Board Thread:Off-Topic Discussion/@comment-32988707-20180128173444/@comment-5051846-20180207233224

66.150.8.161 wrote: While, I understand you didn't physically do the shadowban to Vocalo, but you did promise Vocalofan that you would be in charge of cleaning up their posts that they made on the thread and remove anything that they posted in the heat of the moment which was inflammatory or inappropriate. They believed you. And they relied on you to do that, so they did not bother to edit their posts themselves. I even warned Vocalofan that some of his posts left on the thread may be inappropriate but they responded that you promised to help them out. But the next day, Vocalofan found out they were shadowbanned from VO. You did not argue to the other mod that you were in charge of cleaning up his postings, and that you could have cleaned it before that message got him shadowbanned from VO and it appears that you threw him under the bus.

This is just one of the many reasons that I believe there is something shady is happening at VO. You showing up right now and calling out one of their friends, whom I checked on and note is not even a part of the dev team, for drawing anime pictures is another sign. If you truly don't have anything to do with intentionally sabotaging, I would like you to step up and stop throwing accusatory comments around and trying to start something new. Apologize to us that got wrapped up in this and let it go.

Thanks Angel, if it's okay I'll make one last reply.

When I went to remove Vocalofan's posts, another mod had already removed them. Sadly, even if I did take them down them down first, moderators can still see the deleted posts and will issue bans based on them. If the consensus was that Vocalofan needed two warnings, it's not something I can overrule. ): I was sympathetic to how they felt, because their reaction was very similar to mine, and I'm sorry they ended up being on auto-mod. I cannot reasonably hide posts from other mods, and I'm sorry if Vocalofan interpreted my promise as that.

I only mention the dev's friend (who was believed to be the VP at the time of my original statement), now in the context of explaining why I made that post, which you requested. Despite being strongly against what they create, I have not mentioned it on VO or Twitter to avoid them receiving public backlash, and have kept them anonymous here. I have avoided defending myself publicly until the community moved on, in order to reduce the harm done to VIVI. If others continue to believe the tweet was the only issue I had, that's fine. I made a mistake, and the backlash is warranted. I'll link people to these posts if they specifically ask me for more information, but this is the last time I'll explain my actions publicly.

My main apology was in my first reply, but I'll think another is worthwhile: I honestly regret making an inflammatory post, and rest assured I will be much more careful in future. I won't post about sensitive topics without making certain I know the exact details of what happened, no matter whether in private or on a forum. I will do my best to avoid being vague or angry, and will think carefully about how my words could be construed.

I think that's an important lesson in the internet age, and I'm glad to have learnt it.