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We will be adding the isntreal cool emoji.
We are discussing the mod actions taken against z poster.
We are discussing taking mod actions against some of the users making reactionary statements regarding the addition of the emoji.
We express our strongest and most heartfelt apologies to all the users but especially our Arab and Muslim users for this. We should have added the emoji months ago.
We will have an open floor meta post to try and work through the tension but I want to humbly ask everyone to please try and speak to each other in good faith while taking a charitable interpretation of other users.
As discussed in the ND meta post we should try to be patient with each other with regard to written communication.
This is a justifiably so very important and emotionally elevated topic and we truly want to do right by the users as well as the volunteers of the site.
Please keep the discussion to specific mod actions rather than general/vague meta comments.
There are those on the mod team that appretiate zposter and those that dislike his hostility and tendency to take the least charitable interpretation. You can see his moderation history on the origonal zposter account as well as the current one to see he has had actions taken not related to his stance on the emoji.
In closing the only finalized thing is adding the emoji, I would like us to try and discuss the other topics without getting too hostile at each other please
The users of the site demand that the mods of the site face consequences for their behavior. Nakoichi constantly goes too far, and too much of their moderation is based on personal vendettas. It is absolutely not appropriate for them to be a mod on Hexbear.
The time has come.
There's no point having an extensive code-of-conduct that says mods are held to a higher standard than users and given less leeway if it's all just bullshit. Ultimately, it seems what it boils down to is "It's a club, and you're not in it, so we'll ban you for personal shit". I thought we were supposed to be doing better than that?
For what it's worth Nakochi was removed as a sitemod due to the statements referenced in this post and the other.
Nakochi did not siteban Zposter and we have stopped requiring self crit posts as it reduces the sentiment of those that make them on their own.
We are discussing further actions but due to timezones that takes time.
I appreciate the work, but, no more half measures? Why are we kicking the can down the road? Personal attachments? Harden your hearts; if they can behave as a user they can stay, but continuing to allow them moderator powers even in a reduced capacity is just asking to continue this saga.
Don't trust someone who has proven they can't moderate to moderate..
No the siteban came from directly from the "Holocaust Emoji" admin herself
I still cant get over "holocaust emoji". Jesus christ that is the most insane phrase I have seen for some time. And to deploy it against their fellow hexbears what is this shit
A zionist method of conflating criticism of Israel with antisemitism
The worst offenders here are mods and admins though.
Zposter was repeatedly incredibly hostile
and it worked. You're fixing the fucking problem.
1000 posters being nice and no change.
Me being an asshole and suddenly problem solved
Patience and good faith should not be a one sided ask. Remove Nakoichi from mod and enforce a self crit post
It should've been added when it was first requested.