On January 26th, Pedagon entered a discussion in 19cord regarding progress on the Bright Works Project. During this discussion - which was already stressful and heated due to the subject matter, Pedagon made a number of comments which inflamed the discussion further. These were later brought to the attention of the Disciplinary Team for review, and we have concluded that they do represent behavior that is unfitting of the position of the admin. The two comments which were brought to our attention as notably poor are the following:
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!
(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.
can I get some nice "no signatures on my forum"
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understandable have a nice day