This action by Pedagon was worse than just popping off at one individual user, because it effectively mocked/invalidated an entire viewpoint. That said, this has been a stressful time for everyone and I don't think any of us have been at our best, staff or non-staff.

2 months censure and recusal is fine.

Agreeing with the action as proposed- recusal from Bright related matters and two month censure. I don’t think more is needed, Dagon knows he messed up here and this both gets the point across and removes him from the discussions at issue.

This was particularly disappointing because Dagon is usually the admin I trust to keep the rest of us from doing things like this. I feel pretty confident it's not a mistake he'll be making again after his censure, though.

I agree with the censure, but need a bit of further clarification on why Disc has elected to force a recusal specifically in terms of voting on a proposal. That doesn't make that a denial from me, but more so that I want to see Disc's reasoning before I update my post to reflect the new understanding.

the fire department had just managed to get things under control and then dagon showed up to pour gas on things and strike matches. this isnt behavior befitting of an admin. he did end up apologizing which is at least a step in the right direction, but I would like to see a reflection on his behavior on his behalf before being allowed to return to administrative duties.

the main reason I say this is because I remember when dagon and rounder were pariahs amongst staff because of recap team — i know dagon hasnt become the very machine he rages against because I know him better than that. this was a poorly conceived "and then he hit post" meme.

I agree with 2 month censure and abeyance from further Bright discussion.

My wasp neighbours are also mad about stuff that doesn’t actually need to be put as the priority

Pedagon then followed this comment up with:

Angry white people who think it’s always their turn to speak and don’t believe people exist beyond themselves

Later on, Pedagon responded to a comment from Ori about how the steps immediately regarding deletion and how to handle the slots is being neglected with the following:

But Ori!

https://tenor.com/view/i-want-it-now-charley-and-the-chocolate-factory-tantrum-willy-wonka-gif-14590840

(The above gif is of Veruca Salt from Charley and the Chocolate Factory having a tantrum).

The Disciplinary Team agrees with the judgement of many non-staff members who were involved in this discussion that this is behavior unsuited for an admin. Staff, and admins especially, are expected to behave with respect towards the userbase, and must be held to a higher standard of behavior than the average user. The direct insulting of concerned members of the userbase expressing legitimate concerns is not suitable behavior, and damages the trust of the userbase in the administration team and staff as a whole. Rounderhouse, who was also present during the conversation and attempting to deescalate noted that this behavior made this deescalation harder and damaged faith in staff as a result.

We do want to acknowledge that Pedagon apologized for these remarks the next day:

In a moment where people were dunking on a request for others to stop being abusive and calling members of staff who are trying to get things done “pedophile defenders” I got upset and made a poor comparison to the way people behave irl similarly. It was a bad moment and I apologize

However, we think that this is an especially sensitive moment and the expectation of behavior was greater than normal. As a result, we are proceeding with censure against Pedagon. Given that the misconduct here specifically pertains to his conduct as an administrator and in the Bright Works Project, we are proposing the following punishment for Pedagon:

• A mandated recusal from any further discussion involving the Bright Works Thread, including voting on a proposal

and

• A two-month censure of all administrator powers. During this time Pedagon will be considered an Operational Staff member.

This discussion will last three days. This discussion is open to Operational Staff and above. Pedagon is invited to post in his defense.