once upon a time i would not have found this necessary

[fiachairecht]

in case the multifandomdrabble mods delete, no links bc mobile, sorry

Original Post: Here
Original Comment: here

From one mod to another, I'm very disappointed you've chosen to insist that the ban was not about tagging, when the question being asked is 'Does a fandom tag violate a character DNW?' Requested vs. non-requested was only ever a side issue.

If the answer is yes, fandom tags can violate character DNWs, make that clear. If the answer is no, make that clear as well. I strongly encourage you to reconsider your ban either way, because there have clearly been communication issues between mods and participants, and accepting that you were a part of that will go a long way towards regaining any sense of community goodwill.

None of that changes the fact that, regardless of the reasons for your edit, you specifically *removed* language supporting the banned participant, that onlookers were relying on to try to figure out wtf was going on and what they were allowed to do now that the round is over. And that is. Really unfortunate to see.

Comments

[muccamukk]

Well, they've succeeded in bringing the universal outrage to namespace. Good job on that one.

[fiachairecht]

Yeah, I mean, I've *only* posted in namespace about this/modding in general, but I don't think they seem inclined to care if criticism is anon or not.

[muccamukk]

I just haven't seen much aside from your post two days ago, and my initial post, other than FFA. But that's... mostly still what I'm seeing, so we'll see.

I don't know. I'm just very tired.

[gloss]

This is a really thoughtful comment. <3

[fiachairecht]

Thanks <3 I've been trying so hard to see this from their perspective and I just ....... can't

[narya_flame]

I don't know what has happened here but this all sounds very tiring and I am sending hugs and moral support.

[fiachairecht]

I've never been tempted to apply 'clusterbùrach' to events outside of UKPOL but this has been, from my perspective, the definition of it.

[narya_flame]

Uch jeez - that bad!? :( <3

[shadaras]

This whole thing is so weird, and it sucks so much that it feels necessary to archive comments. :/

Also, uh, as someone who only has a rough sense of what even happened with the ban, the more posts the mods make in reaction to it/this drama the more questions and concerns I have. Because (while I don't need to know the details) if the mods choose to post something saying "there's a mistaken impression..." in response to stuff that, if it touched the comm itself, never did so in a way most participants would notice... uh I hope they expect more confusion and outrage to come to them in response...

[havocthecat]

This is all just getting more and more fucked up.

[kore]

*just stares in horror at the giant fucking mess that continues spreading like an oil slick*

[independence1776]

I only have the barest outline and understanding of what happened, but that sounds FUBAR.

[fiachairecht]

It doesn't sound any less FUBAR with more context, if it makes you feel better (it doesn't make me feel any better).

[nenya_kanadka]

I've been appreciating your comments throughout all this. It's all so bizarre and I haven't yet seen a satisfactory explanation for the mod behaviour. (I mean, "We fucked up, and now we're in too deep to back down" seems to explain it, but.)

Eeesh.

[smallhobbit]

Never mind. The comms closed now.