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From the \"Transparency and Mod Drama\" post
I tried to leave this as close to OP as possible, and have tried to note edits and updated clarifications in italic.
Begin OP
On July 1, I received a detailed message from a fellow moderator (not superstonk) that outlined some concerns with one of our newly appointed mods. I subsequently reported that concern to the mod team, as I felt was proper procedure. I was immediately met with conflict and defense by a certain mod, when I was merely relaying a message. For full disclosure: I reiterated my own concerns with the new mod, and mentioned that these claims seemed to support my own suspicions, but I remained objective. Tbf, I am usually sus of everyone.
The screenshot here starts after I originally relayed the concerned message from the third party. That has been cropped out for anonymity, as they are not a member of the Superstonk mod team and are not involved.
Initially it was decided to ignore the concerns as FUD and rensole made a stickied comment on the relevant post saying the leaked screenshots were taken out of context, and the new mod was in fact not a shill. The rumor died out and life reluctantly moved on without any further conversation.
Subsequently on July 6, the user who initially reported the concerning conduct to me, contacted me again asking for explanation for why they were randomly, permanently banned from the sub (later determined to be at the request of our new mod.) The action was ultimately deemed retaliatory, completely uncalled for, and was reversed. Red appointed me to contact both the banned user to let them know the decision was reversed, and also to issue the new mod a warning on their behavior in response. The new mod insisted they deserved a permanent ban because they had been somehow involved in the "FUD campaign" against her (i.e.- bringing proof of her shilling earlier this year, which to this day has never been met with any acknowledgement or explanation whatsoever by the new mod in question. Myself and others were never given a reason for why this fucking shill behavior ever existed in her account history, and why she changed her mind.)
After delivering the messages as I was directed to both parties, a heated conversation then ensued between red and I, wherein I felt red directly threatened my safety and well being (irl) as well as the sub's for bringing this to the team's attention in the first place. The reason for the heated reaction by red, which was was not disclosed before promoting madie to modship, is that they have been in a romantic (online) relationship for a few months now. We were told after recent events that the relationship is over now, though behavior suggests otherwise, since I can speak freely now.
Of relevant concern: Madie knows my tribal affiliation. This information was also shared by red, involuntarily by me, with the mod team during a voice call. That information can easily dox me (as was proven with my recent dox attempt) because the location isn't large at all. I also know things about madie's identity that I should not know because it was shared in private chat, with me and others. All of this has created the air of conflict which culminated in the irl threats that were issued to me by red.
I will now be reviewing how to move forward within this team, given that red is the "Top Mod" of the sub. My husband is pressing me to contact someone concerning the irl threats to my well being because he genuinely fears for my safety given how mentally unhinged this person obviously is (speaking freely again) and he takes all threats against me seriously, especially since showing my face on Superstonk.
I bring this to the team because I believe in transparency and this has been a secret from the team, against my better judgment. I am wondering if my mistake was in sharing the reported information with the admin team in the first place, as that is where the conflict started. I am concerned for how this would play out if it had been another mod besides me bringing these issues forward. I feel it is only right to share this with the rest of the mod team to discuss how we heal and move forward, with everyone feeling safe, and without disrupting Superstonk.
These are the screenshots from the admin discord channel for reference and transparency. This is the most relevant part of the conversation wherein I felt threatened, as well as threats to the cohesiveness to the team and the overall wellbeing of the sub; "you better hope you're wrong for all our sake." "If this is true, I won't look kindly at those who pushed for this verdict". "You'll see hellfire." and most worrisome, "I am connected to organized networks who would... make my adversaries disappear". These are the statements wherein I felt directly threatened irl for relaying these concerns, given that red knows my location.
This ends the original post. Everything after this I have added for context.
DOXING INFO ABOUT MYSELF AND OTHERS PERSONAL DETAILS IN THIS MESSAGE CUT OUT
\"marketing speak\"- that's me being civil in spite of chaos
Red did make an insanely lengthy response post to my calling her out to the team. It went into serious detail. I'll not share those screenshots, as it's too much for this post anyway. (Seriously it was over 10k words).
Overall, discussion was told to cease that day and ultimately was pretty well forced into a reconciliation call which I originally denied, and ultimately made a written statement as my only intended statement until action. No I did not wish to speak on the phone with the person that issued these threats, especially for the 2 hours that was requested of me. I do not wish to waste any more time on other's terms (I was asked to give red plenty of time to share her feelings.)
Here is my statement I shared with the moderators
I believe there is a general consensus that the behavior and motivating relationship is out of line with what we expect from the team. So I expect some sort of actionable next steps, hopefully voluntary.
I don't know what that looks like.
Red owns this sub I get that.
So basically, I will "stand" for what I think is right until I believe it is no longer conducive to the well being of everyone involved, which is fast approaching.
I will not be combative but if I don't see a heavy willingness to create action in response, something more than an apology, that shows the entire team that trust is well placed here... I will probably just ask for a break to consider my position.
I am only sharing this in full since I have now been placed in hiatus and have been removed of moderator permissions. No I didn't do this for attention. I did it because I'm tired of being abused in the background by the person that owns the sub, while they pretend in public that they are not the person you see in these screenshots. Oh, this stupid fucking drama happened before on the other GME sub?
Say I'm a shill, say I'm spreading FUD, say I'm a clout chaser or immature, whatever. My reason for sharing this is to protect the apes from bad actors. I'm just going to disappear back into the crowd anyway. I have no ambitions for this to take me anywhere besides the moon. All I ever wanted to be was a mod. I have made some friends, ofc, but I'm not trying to be a real life best friend or serious support system to anyone around me here (no offense). I have a real life and I am happy to return to it if this is the nature of moderating that sub. The drama and constant weird, crazy, racist bullshit because of this has become a cancer. I guess being de-modded over this was worth it?? Idk. Somebody had to say something eventually 🤷♀️
As for whether I think red can deliver on any of these threats, idk. I have been in such a position of being targeted that I tend to take any and all threats against my family's safety and wellbeing quite seriously. I would not expect this from a trusted, "well-vetted" team mate, and it should not be tolerated from the "Top Mod" of the sub.
But remember- This isn't fucking centric to any single one of us- even DFV. MOASS will go on with or without any of us (in an online sense). Writing a daily sub post everyday had practically nothing to do with the overall trajectory of the MOASS, I have no delusions about my self importance in this thing. With or without me, or Superstonk or whatever- the wheels have been set in motion. The city is built with a life of its own. Gamestop is going to become a fucking world retail powerhouse that puts amazon to shame. And we all got in early. I still have every single fucking GME share I ever had, I'm buying all the fucking dips, and I'm diamond handing harder than ever after the events of late because RC has epic shit planned no doubt. No I'm not pushing any other tickers. No I've never made a dime off PCoA, that's not what I'm here for. My heart has always been here, since January. Lol @ the FUD saying I'm trying to get people to paperhand. DIAMOND HANDS FOREVER BABY- I'M HODLING TIL PHONE NUMBERS ✌💖💎🙌🚀
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