(06-30-2016, 03:04 AM)Arioch Wrote: But when a video game becomes a stress and no longer fun because of the amount of s*** talking and negative attitudes from the community, as well as having someone go, and I quote, "I don't feel like sharing certain spaces with them [admins] as a class of people because today's decision", makes you question why you're here in the first place. There were reasons why everyone got banned. Did I agree with them all, not necessarily, but I saw where the others were coming from. I'm sorry you don't see that, and I'm sorry you felt that it was a shock and unfair.
As the person who told you that, I am extremely disappointed that you're lumping me in with the sort of people who would dox and threaten and viciously berate you and other admins for being on the admin team. I talked to you about that exact issue the other day, as a friend, and then in our conversation a few hours ago I told you in no uncertain terms that I despise and am disgusted by those sorts of actions, having indirectly experienced them years ago in a community much more toxic than this one.
Just as I told you on Skype, I like you as a person a lot. All the admins I've ever had occasion to talk with, in fact, I thought were great, stand-up folks. But when there's a socially chaotic situation like there was on Skype and Teamspeak earlier, in response to a decision that the admin team made, it's hard to not condemn actions which, analyzed in light of all the evidence that's publicly available to someone in my position (that is, not privy to the inner workings of the admin team or their discussion), seem to be entirely unreasonable and unwarranted, and which certainly are made in violation of all previous procedure and precedent.
I don't have any issue with any member of the staff individually, and I fully understand that everyone on the staff sincerely wants the best for Discovery, and only acts as they see suits that goal. I have nothing but disgust and vehement hatred for the sorts of people who would intrude upon anyone's life in meatspace because of what goes on in a community such as Discovery. Nobody but nobody deserves to deal with that kind of horrific bullshit. But as awful as that is, you cannot simply deflect legitimate criticism by saying "I do it for free, I'm here for fun, and people disagreeing with the team's actions equates to personal harassment of myself". When you became an administrator, you accepted certain responsibilities, and responsibility is not always fun. You are entirely, at any time, within your rights to leave for any reason, but this attitude you're displaying in response to the attempts of many folks to (often apologetically) explain the position that they hold regarding today's events is just disrespectful.
