I agree with Reppy, but I also disagree with the making of this post. Your intention doesn't seem very genuine. If you
are looking for ad populum to save you from any alleged misdeeds, that is not how this forum administration works.
Simply by making this thread you are causing anomosity and disension which I personally feel exemplifies why it is not
okay to have a completely "off topic-chat" section for a forum such as this. It allows too many people to create
irresponsible threads that still fall under the "off topic" headline, while allowing bickering, crude or inappropriate behavior
to make people feel alienated and bullied.
The jokes and the arguments have gotten out of hand. If not stopped at the root we will not have an Off-Topic section
of the forums much longer, because all it does is create work for the Forum Moderators who would much rather enjoy
the boards than play 24 hour policeman. Since they cannot catch and delete everything, you have people feeling either
disgraced or disrespected by other members and very little can be done once the harm is made. You can never truely
delete something from the internet and by creating such a playgroud, we invite that kind of mayham and misery.
Truly, the off-topic chat is a great place to just have fun and talk freely about many things. It is also a place where weird
"chat" threads can find a haven without clogging up the rest of the forums. I know that in the slow season of the convention
the Off-Topic thread plays host to higher multitudes than when we are hard at work on Kumoricon. This does not mean our
standards of play should lower or tolerate corrupted remarks. If we are going to allow Kumoricon to have a section of the
board where most things can be said, then we have to be strong enough to respect others and enjoy the very very
gracious gift we have been offered.
Reppy is right when he says we all are equal anime fans. Some younger, some newer, some older, some more veteran, and
we all know that being a fan of Anime is not the most popular or most understood thing in the world. But as our ranks increase
so does the likely hood of classism and social ladders, the better anime otaku from the "narutards" or what have you. Do we
really want to let that turn us into argumentative and rude forum trolls? Will we allow that kind of behavior to go unchecked?
No, we will not allow people to become exactly what every human being's very nature hates; inconsiderate idiots.
So, there will be punishment, and there will be reprimand when things are done and words are said that hurt and confuse, mislead
and disrespect others on these forums. NO ONE is immune from this, certainly not me, deffinitely not roscoe... not even Beau
himself could come to the forums and post a racial slur and get away with it. That is the way it is. If you don't like the punishment,
you do not have to stay. If, however you enjoy the forums, understand your wrong doings and aspire to remain a member of this
society, I tell you that time heals all wounds and while some may not trust you or be friends with you, I can assure you that not
everyone (as in the physical world) is so distrustful, or unmerciful. This is not to anyones discredit, but you will find friends again,
when you prove yourself a good person without the intent to harm. Even those who chastise may one day call you friend, but that
is up to you first, and then them.
All this thread did was bring attention to your alleged misdeeds, make a spectacle of your private plight and require further action
from the forum administrators. It did not help you. A poll on the feelings of others on the forum at this time will not help you. What
will help is if you are truly repentant and wish to make ammends, and if you earnestly make this change then time will help you
prove it. Thats it, nothing else. So I wont vote, because it is pointless, and you should consider asking the moderators to take this
thread down.
~Allykat
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