Re: [Discord] .357 False and unjustified Discord banning.
Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2021 5:28 am
I never would have guessed that someone who isn't a member of the community and only joined the forum eight days ago was here on behalf of the complainant.
Although it's blatantly obvious, I do appreciate you disclosing it, since it serves to reinforce the exact point Bhjin was making about this issue. There are no weird "vibes". There's a line of suspicious circumstances that brought us to this point - one that is easy to identify. Regardless of how much convenient deniability it's shrouded in, regardless of whether it was directly encouraged or not, the source of the incident is apparent, and the Administration clearly feels it's enough to bar the complainant from the community.
I have zero faith in your neutrality. I am immensely unimpressed with the implication behind the paper-thin "what if people just walk by and see this silly, innocent mistake? that'll be a really big yikes ouchies look on you guys" concern trolling as well. There is no negotiation needed here, because there is nothing that would cause the outcome to change. The conclusions that have been drawn weren't overturned by new evidence because, again, the deniability isn't plausible.
I'd close this complaint, but since there's a Host involved and there's potentially more input from other Staff to be had, I won't do that.
Although it's blatantly obvious, I do appreciate you disclosing it, since it serves to reinforce the exact point Bhjin was making about this issue. There are no weird "vibes". There's a line of suspicious circumstances that brought us to this point - one that is easy to identify. Regardless of how much convenient deniability it's shrouded in, regardless of whether it was directly encouraged or not, the source of the incident is apparent, and the Administration clearly feels it's enough to bar the complainant from the community.
I have zero faith in your neutrality. I am immensely unimpressed with the implication behind the paper-thin "what if people just walk by and see this silly, innocent mistake? that'll be a really big yikes ouchies look on you guys" concern trolling as well. There is no negotiation needed here, because there is nothing that would cause the outcome to change. The conclusions that have been drawn weren't overturned by new evidence because, again, the deniability isn't plausible.
I'd close this complaint, but since there's a Host involved and there's potentially more input from other Staff to be had, I won't do that.