over 8 years

Hey folks, it's BearGuru here. I wanted to say some things to get them off of my chest. This does not in any way display the mod team's opinions as a whole, it is merely my opinion. Soon after I post this I will move the current active threads to the Mod Forums.

Regarding Sammie:

  • SHE is a human being as well, and everything you say that is offensive to transgendered people will be offensive to her.

  • Most of what is on the forums right now on this matter is sh!tposting, which is fine-- until it isn't. I fear we are approaching the line where it becomes hurtful, harmful, and damaging to not only Sammie but the community.

  • Epic Mafia moderators are not divine entities. So she is a mod. So what? So she gets to do reports and benefit the community. It helps with cheating investigations. Her being a moderator is irrelevent, she is mostly going to do the same thing she did as a role mod.

  • That being said, I do not think Sammie is going to be a good moderator for epicmafia in the long run. She is not a team player, but that is just my observation.

Regarding the Mod Team:

  • You have tried everything. You moved a thread that was hurtful to the mod forums, which was the correct call. When the community went into uproar, you just had to deal with it. The alternative was to let the damaging thread go on unmoderated, which is not doing your job.

  • Cody is a brand new admin. He is getting used to the job and for the community to surge against his decisions this early has to be demotivating. This site cannot survive if everybody in power is yelled at, called a child, and targeted.

Regarding me:

  • What I did earlier was crappy. I made hurtful comments that have affected people and really hurt them. I am sorry for what I did, and if that means stepping down as a Role Moderator I will do that.

  • Again, this is not the statement of me as a moderator, it is a statement from me as a person.

Regarding the Site:

  • Lucid owns the site. If anything needs to be done, you message him. If you disagree with something strongly enough, you message him. Do not take to the forums and spew publicly hurtful comments because all it does is make you look immature and hurt the person who is being targeted.

  • If you destroy anybody who comes into power, it will ruin the site. Very few people actually want to moderate the site, and that number is getting smaller every time something like this happens. Please think twice about whatever you are posting.

There you have it. I will be moving the other threads to mod forums shortly. Please engage in CIVIL discussion here. Have a good one.

Bear

over 8 years
"I want to close the gap between users and mods and end the mods vs users mentality. How to do that..."

*looks at Arcbell and Sammie*

"Perfect! This'll win me the love of my people. Just need a well timed thread locking to seal the deal!"
over 8 years

Matt12 says


leo says


Matt12 says


leo says


Matt12 says


Seldom says

Is there anyone who's not an admin or mod who is for Petri being a mod?


Probably not


and most of the people who are think doing a good job is an excuse for preying on children

*strums guitar*


This mod team seems to be filled with new people, so maybe they can claim ignorance


these arent mods. also yeah, they literally all claimed they didnt know about petris history


what are these people because what the is a role mod


it's like being a mod's female dog
over 8 years

leo says


Matt12 says


leo says


Matt12 says


Seldom says

Is there anyone who's not an admin or mod who is for Petri being a mod?


Probably not


and most of the people who are think doing a good job is an excuse for preying on children

*strums guitar*


This mod team seems to be filled with new people, so maybe they can claim ignorance


these arent mods. also yeah, they literally all claimed they didnt know about petris history


what are these people because what the hell is a role mod
over 8 years
Tbh, its a huge sign of disrespect to the community when you put these people in aposition of power who so recently harmed users of this site and admitted to it
over 8 years

Seldom says


jack says


Seldom says

Is there anyone who's not an admin or mod who is for Petri being a mod?


what's up dude


hi jack hows it going?

I find it hard to believe your best options for mod is Petri. I really do.


Well we don't know who has applied. I can think of worse people to be mod though. Many.
over 8 years

jack says


Seldom says

Is there anyone who's not an admin or mod who is for Petri being a mod?


what's up dude


hi jack hows it going?

I find it hard to believe your best options for mod is Petri. I really do.
over 8 years

Matt12 says


leo says


Matt12 says


Seldom says

Is there anyone who's not an admin or mod who is for Petri being a mod?


Probably not


and most of the people who are think doing a good job is an excuse for preying on children

*strums guitar*


This mod team seems to be filled with new people, so maybe they can claim ignorance


these arent mods. also yeah, they literally all claimed they didnt know about petris history
over 8 years

leo says


Matt12 says


Seldom says

Is there anyone who's not an admin or mod who is for Petri being a mod?


Probably not


and most of the people who are think doing a good job is an excuse for preying on children

*strums guitar*


This mod team seems to be filled with new people, so maybe they can claim ignorance
over 8 years

jack says

legit, are there that few mod apps that the admins have to pull from the literal bottom of the barrel?


cody can i get a followup to this? (god knows i won't get a response from solace) i really find it hard to believe that you thought those two were the best candidates available given their respective histories
over 8 years
I don't really mind Sammie modding. I'm just enjoying the contradictions that Cody is making.
over 8 years

Seldom says

Is there anyone who's not an admin or mod who is for Petri being a mod?


I DIDNT READ THIS NEVM idk ppl who werent there or don't know the extent of it
over 8 years
I half fit in with that, my opinion on Sammie modding is completely separate from the forum opinion
over 8 years

Matt12 says


Seldom says

Is there anyone who's not an admin or mod who is for Petri being a mod?


Probably not


and most of the people who are think doing a good job is an excuse for preying on children

*strums guitar*
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Also, sorry, BearGuru. Your poor thread.
over 8 years

Seldom says

Is there anyone who's not an admin or mod who is for Petri being a mod?


Probably not
over 8 years

Seldom says

Is there anyone who's not an admin or mod who is for Petri being a mod?


what's up dude
over 8 years

Seldom says

Is there anyone who's not an admin or mod who is for Petri being a mod?


Hi I see no reason for them to not be a mod
over 8 years

Matt12 says


Cody says


ling says

Someone being a postive influence in the last month and a half is hardly a measure of whether they've been reformed or not. He's done this redemption thing multiple times and will u take full responsibility when arcbell inevitably has another meltdown and step down when he messes up?



Yes. I have full confidence in the members on my team and I take responsibility for their actions. I believe that they will work with me rather than against me.


That's nice but doesn't address the point


It doesnt matter that you have confidence, when hes admitted to hacking and threatening the site and has harmed users less than 2 months ago

you cant mod someone like that, do you not get that?
over 8 years
I'm not sure taking responsibility for lawbreaking holds up in court
over 8 years
Is there anyone who's not an admin or mod who is for Petri being a mod?
deletedover 8 years

Cody says


ling says

Someone being a postive influence in the last month and a half is hardly a measure of whether they've been reformed or not. He's done this redemption thing multiple times and will u take full responsibility when arcbell inevitably has another meltdown and step down when he messes up?



Yes. I have full confidence in the members on my team and I take responsibility for their actions. I believe that they will work with me rather than against me.


They can't be the only people that are capable of being a good mod.
over 8 years

Shrub says

You guys should stop complaining to be honest. He has said he will take responsibility if the guy does something stupid, just chill out

over 8 years
You guys should stop complaining to be honest. He has said he will take responsibility if the guy does something stupid, just chill out
deletedover 8 years
Bless you all for letting the Admin Xxerox thread fall back into oblivion. Thank you.
deletedover 8 years

Corruption says

Why is the site running so slowly? Surely Arc can't be DDoS'ing the site already...


The site can't withstand the sheer forum activity