Weekend Blog Post - The Strange Ways of Fimfiction · 7:27am Apr 6th, 2013
Before I go on I want to preface this blog post with the following statement:
This site is owned and maintained by Knighty and, for whatever perceived shortcomings myself or anyone else has with things he may do, ultimately he has the final say when it comes the actions he takes on this site.
Also:
What is expressed here is entirely my own opinion and does not reflect the general opinion of any groups that I belong to.
With that out of the way I suppose I can move onto the crux of the problem that I have been made aware of recently. As some of you might be aware I've been an active moderator in one of the larger groups on this site for the past few months. A number of our members also belong to another group formerly called the Anti-Conversion Bureau. Last night the Anti-Conversion Bureau group was simply deleted by Knighty without any prior warning on his part before being reinstated temporarily so that the moderator in charge, Velkaden, could make members aware of what was transpiring. The conversation was as follows:
http://i.imgur.com/KDpKCuq.png
Now without going into any specifics about the groups stance I would just like to say that I find this whole situation rather distasteful. This behavior just seems rather odd coming from the site moderator himself. First off his justification that he gave in thread that followed the announcement in the group was rather weak; wanting a group gone because they are "anti" anything would imply that more groups would face deletion. Do a search for "anti" and you'll come across a number of smaller groups that would rightfully fit the bill he described for deletion. However those are not under fire.
So then it would appear that being "anti" is merely a justification for the groups deletion. There have been assertions that a certain individual, that has spammed a number of groups during an extended child's temper tantrum due to a perceived slight against him, has perhaps annoyed Knighty enough that he may simply wish to get rid of what he sees as the root cause. Surely if he felt being "anti" anything is bad for this site he could simply search for groups with that in their title and take the appropriate action necessary against every group.
I did it with the basic search tools provided to me as a user.
However, as stated earlier, this is his site and he can do what he wishes. I just find it awfully disappointing that a site founded around this fandom seems to lack enough basic courtesy to at least say something like "hey bro, I'm going to delete your group." This is not a simple isolated incident either; rather the moderators on this site at times appear to lack tact in their dealings with individuals when it comes to subjects they do not like personally.
Is it so much to ask for a like more courtesy on a website dedicated to this particular show? If you are going to kick someone in the nuts who cannot really do anything back to you, at least apologize ahead of time.
Yeah, the mods are dicks but we're not paying customers so...
Than again, if a group's members are misbehaving or breaking the site rules in a way that is encouraged or engendered by the group than the group is held accountable. Like if you act a fool in a mall, you don't get a warning, you get escorted off property and banned. The assumption is that you should know better.
It sucks, but they can always do what the TWE did and reform in a less antagonistic format. Like "Conversion Abstinence for Peace and Love" or something.
Honestly though, I don't understand what constructive purpose there can be in being a member of a group with the purpose of disliking something. I mean there's lots of things I don't like. But I wouldn't want to be part of a group that has no purpose but reminding me of what I don't like. I'd rather surround myself in things I love.
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Except for the fact that the reason given seems more of a weak pretext that isn't universally applied. And once again, as I stated earlier, I understand we aren't paying customers but that does not mean I cannot express my opinion on the subject either.
Do I think things will change? Not hardly.
Also, that group had rules in place to discourage users from attacking others on the site (and a number of them were banned from the group for doing so.) That's fine however, as long as Knighty is willing to weed out groups that promote unhealthy ideals on this site I can understand.
Not like there's worse causes to gather around on this site, right?
Rape
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Maybe if we can trick the rape group into becoming the "Anti-consent" group we can get them banned?
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I figure if groups that are founded with the name "Hate" in it aren't banned, groups about Rape are fairly safe then.
I think I've lost almost all my respect for Knighty at this point. Hell, even before this I did. The straw that broke the camel's back was when he purposefully bashed Regidar in the FAQ of the site.
I'm pretty sure I know the specific user who started this whole deal with a temper tantrum. Said person is known for such antics.
As you say, it is Knightly's site and he has a right to do whatever he wants to it and on it. But the whole point of the Anti-TCB group, as I understood it, was to say "Hey, humans AREN'T all jerks and crap and terrible and we resent the fact that a lot of people portray us that way".
Ah well, just reform the group with a new name: The "Humans Are Awesome Too" group or something. I'm sure the specific user who caused the problem will still raise a fuss, but without even the "Anti" or "Hate" pretense even Knightly will have to admit he's basically kowtowing to this specific user at the expense of everyone else.
By the way, everyone should start reporting that "Rape" group. Tell Knightly it's hateful towards women.
Again, I know it's his site, and I'm sure he can take it all down if he wants. I'd hate to go back to Fanfiction dot net, but in the end, if he's going to be a double-standard hypocrite, he needs to be called out on it.
985251, wait what? Are you serious!?
Yeah, like why isn't my story coming up on the latest update? It makes me
985460 There is a group called "Humans aren't bastards"