Enjoy reading all of this @ParaFlaX
So first let me start off with the obvious, me getting banned and then permanently isolated with a 6 month waiting time is ridiculous from my point of view.
Calling someone a cum dumpster and getting such a visceral reaction from upper staff when people are telling each other to kill themselves gets no reaction whatsoever from staff, is an oxymoron. Furthermore you have incidents where I wrote "i love gay sex and cock its all i think about", which had no reaction from staff either, and instead got liked and put in a channel called "we-liked-this" by 8 or more people, several of whom are staff members. Along with numerous occasions where NSFW posts have been made, with no reaction from staff either. If you truly are so keen on hosting a safe environment for minors, then you would keep your policies consistent rather than what is seemingly random and at the discretion of whoever just happens to be there at the time.
It's become painfully obvious to me that one of three things is happening, either your punishment guidelines or policies are outdated, non-existent, or flat out ignored by some staff members.
There is a major double standard when it comes to what is said in the discord, and what is acted upon. Another example is prior to beetleplex getting permanently isolated, he responded to a message I wrote with "I love your menstruation globs" or something along those lines, which still, didn't get a reaction from staff.
Had you chosen to stay consistent on your punishments to messages written on the discord, I would not be sitting here holding the burden of your inconsistencies. Where instead of me believing my message was a weird one, sure, but still allowed, rather than such a monstrous message that I deserve to be removed from the community as a whole.
Your current way of handling things creates a massive headache for not only you, but the person who gets punished for their actions. The main concern I have is that you have no current way of communicating the ban reasoning and no intention of communicating with the accused prior to any actions taken. This leaves a massive grey area where you may end up wrongfully punishing someone, and then having to walk back on it pending an appeal.
My suggestion is that you completely overhaul your guidelines when dealing with situation on the discord. Instead of taking whatever is said at face-value, determining the intention of the situation arbitrarily and/or simply electing to disregard it. Rework your isolation system into a way of getting information PRIOR to taking any actions against people, let them tell their side of the story, and then you can make a decision, this may seems like a lot of work on your end, however in the long run, it prevents situations from occurring repeatedly where a person said something that was taken out of context, or without the intention of causing harm.
Obviously if you have someone who does something egregious like racism, nazism, paedophilia and so forth, then you should get rid of them immediately. But when approaching nuanced situations like mine, it would've proven both you and me helpful, had you talked to me before making a decision on banning me.
Should you elect to disregard my suggestion, its your prerogative, however I truly believe that doing even minor steps such as communicating with the accused prior to taking action could prove beneficial for the community as a whole.
Keep in mind this is not a new ban or isolation appeal, this is a genuine suggestion for you to change things for the better.
So first let me start off with the obvious, me getting banned and then permanently isolated with a 6 month waiting time is ridiculous from my point of view.
Calling someone a cum dumpster and getting such a visceral reaction from upper staff when people are telling each other to kill themselves gets no reaction whatsoever from staff, is an oxymoron. Furthermore you have incidents where I wrote "i love gay sex and cock its all i think about", which had no reaction from staff either, and instead got liked and put in a channel called "we-liked-this" by 8 or more people, several of whom are staff members. Along with numerous occasions where NSFW posts have been made, with no reaction from staff either. If you truly are so keen on hosting a safe environment for minors, then you would keep your policies consistent rather than what is seemingly random and at the discretion of whoever just happens to be there at the time.
It's become painfully obvious to me that one of three things is happening, either your punishment guidelines or policies are outdated, non-existent, or flat out ignored by some staff members.
There is a major double standard when it comes to what is said in the discord, and what is acted upon. Another example is prior to beetleplex getting permanently isolated, he responded to a message I wrote with "I love your menstruation globs" or something along those lines, which still, didn't get a reaction from staff.
Had you chosen to stay consistent on your punishments to messages written on the discord, I would not be sitting here holding the burden of your inconsistencies. Where instead of me believing my message was a weird one, sure, but still allowed, rather than such a monstrous message that I deserve to be removed from the community as a whole.
Your current way of handling things creates a massive headache for not only you, but the person who gets punished for their actions. The main concern I have is that you have no current way of communicating the ban reasoning and no intention of communicating with the accused prior to any actions taken. This leaves a massive grey area where you may end up wrongfully punishing someone, and then having to walk back on it pending an appeal.
My suggestion is that you completely overhaul your guidelines when dealing with situation on the discord. Instead of taking whatever is said at face-value, determining the intention of the situation arbitrarily and/or simply electing to disregard it. Rework your isolation system into a way of getting information PRIOR to taking any actions against people, let them tell their side of the story, and then you can make a decision, this may seems like a lot of work on your end, however in the long run, it prevents situations from occurring repeatedly where a person said something that was taken out of context, or without the intention of causing harm.
Obviously if you have someone who does something egregious like racism, nazism, paedophilia and so forth, then you should get rid of them immediately. But when approaching nuanced situations like mine, it would've proven both you and me helpful, had you talked to me before making a decision on banning me.
Should you elect to disregard my suggestion, its your prerogative, however I truly believe that doing even minor steps such as communicating with the accused prior to taking action could prove beneficial for the community as a whole.
Keep in mind this is not a new ban or isolation appeal, this is a genuine suggestion for you to change things for the better.
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