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Honestly looks like a new user who is mistaken
Did so, hopefully he'll take it for granted.It doesn't look malicious. Probably best to just undo the revisions and give them a message saying they need to make a CRT on the forum first.
Lots of users have a problem with rudeness but don't suffer permanent bans from it, and I believe a year timeframe along with the imposed bans (by moderator choice, not hers) will aid her in not getting into trouble.Zeph had a history of consistently being rude, aggressive and confrontational. I don't think I have ever interacted with her under any normal circumstances on the forum but I know about her through the many incidents and controversies she was in. And I think many users have been part of the same.
No logical discussion was had in regards to how lengthy of a ban she should have been given and was decided seemingly after the fact. She didn't want to be on the site anymore voluntarily and was granted that with no indication of facing punishment.That was the straw that broke the camel's back and she was banned for good. Before the ban was carried out she also expressed that she did not want to be part of this forum anymore.
Except they did, and only after she requested said restrictions be lifted from herself (which you obliged) did she find herself arguing with people again. But it's been a year and her only want is to engage in RPs with friends and stick to the FC/OC side of the forum, which seems to me like it's a fair attempt to stay away from troubles because this time it's not an arbitrary enforcement the user put on themselves but instead one imposed by moderators, one not simply lifted at the request of the user because they were the ones that asked for it.Even if she is not allowed in CRTs or vs threads, she is bound to run into the same people she had scuffles with again at some point and such restrictions did not prevent any controversy the last time.
How would you know, though? Have you mantained contact with her over the months following that, or recently? You can't really say that.I don't think Zephyros has changed much. It's not the impression I get, at least.
But in terms of relative harm they have done to you or your character are about the same, only Zephyr has revoked her statements as they aren't on her Twitter anymore, she lashed out and then decided to remove what she said. Neither of these controversies are affecting you is what I'm saying.SuperBearNeo had a grudge with me over Super Mario, Aly. Someone spreading a campaign about me being a transphobe and generally awful human being ain't comparable,
Your impression of her is her feeling the need to defend herself over being what's perceived as unjust treatment over a year later. You two do not speak, and have zero contact. You are speaking from bias here.Moving on to the matter at hand. I don't think Zephyros has changed much. It's not the impression I get, at least.
Her ban was firstly done at her request, whatever reasons that may have come up were after the fact.To clear up a few things, what she did was without a doubt a permaban-worthy offense and part of her ban reason.
Is this not at least somewhat reminiscent of a similar case with Matt? Even if we ignore full context of the statements the individuals made and look strictly at the accusations to begin with, neither in that moment believed themselves to be incorrect, did they? Zeph retracted her Twitter posts and is receiving a permanent ban but Matt is still around. We aren't consistent.As for the restrictions I can see why they'd be helpful for her mental state, but she brought a controversy to the forum that was never on the forum to begin with. Something that was on discord about a permabanned member being brought to the forum has little to do with the ability to participate in CRTs/vs threads.
He's not transphobic either and tends to be rather left wing iirc. But either way, we aren't demoting Bambu or Wokistan just from something petty as that. And if you want a real comparison to what the transphobic allegations compares to, it's the fact that I can compile a list a lot of users and several former staff members who are all currently permabanned for giving false allegations of Antvasima being both an Islamophobe and a racist against people from the Middle-East. Both of which stem from some out of context 2017 era DM on Fanfiction which was more so expressing worry about a certain terrorist group invading his country at the time and I can vouch both allegations are false and confirmed by the fact that he alongside me and AKM agree that all racists, sexists, homophobes, transphobes, Anti-Semitists, Hinduphobes, Islamophobes, and Christophobes should all be banned from the wiki. Zeph's allegations towards Bambu are really not much different from what people all those users have done to Antvasima.I usually don't even use the male pronouns anymore, but can't really get down with associating a name that close to that of a family member with an internet sex pest, so "the grossman" it is
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But then it wasn't Zephyr who injected politics into the discussion, it started with Ant expressing his worries and then Zeph responding to that. If FANDOM isn't the place to discuss politics then Ant shouldn't have brought up his political worry to begin with, he opened himself up to response.But as for why it's relevant; the way Zephyros randomly exploded over Antvasima when he all did was express some worry about the possibility of some irrelevant to gaming political opinion was Scott Cawthon reason for needing to step down as the main producer of FNAF. And she yelled and cussed at him when Antvasima simply wanted to address some misunderstandings here and there. Which again, Fandom is not a platform to discuss politics but Zephyros was clearly the one who was heated in that discussion and the thread got closed because of that discussion when most simply wanted to talk about Cawthon or FNAF.
Okay, but understand that you are arguing against the perceptions of a transgender woman who in the moment believed him to be acting in such a way (regardless of if it is correct or not) and are judging that in the present where the allegation is not public on Twitter but is instead retracted. Whether it is clear to you shouldn't have any bearing on the conversation because in the moment of any allegation the person making it believes themselves to be correct, they aren't acting out of maliciousness.But I would say the worst case aside from the numerous outbursts, which I'd rather avoid whataboutisms related to those, was her allegations towards Mr Bambu. Bambu is clearly not transphobic
No I believe Matt's usage of Discord comments to label Lina a litany of the most terrible things you could accuse someone of being is a perfect comparison: It came from off-site, a heated accusation was made public, both people believed themselves to be correct at the time, and both are "long-time helpful members".And if you want a real comparison to what the transphobic allegations compares to, it's the fact that I can compile a list a lot of users and several former staff members who are all currently permabanned for giving false allegations of Antvasima being both an Islamophobe and a racist against people from the Middle-East.
The problem here is that just because Wok did it doesn't mean Zeph had to call him out too, she only needed to call out Bambu because that's what she saw and felt the need to speak out about.But Bambu wasn't the only one who "Misgendered" her; putting it quotes for a reason. But Wokistan also used male pronouns when she was stalking him or inviting him to group chats he didn't want to be apart of. And his reason was a quote from Wokistan.
While I agree Ant should have avoided bringing it up, he wasn't saying anything outright inflammatory. It was more so he hoped there was no he got fired from his job simply because of whom he voted for, Zephyros saying "I'm sorry for not supporting people who want me dead" was the comment that started inflammatory.But then it wasn't Zephyr who injected politics into the discussion, it started with Ant expressing his worries and then Zeph responding to that. If FANDOM isn't the place to discuss politics then Ant shouldn't have brought up his political worry to begin with, he opened himself up to response.
Another difference is that Bambu later explained why he wasn't and shared other details the first time it was brought up. But Zephyros still had strong beliefs against that. I also wasn't asking "What about Wokistan" it was more so a simple statement he did that to, but it was just a simple statement to say that wasn't evidence of transphobia. I have friends who are transgender too, and they're not easily offended by simple uses of wrong pronouns.Okay, but understand that you are arguing against the perceptions of a transgender woman who in the moment believed him to be acting in such a way (regardless of if it is correct or not) and are judging that in the present where the allegation is not public on Twitter but is instead retracted. Whether it is clear to you shouldn't have any bearing on the conversation because in the moment of any allegation the person making it believes themselves to be correct, they aren't acting out of maliciousness.
I also believe you want to avoid whataboutisms (which you then used yourself with Wok) because it actually hurts the case against Zephyr here:
Actually, Matt wasn't even banned. Not from that specifically, he simple got demoted from Content Mod to Blue name. He was banned for 2 weeks based on drama on Sonic threads and later banned for a month when he called Mario supporters some homophobic slurs; which 1 month was far too generous and that should have been a year at least.No I believe Matt's usage of Discord comments to label Lina a litany of the most terrible things you could accuse someone of being is a perfect comparison: It came from off-site, a heated accusation was made public, both people believed themselves to be correct at the time, and both are "long-time helpful members".
The crux of the problem here is that Matt was never permanently banned even after this, he at most got a month.
Not really my point, the point is that saying a wrong pronoun by accident or was oblivious about other details combined with Angie still legit talking in an awkward manner isn't really transphobic. Also, I don't know about Lina even if the Triple K + Pedophile allegations are indeed extreme and don't agree with those. But Lina has often behaved problematic for other reasons. Bambu on the other hand is a well meaning admin with good intentions and one of the last people one would expect to be transphobic in the first place. Plus her allegations extended to the whole wiki, and not just Bambu when she said "I can never support a wiki that lets transphobic people in the staff".The problem here is that just because Wok did it doesn't mean Zeph had to call him out too, she only needed to call out Bambu because that's what she saw and felt the need to speak out about.
In short, if we are focusing on the accusation to keep Zephyr permanently banned then we should apply the same to Matt. Either that or let her back with the allocated board bans to keep her out of trouble.
This probably isn't my place to interject but as another trans woman I feel the need to call bullshit on these particular points. Stating that you do not have support for people who openly support the ongoing bigotry and attempted genocide of trans people across the world is not inflammatory. That is to say, it's as inflammatory as saying any other form of bigotry should not warrant support. If we as a wiki claim to stand against bigotry in all its forms, yet act as though people who stand against and oppose such bigotry are being "inflammatory", then that's pretty ******* hypocritical.While I agree Ant should have avoided bringing it up, he wasn't saying anything outright inflammatory. It was more so he hoped there was no he got fired from his job simply because of whom he voted for, Zephyros saying "I'm sorry for not supporting people who want me dead" was the comment that started inflammatory.
Another difference is that Bambu later explained why he wasn't and shared other details the first time it was brought up. But Zephyros still had strong beliefs against that. I also wasn't asking "What about Wokistan" it was more so a simple statement he did that to, but it was just a simple statement to say that wasn't evidence of transphobia. I have friends who are transgender too, and they're not easily offended by simple uses of wrong pronouns.
I feel that it is very likely that another episode will happen, so I maintain my view.Zeph only agreed to talk to Bambu now that she wants to come back, when it's beneficial for her, and only if it could guarantee her return. From my own conversation on the long message wall thread, I don't feel so confident about the change. As anybody can get from reading the thread, there are still unresolved issues that are bound to come up again at some point and she sounds combative about them for someone appealing to be unbanned. I feel like her being here will most probably end up in more drama down the line. I'm just not up for taking that risk again so I think it is better for everyone that things stay like they are.
The implication is that I'm biased already. I'm trying not to be. I assume you are, too. The idea, I believe, is that anybody can be subconsciously biased. I don't like reducing my points in that way, but it has been done. But if I am biased, why would you not be, as her friend? Conversely, why would DDM be biased, for example?This assertion that being Zeph's friend somehow clouds our judgement seems to imply that you believe we are nepotistic or have poor judge of character, AKM. Neither are the cases for me.
If anything I can claim Bambu can be biased, and given this is a ban discussed year prior, you all are lacking immense context in order to reliably make a judgement here, and are mostly going off face value assertions which are very well unreliable.
The discussion currently is reliant on armchair psychoanalysis of a person, complete character witness, there isn't really anything formal to discussIt's just not necessary to bring up stakes like this in a matter that is just supposed to be a formal discussion of whether someone should be allowed back