I can say the entire timeline of the event probably went like this: The server gets attacked, Qjimbo declares himself ruler of the universe, and all hell is broken out, and the next day a MySQL backup is loaded and everything is fine. Even though as much as I detest the above actions, all of this was probably a result of diplomacy failing to work issues out, and them not wanting to take actions further. Despite the non-diplomatic actions, many actions were taken to improve this community after Qjimbo's rebellion, but these changes were made to avoid the worst that would come out of these actions, which would lead to a Spam-for-all forum that would quickly die due to no defining purpose. The point I'm trying to make is-- when enough people disagree with your motives, a rebellion is bound to occur, and that it's really good to pay attention to the "Unpopular" ruler to make sure that the proper precautions can be taken to avoid this shit. Although I can't pinpoint exactly where this began, but I'll begin to speculate based on past modding and chats that have filled the gap before the rebellion, and post my humble view of the events.
For the longest time, I've bitched to Tweaker about his administrative decision, and I've been unpleasant with the way he was running the board, although I've chatted with him and made him an internet friend later on, I was still holding quite a bit of animosity towards the way he was running the board. However, sometime later in the course, mainly around the time Qjimbo was becoming an administrator, I've noticed a bunch of reoccurring once-dead issues that were being brought to light, with the banning of Kamikaze being probably the focus of discussion. At first, being the paranoid freak-on-a-leash I am, I began to look at Qjimbo under a negative light, almost nervous if such a thing would happen. I think about five days later, or yesterday, the site was "Hacked" and Tweaker announced his leaving from the community. despite what the notice said, I took the liberty to go and AIM him to ask him about shit. Later on when I was taking about the post he made, he then mentioned a very peculiar detail-- he never made one. When this fact came to mind, I immediately went and posted details on the boards. Afterwards people were posting about cocks and I then bitched to Qjimbo on the PM system, since he seemed to know a lot of what was happening, and I made him a modest proposal: Unban Tweaker and let him decide if he wants to leave or stay. After the reply, he then began to list all of the good things that were happening since his "Leave", and I've jumped to the conclusion that Jim banned him. When I posted the lovely little PM, the drama officially began. I can't say what happened afterwards exactly, but I know that it involved spamming and flaming from all sides. Afterwards, I went to bed and then woke up to arrive to this topic.
Looking back at hindsight, the people who were responsible had a right to be pissed off, but how they did it, was horribly and childishly executed. I, for one, have a new faith for the new administration, and I hope that we can all forget this shit and move on.
Wow, I said a mouthful, and if it sounds rather jumbled, it's because I'm still half-asleep. Stupid Spring Break. =P
This post has been edited by Rainer: 26 March 2007 - 09:59 AM
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