowledging the big nose nukes.

>>6951
>/a/ posters who like posting OC content in the same vein as 4chan could be compelled if marketed to
Well, we might still run into the tiny problem that is- People hate both mlp and politics so by itself the board is kind of like a filter for people that in the first place probably didn't even matter anyway.
> mlpols content is simply not that good.
Honestly it's more intellectually engaging than most of the shit i find on the internet these days, hence why i come back here.
Glimmer analysis threads, the threads on üb and an userbase whom actually types more than 2 lines of text to reply, it's pretty comfy.
If anything mlpol might not have as much funposting as other places but eh

I've realized there seems to always be a thread up with someone complaining about the site dying, the site being slow or the staff being bad.
It would be nice if people just calm the fuck down and enjoy posting.

>>6972
Huh? I have bouts where I visit daily and refresh often and I wind up reporting shit like that almost every night. I would be surprised if anyone isn't aware of it.
>picrel before it gets removed
sorry for mobilefagging

>>6973
>I disagree but,... I cant cite anything
The Amber Heard defense, then?
>>6975
Yeah, I was hoping that post wouldnt end up being cruelly ironic, but one never knows. I prefer to let the response dictate the tone.
The idea is tbat, either it WILL be deleted in a timely manner and validate my post, OR it WONT be deleted in a timely manner, in which my post becomes an ironic troll.

>>6976
>The Amber Heard defense, then?
Dude, darling, honey, retard
You want me to scrap off 4+ years of mongol horse screams to spoonfed you shit?
Why don't you go look for yourself if you are so curious, even though in the thread itself you can see the mods actually engage with the community, hence disproving your argument at it's very root.

I'm not going to reply to you anymore now, have a pony.

>>6977
Checked.
Also, nice pone. Haven't seen LMR in a long time, but waifu'd her eons ago. Based, anon. Based.

>>6977
Well, unless you're me and a good percent of your posts are more or less subtle trolling of staff, it helps to provide a bit of gravitas to your points. In doing so, one neuters those want to gaslight/re-frame/posture in a manner that more or less authentically invalidates your position. I wasnt suggesting you're wrong, but an example (of for illustration) could help the audience.

>>6977
Whoops, sent too quick
>lel mods are here talking, ur dumb
Yes, staff can be forced to address certain topics when they become unavoidably obvious. That is not the same as being proactive and stitching in time to avoid 9, as the saying goes.

The issue I posited is that staff doesnt address ANY site decisions with the userbase, basically ever.
I cited MLH and Anonfilly as examples because when they showed up, there was contention amongst staff.
I can provide MORE contentious examples, if preferred.

>>6980
>I cited MLH and Anonfilly as examples because when they showed up, there was contention amongst staff.
No. There wasn't. Stop making shit up.

>>6963
>I hate wasting effort and repeating myself
You've been wasting your effort and repeating yourself for over a year now You have all of the self-awareness, self-importance, and ability to stay on topic as Nigel, and all of the annoyance and efficacy of a barking chihuahua.

I and other members of staff generally ignore you because you are not worth our time responding to and because other users are intelligent enough to see who you are, what you are doing, and why you are doing it. But you shit up every single thread on any /qa/ topic with your tirades, you often shit up threads on other boards, and sometimes, like now, you are blatantly lying. You are on notice to stop.

>>6981
>stop making things up
Apparently, I made up the discussion about whether or not MLH was permissible? That specific discussion which precipitated my posting to the MLH thread that staff was okay with it? And anonfilly, as an alleged pseudo-pedo thread? There was no contention/dis ussion there? Never change, Lotus. I accede those were not VERY contentious, but thats also why I cited them.
>Youve been wasting your effort
Tellingly, you assume my intentions. I'd be quite surprised if you could actually discern my intent.
>no efficacy
Really? I got you lot to do a bunch of things you refused while on staff. I suppose thats inefficacy?
>you're not worth time and reaponse
That explains your response.
>you shit up every /qa/ thread
If you could go one thread without artificial posturing, revisionist history, and gaslighting, I MIGHT relent.
>blatant lying
Surely you have evidence to support this assertion?
The reality is, while I AM a deviously manipulative bastard, lying is something I DONT do, simply because it complicates exhanges. I dont wanna have to remember what I specifically said one time, its maddening. I shoot from the hip, and anything I say I can and will speak to. I dont hideuntil the heat is too high to ignore.

>>6980
I wasn't looking forward to replying to this again, but dude, seriously i don't understand where you wanna go with your post.

>Well, unless you're me and(...)
I honestly don't care how it looks or how much weight it might bring to my points, to type these posts replying to you is already a seemingly fruitless endeavor, to dig for evidence for what would probably be more than four hours just to prove a point is insane, specially because as i said the staff is communicating, which bring us to:

>Staff can be forced to address certain topics when they become unavoidably obvious.
>That is not the same as being proactive and stitching in time to avoid 9, as the saying goes.
>The issue I posited is that staff doesnt address ANY site decisions with the userbase, basically ever.
So you want the staff to be proactive( (of a person, policy, or action) creating or controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than responding to it after it has happened.)
Yet at the same time you want the staff to ask the userbase before taking action.
So in other words, you want the staff to create a thread every time something seems to be going to happen and ask "guys, plz is it ok if we ban this thread if it ever appears here?"

Is that the root of the problem for you, or what is it? I really don't understand which trouble you see with the current management and i would like to listen to you, in a clear way.
You've cited the problems you see already, the staff not being proactive, not communicating not being there, anything else? please cite it.
And i want you to tell me what is your proposal what is it that you expect of the staff, provide me an example of what a "good staff" would look like.

And keep in mind, the staff works for free, you can't ask people that have actual lives and responsibilities to drop all that shit to police the Equus smegma index.
If you want to fix anything, or even illustrate your point at all, please do illustrate it clearly and in detail as i have asked, instead of just pointing to problems that you seem to see and complain about it.

>>6952
I still don't understand what case you're trying to make. What exactly do you want staff to do? The board is for politics and ponies; if more people post politics then we're going to have more political threads, if more people post horse threads then we have more horse threads. If you don't like the ratio of /pol/ to /mlp/, then post more /mlp/ threads. What do you want staff to do for you exactly? Do you want us to ban political threads? Add some kind of Twitter-style shadow algorithm that moves pony threads to the top of the page regardless of which threads are actually getting bumped? Frankly I don't care for a lot of the low-effort posts that are just news articles or boomer memes either, but the community sets the content, all we do is provide the space and delete spam.

>I post horse in places where I am rewarded for posting horse.
This is just stupid. Do you want someone to playfully massage your balls every time you post a pony? Here, watch this:

>>>/mlpol/344983 →

This is literally how easy it is to post a thread about ponies. If you want more of them, post more of them. Otherwise I'm not really sure what to tell you.

>>6982
>I'd be quite surprised if you could actually discern my intent.
I'd be quite surprised if anyone could. Your actions have been making progressively less sense for some time now.

>>6914
>>6916
>>6951
Nobody here receives or expects any compensation. Being staff here is literally the most thankless job anyone could possibly have.

Anyway, whatever; if people want a new board we can make one, if not we don't have to. Here's a poll so we can just decide this the easy way:
https://strawpoll.com/polls/2ayLWpqKbZ4

>>6983
> I really don't understand which trouble you see with the current management and i would like to listen to you, in a clear way.
<Fook me, this lad seems like 'es listenin'!
Very well

>So you want the staff to be proactive
Yes
>Yet at the same time you want the staff to ask the userbase before taking action
Depends on the context
>you want the staff to create a thread every time something seems to be going to happen and ask "guys, plz is it ok if we ban this thread if it ever appears here?"
Lol no. For one, a single thread would likely suffice. Much like Pupper's 'site changes/updates thread', a thread expressly for staff to interact both to and from users and get their input. Imagine asking permission! I'm talking about "Hey we noticed this" or "We're thinking about implementing a that" or any number of ways to involve users in the process. Maybe if so involved, a vastly better solution/arrangement/project could be developed, to the immediate benefit AND satisfaction of users. Worst case, no new ideas come in.

"Anyone has any ideas, I wanna hear 'em. I cant be expected to do ALL the thinking around here, can I?" - Ender Wiggin

>inb4 leddit spacing
As for the rest, I'll leave all kidding/shitposting aside. Additionally, I'll be phrasing this as though its a plan to be implemented, so pardon any pretense.

The first step is updating the site code, specifically to allow for staff members who can't make drastic changes to the site. I appreciate the reticence in bringing on new/unvetted staff, given that the current code gives everyone admin privileges.

The second step is bringing on more staff. Ideally, a few solid autists would serve, or a bunch of minimal/moderate ones. In either case, the former policy of 24-hour monitoring needs to be reinstated. I don't mean constant lurking, checking the overboard every 15-30 minutes would suffice. This isn't (just) about CP/spam deletion, it's also about availability and receptivity to users. I would have it that anyone can post to the site/aforementioned thread and get an immediate response.
>keep in mind, the staff works for free, you can't ask people that have actual lives and responsibilities to drop all that shit to police the Equus smegma index.
To the contrary, I spent several years maintaining the above-mentioned patrol, and maintained an efficacy that often rivalled the remainder of staff combined; and, I did it while running my own business AND subcontracting (60 hour weeks). I don't expect that much autism from any one person however (it would be nice though), so I would involve several autists to split the burden with existing staff. The main issue would then be vetting, and this TOO should be done on site, in the aforementioned thread.

I can't speak to the current staff or their functionality (with exception), but when I left there were a few individuals who neither monitored nor interacted with the site ever. I trust I needn't emphasize what I - as a business owner - would do with an employee that wasnt doing a/their job.
>but they do it for free!
Indeed, its a literal service/charity position, and as Elway put it:
>Being staff here is literally the most thankless job anyone could possibly have.
[cont.]

The next step - and while I am often very critical of the aforementioned, please understand that I am being quite honest and non-critical when I say the following - is to relieve Pupper of the pressure of leadership, and appoint someone in his stead.
The reason for this is - and I appreciate if my position is NOT appreciated - is that Pupper is not a leader; no disrespect intended. He ISN'T a bad guy by any stretch, but being an ACTIVE leader puts alot of stress on him, and he simply isn't conditioned for it. He's a brilliant coder, and should be allowed to do what he's good at without worrying about being the final say on anything/everything. As for leadership, I would nominate Elway; I have a laundry list of why Lotus should (ahem) remain as Admin, not that he HASN'T done his due diligence on/for the site (and ponerpics), but Elway is the MOST suitable candidate IMO and I feel his candor in and out of the Glimglam threads speaks to this. This assumes of course that he wants the responsibility, which I'm not confident of.

That's where I would start, and what the next steps are would depend on the outcome/progress of the previous steps.

Shitposting re-engaged
>>6985
>I'd be quite surprised if anyone could. Your actions have been making progressively less sense for some time now
Quite the compliment, thank you. In strategy, predictability is a negative stat.

>>6986
That is a much better presentation for a much more reasonable and civil argument compared to the autistic screeching that came before this post. Why didn't we just do this from the start?

Now, i see no problems with your post and you made some sensible points i can agree are acceptable ideas that might contribute to the good of the site in general.
I hope what follows now is an actual good and productive talk between all parties involved.

>>6989
>Why
Because I spent years - years - being ignored, sidelined, relegated, et al., and left to do "as I was told" even when it went against any good sense or feasible progress, with these very same arguments (theyve refined a bit, but minimally), and my attitude reflects the reception that was given. I will never claim to NOT be an asshole, nor do I contest that my temperament is not suitable for the staff I envision. But thats why I left and became Batman

>>6990
>me, me, me
I see.

>>6991
Oh, theres plenty more to be said, but since you asked me, and since the first step in progress is admitting one's mistakes, its appropriate that I do so.
Hold your breath and see how many follow suit.

>>6990
>>6992
I just got here, i was drawing a filly kiss for you, fag

>>6993
Present company included

>>6993
Got a higher res version of the kissu filly?

>>6988
I don't care to strategize, because this isn't a war and I don't care.

>>6990
>>6982
We know why. It's because you want the ability to do with the site and its users whatever you want with no accountability or restraint.

When other staff members didn't do whatever it was exactly you wanted some years ago you quit the staff discord while still using your moderator account to perform actions on the site, so you could perform moderator actions while not having to discuss those actions with persons you "didn't respect" on the staff discord server. So you thought you could do away with all supervision by strong-arming Atlas into making you an Admin on the site. Atlas has a sanguine personality, and while warm and fun is and was a people-pleaser and weak willed, so he accepted and made you an admin. I didn't just accept the situation and demanded a veto-power on banning decisions during the negotiations for hashing out the new power structure. I believe that it is because of that that you generally assume that I'm always conspiring against you (or something. I don't really care). Pupperwoff and Equus did not like you making an edit on a user's post. You can't handle anyone telling you "no" or "don't do this" so you continuously argued against him and developed a grudge against him and started regularly insulting him any time he typed anything in the staff server.

One day after an argument Pupperwoff stripped you of “admin” title, and you were such an asshole that not a single person cared to object. Not one single actual power was stripped from you, mind you, just a few words typed by Pupper. I remember talking to you in DM after that trying to negotiate settlement between you and Pupper so we could return to some kind of normalcy in staff. You insisted that the only role you would accept is one that would give you the power to do most anything you want, without any actual oversite by Pupper or anyone. Obviously that wasn't acceptable, because staff need to uphold a standard of behavior and you wouldn't accept any but your own. Pupper wanted you to give more description when drawing attention to questionable posts, I wanted you to behave professionally when posting with mod caps, and everyone, especially Elway, wanted you to stop being belligerent to everyone on staff. But you couldn’t handle even that much change to your behavior. It was all too much giving into others, and not enough getting your way.

And then one day I noticed you were not in any discord server related to the community, and we assumed you quit without telling us, presumably so Pupper couldn't fire you for abusing your power in deleting a certain post. I assumed that was the end of that and you had quit the community. What actually happened is that you realized that you had alienated everyone on staff and decided instead that you could take your case to the users and rile them up to do your bidding, and bully the remainder of staff into doing things. We all assumed you’d get bored after you realized that the users are not your personal army and will not act as such. Instead, we’ve been here over a year. I have, on several occasions, collected screenshots and started writing several-page long rebuttals to your regular tired. But every time, I have realized that I don’t care enough to put in that much effort into arguing with you.

I personally very strongly believe that you have a diagnosable mental illness that is causing you to behave like this, most likely a permutation of schizophrenia. I have known you for years, and decently well. You were not like this back in 2018. I believe your mental health took a very sharp decline two years ago. I think that is why you do what you do in the way you do it. It’s saddening.

>>6995
Drew it on a small canvas, sorry

>>6996
This is what passes as 'not worthy of response'?
>It's because you want the ability to do with the site and its users whatever you want with no accountability or restraint
Nope. Next!
>you quit the staff discord while still using your moderator account to perform actions on the site
I made a full detail of what I was doing to Atlas, who was still site owner at the time. Next!
>strong-arming Atlas into making you an Admin on the site.
Atlas wanted out, I made it happen. There was no strong-arming, and aside from (you), everyone agreed. Next!
>Atlas has a sanguine personality, and while warm and fun is and was a people-pleaser and weak willed, so he accepted and made you an admin
I hear Atlas is back around. Funny, I would think he would be capable of making such an assertion, assuming there's validity. Next!
>I believe that it is because of that that you generally assume that I'm always conspiring against you
You and I both know that's not true. I dont assume you're 'always' conspiring against me, and I'll credit you have had no need to conspire against me for quite some time. But come now Lotus, be honest, if for once. Next!
>Pupperwoff and Equus did not like you making an edit on a user's post
And yet, they gave you a pass, even though you did far worse. Funny. Next!
>you can't handle anyone telling you "no" or "don't do this" so you continuously argued against him and developed a grudge against him and started regularly insulting him any time he typed anything in the staff server
Par for the course, wrong again.
What I WON'T do is agree with someone when they demand I do so especially when their 'grounds' are >muh feelings, and demands of compliance BECAUSE of feelings are a fast track to be told to get fucked.
And yes, I shitpost when individuals want to demand their way and refuse to discuss the matter. Especially when certain admins are abusing users outside THEIR scope and are being given a pass for loose reasons. Funny that you mention Atlas' sanguininity, since your entire position is based off of it. Next!
>One day after an argument Pupperwoff stripped you of “admin” title
>One day
You mean when Atlas reached out to staff, having gotten robbed, and wanted to reconnect? You mean the time YOU AND I spoke verbally to Atlas, confirmed his identity through personal information, and yet Pupper wanted nothing to do with him? You mean the time that I pulled ALL of staff into a discord room to forcibly vet him, since there was such inconceivable resistance to admitting it was Atlas? Cuz Pupper couldnt trust someone else's (me) due diligence, and you were strangely silent about 'yeah, its really Atlas'? Next!
>you were such an asshole that not a single person cared to object
*shrugs*
Haters gonna hate, but you're not wrong. I concede THAT point.
>Not one single actual power was stripped from you, mind you, just a few words typed by Pupper
Except for responsibility, not surprising thats what you overlooked. An admin is an executive position, with likewise responsibilities. You might know that if (you) had any authority as a leader. Next!
>You insisted that the only role you would accept is one that would give you the power to do most anything you want
False framing, but I'll grant you a pass on this one. The issue is/was, Pupper was intended to focus on programming/coding, leaving Administration to you, Elway, and me.
Instead, Pupper decided to demand his way on every decision. This was not the arrangement that was brokered, nor what I agreed to, and yes; if that is what Pupper intended - to dictate every time he had feelings/thoughts AND demand everyone AGREE with him - I wanted no part of it. Next!
>because staff need to uphold a standard of behavior and you wouldn't accept any but your own
Inactivity and lying to users (neglecting to amend the policy, et al) doesnt strike me as a suitable 'standard of behavior', so yes I refused.
>Pupper wanted you to give more description when drawing attention to questionable posts,
You're getting ahead of yourself. Pupper and I FIRST got off on the wrong foot when you were abusing users (more than once) and I confronted you on it (more than once). Atlas was unreachable, and Pupper bought your self-serving explanation without any discussion. It wasnt until there was - legitimate - bad blood that he attempted to take me to task about questionable posts and my behavior toward Nigel, and yes, by that point I wasnt hearing about how 'what I did was bad' but somehow 'what you did is of no concern'.
>I wanted you to behave professionally when posting with mod caps
>professionalism
Its a shame the users can't appreciate the hilarity of that statement, nor can I summarize it concisely. Still, thanks for the lols, never change Lotus.
>and everyone, especially Elway, wanted you to stop being belligerent to everyone on staff
After over a year of monitoring the site, bringing up posts/threads and no one ever knowing what I was talking about, because monitoring the site was evidently not anyone's priority, yes. When people arent doing their job, the correct course is discipline.
>And then one day I noticed you were not in any discord server related to the community
Did I need permission to take a step back and reassess? Are you that much of a control freak that I need to ask permission?
>presumably so Pupper couldn't fire you for abusing your power in deleting a certain post
How many posts did (you) delete, exactly? Wasnt deleting Nigel's off-topic posts YOUR suggestion? Oh, yeah, it was. Huh.
>I assumed that was the end of that and you had quit the community
I trust you know the adage about when you assume?
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>>6996
>What actually happened is that you realized that you had alienated everyone on staff and decided instead that you could take your case to the users and rile them up to do your bidding, and bully the remainder of staff into doing things
Bully, yes. Personal army, no.
>I have, on several occasions, collected screenshots and started writing several-page long rebuttals to your regular tired. But every time, I have realized that I don’t care enough to put in that much effort into arguing with you
Oh dear, Im gonna have to journal about how upsetting your disproval is.
And lastly.
>I personally very strongly believe that you have a diagnosable mental illness that is causing you to behave like this, most likely a permutation of schizophrenia. I have known you for years, and decently well. You were not like this back in 2018. I believe your mental health took a very sharp decline two years ago. I think that is why you do what you do in the way you do it. It’s saddening.
Oh you do, do you? Care to present your credentials,... doctor? How many times have you met with the 'patient', and what diagnostic criteria did you employ?
Or is it that you have a vested interest, and a (ahem) more than personal inclination to asseet your theories to malign your opponent. I credit, in certain context it makes sense; but this is not such a venue, and you dont have the luxury you... usually enjoy.
So, you're entitled to your beliefs, it has no bearing on me.