Erik Rutins
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I think it's important to review a few facts about what happened, since there seems to be so much false information floating around.
I don't know where the idea started that I'm partisan, but some of the Steakhouse folks now seem to take this as given and it seems to be based on something other than reality. I think people that have been on this forum for a long time know that it's not true. If I've shown any preference for a particular user, it's been subconscious. I'm still human and folks I know and who have been here for a while may tend to get some benefit of the doubt vs. those I don't know.
Also, always apply Occam's Razor - I am NOT a full-time mod. We have NO full-time mods. I occasionally check in on threads, don't always have time to read every page or post in detail and so I sometimes make mistakes. That's the way it works, there's nothing productive in getting worked up about it and concocting conspiracy theories. Doggie, your comments in particular about me were simply wrong and baseless.
We rarely ever ban people. Anyone who's been here for a while knows that too, so being upset that someone has not been banned is a pretty pointless sport. Far more often, we take it to PMs and issue warnings. For the vast majority of people, that suffices. If warnings are ignored, even our patience has limits and then those rare bans happen.
Dave did the bans wrong earlier, which shows you how often we have to do them. We set them right now, so those that were supposed to be banned are in fact banned.
When it comes to the thread where Lisa introduced herself, I completely agree with those that say it was an extremely poor welcome she received. I was dismayed at the time and posted as much. I'm still very disappointed in some of the users here who responded to her, but I'm glad that others extended a warm welcome amidst the idiocy. Yes, primarily that was due to Terminus' comments. However, several other folks jumped on board as well. As I explained to her at the time via PM, the timing was incredibly bad. Marky had been causing some problems in the WITP forum and was high on our attention list before she showed up. Terminus assumed she was a Marky-alt, posted as much, others joined in and there we went.
On top of that, some PMs were sent to other mods stating that she was an alt account. While I was trying to calm people down and refute the alt claim and confirming her identity, the other mods (Dave and Alex) deleted the thread and banned that account based on those PMs. That only made the confusion worse. I spoke with the other mods, the account was then unbanned. In the meantime, she'd made a second account. I posted to her to explain what had happened and she posted a second hello thread. This then once again devolved into a flame-fest, which ended with some comments towards another user that were vile enough that the thread was asked to be deleted and was.
I'm really disappointed in how much extra time we've had to spend baby-sitting the general discussion forum instead of working on our games, largely because a bunch of adults can't figure out how to get along without escalating to personal attacks. You're all gamers, folks. You've got something in common. Keep the politics and other divisive stuff elsewhere. If someone gets a little testy, let it go instead of escalating it, maybe they had a bad day. If someone is repeatedly nasty, let us know.
Allright, that's my vent for today, hope you all had a nice weekend otherwise.
Regards,
- Erik
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