Can you recommend any alternative Discord servers for adult/30+ fic writers?
Personally, my best experiences have been in super-small author discords. If there's an author you like and they have a discord, join it!
Most of the author discords are way less author-centric than you would imagine. A lot of them have spaces for general chat, self-promotion, art sharing, hobbies, etc.
If you are a writer, you can also ask your readers where they hang out in an author's note. That's how I found my first discord writing communities!
I have also heard that the 20+ Fanfiction server is OK. It's a "sister server" to 30+, but to my knowledge it has entirely different mods from the 30+ server. I'm not on that server, but I have talked to people who are, and I haven't seen any serious complaints.
Also, if anyone has a discord server they'd like to recommend, drop me a note!
i just left the 30+ fanfic server recently because i got sick of certain mods and their patronising attitudes. adela and mswhich in particular rubbed me the wrong way on multiple occasions. mswhich would get bitchy even in casual conversation because g*d forbid you even give the appearance of telling her what to do. she would come back at you with more or less a "well actually" or get pissy about someone trying to be helpful about something (well if you don't want comisseration don't post in the vent channels). and adela treats people like children quite regularly. just recently someone mucked up a trigger warning, they got corrected by one of the nicer mods, they explained why they made the mistake and that was that. then later adela comes in with a "friendly reminder for the server regarding trigger warnings" which was completely unneccesary. it was one bloody person that made a mistake, not multiple people. the person she basically subposted about left the server (poor thing was probably mortified or felt called out) and i decided to leave as well. i had seen so much bollocks happen (your situation included) that i was over it. i hadn't even been reading half the server channels because it had been feeling more and more like an arsekissing fest between the chosen few. so keep up your good work here and let people know about the powertripping, favoritism and petty childishness so they don't waste their time.
Oof, I hadn't checked this blog in a while, but it's disappointing (though not surprising!) to see this behavior continue.
I am constantly subjected to endless amounts of fandom discourse that simply would not exist if people had the good sense not to uncritically stan vaguely attractive white male villains and attempt to justify their actions to the point of stupidity
So I’m drafting this post on October 19, 2022, hoping that I won’t have to use it, but getting it set up as a contingency. Just in case.
Lots of screenshots under the cut, but TL;DR:
I have two stalkers who feel entitled to my work and writing, and have been stalking me because I didn’t write their historical blorbos to their personal satisfaction and because I haven’t written queer characters to their exacting specifications (specifically, they want what amount to Gold Star Lesbians with modern-style adopted children). In the course of their stalking, they have made a hate-blog specifically to target me with insults, and when that failed to get a response, escalated to making a new AO3 account specifically to write hatefic of my work and “gift” it to me.
If you see this post having gone live, I ask you to please review it and reblog it, because I am preparing this contingency in case they escalate to the point of trying to publicly defame me, and if I’ve hit “post”, that means they’re actively trying to get people to hate me.
been in 30+ for a while, having an ok time, and i feel like wrt the mod team, its repeat offenders who get into arguments with server members. who knows what's going in the mod channels (would love to be a fly in that room tbqh) but i wonder if some of them are just as done w the drama as everyone else. i've gone to quieter mods w my problems and they've been very kind and friendly. idk if their just complacent or if their getting steamrolled by the more abrasive personalities but i think the transparency rule is funny because it sooo reads like some of them being fed up by the rest's ban happy bullshit. i'll see if it makes a difference
Truthfully, I there's some literal discord (pun) between the discord moderators, because they frequently don't seem on the same page, and if you watch, there are some who never seem to interact -- you'll never see them both in the same conversation. On the other hand, there are a few who are clearly thick as thieves.
Which, given that we're all human, isn't surprising.
That said, I've seen at least one of those "quieter mods" be nice and friendly with a member, only to later be a complete shithead, so I treat them all like rattlesnakes: no matter how they're behaving now, there's always the potential for them to land a poisonous bite later.
As a fic writer, i need every reader to know that:
I don’t care if your comment is coherent. I know what you mean and i love you
I don’t care if you ramble. I read every word and i love you
I don’t care if you leave a comment on a fic from four years ago or leave comments/kudos on like ten of my fics in one go. This isn’t IG, pls stalk my AO3. I love you
I don’t care if you mention the same thing in your comment that four other people have already mentioned. It’s actually really useful to know what resonated with people and I love everyone who takes the time to tell me they liked a particular turn of phrase
I don’t mind if your comment is super long or just a couple of sentences, i love them all
Consider asking yourself these questions before leaving a negative comment on a fic:
1. Could I have avoided reading the story in the first place because the author adequately summarized/tagged/added any necessary warnings to it?
If yes, then leaving a negative review is pointless. You alone are responsible for your reading experiences.
2. Do I recognize that fiction =/= reality, that it's a safe place to explore situations and themes that I might find uncomfortable? By extension, do I understand that an author's exploration of said uncomfortable things does not necessarily reflect their personal values?
Yes or no, putting an ad hominem attack in your review is bad form. It shows your inability to differentiate between fantasy and reality, not the author's. Furthermore, the author is not obligated to prove to you that they should be allowed to explore disturbing themes by baring their own past traumas.
3. Do I understand that my preferences are not the same as the author's, and those differences of opinions on characterizations, settings, and kinks are perfectly acceptable?
Yes or no, tread lightly with your negative comment. An author isn't responsible for writing the story to your personal tastes. Badgering them will not inspire them to see things your way.
4. Do I recognize that I could have quit reading at any time in the story, that the author didn't force me to finish it?
Yes or no, don't forget that, again, you alone are responsible for your reading experiences.
5. Do I remember that the author is not a faceless online entity, but a living, breathing human being with their own hopes and anxieties? Would I be willing to say my negative review if I were face-to-face with them?
Yes or no, politeness goes a long way when leaving a less-than-enthusiastic comment.
I am not saying that you should never leave a negative review. I'm asking you to consider being more thoughtful if you do. I have had enlightening discussions with readers who left polite criticisms of my work. I have also had my character attacked by unkind readers. The latter have gotten deleted/blocked. The former broadened my understanding. Which kind of reviewer do you want to be?
Fic writers are people, not bound by their output.
I will repeat, because it seems sometimes people can't read.
Fanfiction writers are not bound by the whims of the audience RE: Plot points, ships or update schedules / frequency.
We are not being paid for this, we are doing it for fun. To tell the stories we want to tell. And bugging a writer about an update, or thinking something is abandoned if it goes a few days without being spoken about? Not a good look.
Beware the Toxic Mods at 30+ Fanfic Discord Server
While the moderators promise transparency, they have a long history of *not* enforcing rules when one of their own breaks them, randomly banning members without warning or justification, and generally acting more like the mean girl clique in high school than the mature adults they claim to be.
Fandom / Fanfiction drama with receipts!
PART 1: A MODERATOR BLATANTLY BREAKS THE RULES AND THE OTHER MODERATORS JUMP TO HER DEFENSE
(Yes, there is so much drama here it's going to take multiple parts.)
This post is for informational purposes only to help authors and readers decide if this is a community they wish to join. Do NOT bully, harass, brigade, abuse, or otherwise annoy the 30+ community, its members, or its moderators.
I am in no way or shape affiliated with the community, other than having been on the receiving end of toxic behavior from the moderators.
For background, 30+ Fanfic is a Discord community.
Their PUBLIC listing on Disboard is:
https://disboard.org/server/735205752339300482
(This is important, because the mods will claim their server is a "private space" despite having an invitation open to the public on Disboard. Literally anyone on the internet can find and join the server.)
Their Moderator Tumblr is @thirty-plus-fanfic , who I am tagging directly in case they would like to explain themselves. :)
I am also well aware that is against the rules of the community to post screenshots of community discussions, but here's the thing:
The moderators banned me without warning or reason, which means I am no longer a member of that community.
Which means the community rules no longer apply to me.
Which means I'm posting all the screenshots I have saved.
(If I'm going to be banned, I might as well commit a bannable offense, right? The mods really only have themselves to blame for this one.)
So, here's the start to our story:
One of the moderators, Adela Cathcart, vents that she suspects another author is plagiarizing her works. Note she never actually says the word "plagiarize," but it's strongly implied ("suspiciously similar" / "I spot bits of my own work in them").
See that last highlighted bit?
Now, what's important is that the community rules clearly stated that criticizing others' works is not allowed.
Well, criticizing this user's work is exactly what Adela (moderator!) and several other members proceed to do. [Because my issues are with the moderators, and not the members, I am anonymizing all non-moderator commenters.]
Another moderator (MsWhich / MrsGrinch) decides to join in:
A few days later, Adela brings up the claim again:
And once again, another moderator (MsWhich again) joins in:
Now, this is kind of a bad look, right? Implying someone is plagiarizing your work on a large Discord server that has a public listing on Disboard?
Cue. Drama. Bomb.
There is a lot going on in this screenshot, but it's all very important:
Adela reveals the other author's fic was published first, so it couldn't have possibly been plagiarism.
Adela also reveals that someone tracked down the author on Tumblr and anonymously shared the situation with them (to be clear: this was not me). I'm not sure if this was just a recap or screenshots, or how it made back to Adela, only that she said it did.
This is the point at which the mods (notably MsWhich) start organizing around the idea that the Real Problem is the anon (again: not me) who contacted the other author, not the fact that Adela (and multiple others) were disparaging that author's work in a large Discord server with a public invitation on Disboard.
Now, community members immediately start pushing back against this idea that the "Real Problem" was the anon, not the initial bashing of another author's work.
Moderator MsWhich immediately disagrees and jumps in again.
Here's another huge screenshot of community members with the mods, and the mods pushing back. Notice a third mod (LyraNgalia) now joins.
The most important part of this screenshot is that the mods insist that if someone has a problem, they should go directly to the mods about it.
That last message (the one from LyraNgalia) is especially notable in the context of what happens later.
Once again, community members start pushing back against the mods, pointing out that one of their own (a moderator) broke the rules and never faced any consequences for it from the other moderators.
And it starts coming out that community members have attempted exactly what the mods have suggested (addressing issues directly with moderators), but the mods have refused to admit their own misbehavior. (Seems like a pattern forming, doesn't it?)
Community members continue disagreeing with the mods, and start pointing out that the moderators actually have not apologized.
This is also the start of community members admitting they fear retribution from the mods for speaking up (remember this, this will be very important later).
Now a fourth mod joins (Luthien), promising that no one will get in trouble for "voicing how they feel" (this is super ironic, considering what the moderators will do later in this tale).
In addition, Luthien claims "We have never outright banned an existing member without talking through an issue -- usually taken to DMs -- before taking action."
Spoiler: This is exactly what these moderators are going to do repeatedly: ban existing members without talking to them (or even telling them the reason for their ban).
As seen above, the mods try to shut down the conversation, but community members are still not having it. The conversation continues into the following day.
Additional community members chime in regarding their difficulty addressing issues with moderators.
To her credit, moderator MsWhich finally apologizes, although in a vague "I'm sorry it happened" way, wherein "it" is her making fun of someone else's work, not the more direct "I'm sorry for my actions" way. (Adela never apologizes in any form.)
Community members continue discussing their issues with the moderator team. (If you're wondering about time stamps jumping around, it's due to time zone differences.)
This continues for quite some time in this flavor (I have receipts of all of it, but it gets quite repetitive and Tumblr limits me to 30 images per post, so I'm not posting all of them).
At one point, one of the mods (MsWhich, again) tells one of the community members who expressed their concern re: bringing up issues with mods that maaaaaybe they just shouldn't be on the server.
Several community members express their discomfort with this approach.
Then mod Luthien unilaterally ends the conversation.
And that's where I'll end Part 1.
But stay tuned for PART 2: THE MODS PRETEND TO CARE, THEN START BANNING MEMBERS WHO SPEAK UP
I also remember that it took me like one minute of searching, even with Tumblr's abysmal search, to find the author accused of plagiarism. Which is frankly not a great look for a PUBLIC server. Despite what was said, the server is not a private space.
(slightly related but the author accused of copying only ever had good things to say about Adela on their Tumblr which stuck with me and made this even more sad)
Ironically, only a few weeks earlier there was a huge discussion about how at this very moment, antis might be in the server taking screenshots, ready to doxx members. I remember someone deleting all their old messages in the server about this. Weirdly, no one said anything about how supposedly private the server is at that time.
I really really had hoped when I found the server that it would be a nice place and I told quite a few people about it, inviting them. Including my partner BawdyBean who was banned without explanation or communication from the mods, after which I left the server (if you want to read about that, Bean talks about it here)
It honestly remains one of the most creepingly toxic servers I have ever had the misfortune to join.
I saw you mention in the comments that you were also banned from the 30+ Fanfic Discord Server without warning or explanation. Would you be willing to share your story?
Sure why not.
So I joined the server because I had several friends on there who were enjoying it, and then once I was there, a bunch MORE friends joined. It was nice for a bit, but I noticed quite quickly that there was one mod (Adela) who was... a bit aggressive. A hair trigger for correcting others but often did not follow the rules themselves- and that bothered me a lot due to previous fandom experience.
As an example, I invited a friend, and then left quite quickly because within a single day, Adela had come at them over their opinion on the ability of someone to write from a perspective they don't have (such as writing across genders etc). The mod apologized eventually and said they were very touchy about it because of a friend. Oookay. The flags were there but I chose to keep giving it a try.
It is supposed to be a server full of adults (30+ is the whole point) and we were encouraged to act like adults- in the rules. But in practice, any phrase that any member or mod could interpret wrong was worthy of the mods reminding us not to do X Y o r Z because it might be offensive to someone. When I spoke up and asked that also maybe everyone could assume good intent as well? I was shushed and talked down to. I always felt that the mods were trying to "parent" the server. Adela in particular. One mod would tell me one thing and then Adela would come in HOURS later to correct both me and that mod.
Finally fed up with this I messaged the Server Owner Maryberry. I explained that I felt Adela was targeting some members of the server, and that I felt treated like a child, that ill intent was assumed in members actions first, but that Adela herself often did the things she corrected of others, even though they were not within the rules. I further explained that I had had a previous bad experience with a mod in a large server where I was a mod and that Adela bore a striking resemblance in behaviors. So in fairness part of it was me being set off by that. I asked if I was allowed to block a mod, because this is not explicitly stated in the rules but is the advice we/I would have given in much larger servers in case of a mod/member conflict.
I also edxplained that several others had complained to me about Adela's behavior, including getting a DM from a server member I did not know, saying Adela was just like this and that Adela had treated her that way too, and she just wanted me to know I wasn't alone. I blacked out the persons name and passed that message along to Maryberry as well, naively thinking that perhaps they were too close to the situation and just not aware that they had a mod making a LOT of people uncomfortable.
Maryberry asked if theycould tell Adela I had a problem with her, and i requested she not as I did not see how that would help in any way. They then requested time to think over if I should be allowed to block a mod. They decided I could, but that I would be at risk of missing messages that were important. I pointed out that I had a partner in the server who would relay those if needed, and that there was rarely if ever only a single mod on and proceeded to block Adella.
Who continued to ping me with replies, respond to my comments (at times aggressively still), and all that came with that.
I decided to stop speaking in the server because so often what I said drew attention from Adela, and with it criticism or unhelpful argument for the sake of argument. They have (had, idk if its still around) a public channel for asking questions and making suggestions for rule changes etc to the server, and one day someone was upset and requested a new rule that we not be allowed to make any jokes about any language we aren't a native speaker of (such as not being able to say: English can't verb, unless we are native English speaker. I chimed in that it might also be helpful to just assume good intent on the part of other server members and talk to them if they say something you feel is offensive since there is no real way to police if a person is a native speaker of a given language or not. And again a rule like that seemed unnecessarily "mommy-ing" of the adults in this server that claims to promote a mature atmosphere. Another mod responded to me, we all chatted in the channel things seemed fine. Adela came in hours later and scoured my ass, with a pinged reply.
At this point I did behave poorly. I admit it. I unblocked Adela and DMd them that I had unblocked them specifically to let them know that I did not appreciate their behivior and that I was requesting that they no ping/reply/address me at all. I sent a screen shot of that DM to MaryBerry. I was not cruel, but I was BLUNT, and I did tell Adela that I did not appreciate her response. For transparency here is a shot of what I sent her.
what I then sent to the server owner
and the warning I received in response:
At this point I decided that the only way for me to be able to be present in the server was to be a lurker, watching and enjoying what my friends and partner participated in but not able to share anything myself. But I stayed because it was one server, where a lot of people I knew had congregated and so much easier than DMing 15 people to keep up with them.
Then **4 months later** came the bruhaha that was referenced in part one of this blog. Adela broke rules again, it caused a stir and people spoke up, including me about this continuing to be an issue [mods not applying the rules to themselves or their friends] and retaliating against those who spoke up.
One mod asked me in honestly in public chat why I stayed in the server if i did not feel i could even speak in it, and I answered honestly, that I stay because i know and am liked by many people here, and its nice to see what they are up to. Another mod suggested that perhaps I should evaluate if the server was a good fit for me since I didn't feel I could participate, and in that context it came off very much as "get out" to the point of other people asking as well in chat. I asked for clarification if I was being asked to leave the server of my own accord, and was told that no, that was a decision for me to make. I chose to stay, and was unceremoniously banned a day or two later without any further interaction from any mod, any notification, or warning. To be clear in the idk 9+ mo I was in the server I received one warning and I accepted it. As shown above. That was MONTHS before I was banned. When several of my friends asked why I was banned in open chat, the mods released their patented "we never ban without communicating why/warning/etc" and said that unfortunately I was banned for reasons "unrelated" to me questioning why the rules did not apply to the mods.
I’ve been sitting in their welcome lobby for over a week and a half now. I’m friends with EvanesDust and sterekbros (the ones that just recently got banned) and I think that’s why they won’t let me in.
Anyway. I can see who comes and goes. 🤷🏻♀️
But I like this page. It’s good to expose assholes.
That's WILD. So they're basically deciding you're guilty by association, rather than treating you as an independent person?
I wish I could say I'm surprised, but I'm not. They have a long history of this behavior, and no indication that it'll stop anytime soon.
Let me know if you're finally admitted -- or if you end up banned!
Are you the same dori-fish that was recently banned from the 30+ Fanfic Discord Server? If so, I'd love to hear what happened. I'm trying to document all of the mods' bad behavior.
hi! yes, that was me. i was banned along with my friend, @sterekbros. he had posted about one of our events in that server, and due to us having certain content restrictions, a couple of people responded negatively
i replied to them with something to the effect of if they didn't like something, they could easily ignore it. one person implied we were basically kink shaming by not allowing certain things in our event
(we were not and are not - the things restricted are major squicks and triggers for the mod team)
i stated that they didn't have to join the event if they didn't like the restrictions
at that point, a mod for the server, mswhich iirc, stepped in. they said they would need to speak with the other mods as to whether we could promote our event in their server since they support all fics. sterekbros pointed out that we were not the only event shared with restrictions on content. the mod asked that the conversation cease until they could discuss it with the other mods
a few hours later, when i went to check the server, it was no longer there. i had been kicked out. there was no reason given. no one messaged me. when i told sterekbros that i had been kicked, he realized he had been too
now i was only in the server for a few days at that point. i spoke with sterekbros, who'd been in the server longer, and he added: that mod that kicked us was playing favorites and not being fair across the board because members they interact with run the other event that has the same content exclusions that we do, yet ours was the one singled out. and the people leaving negative comments on our restrictions also support the other event that has the same content restrictions.
I also told them that there was an event for everyone and even suggested they check out an event that may be more suitable for their needs (and told them the event name)
Once again, the 30+ Fanfic Mods banned someone without any warning or explanation.
Once again, the 30+ Fanfic Mods played favorites among their community members, and failed to apply the rules evenly and fairly to all members of the community.
Once again, the 30+ Fanfic Mods don't hold other mods accountable to the rules they apply to the rest of the community when, if anything, the mods should be held to a *higher* level of accountability.
Beware the Toxic Mods at 30+ Fanfic Discord Server
While the moderators promise transparency, they have a long history of *not* enforcing rules when one of their own breaks them, randomly banning members without warning or justification, and generally acting more like the mean girl clique in high school than the mature adults they claim to be.
Fandom / Fanfiction drama with receipts!
PART 1: A MODERATOR BLATANTLY BREAKS THE RULES AND THE OTHER MODERATORS JUMP TO HER DEFENSE
(Yes, there is so much drama here it's going to take multiple parts.)
This post is for informational purposes only to help authors and readers decide if this is a community they wish to join. Do NOT bully, harass, brigade, abuse, or otherwise annoy the 30+ community, its members, or its moderators.
I am in no way or shape affiliated with the community, other than having been on the receiving end of toxic behavior from the moderators.
For background, 30+ Fanfic is a Discord community.
Their PUBLIC listing on Disboard is:
https://disboard.org/server/735205752339300482
(This is important, because the mods will claim their server is a "private space" despite having an invitation open to the public on Disboard. Literally anyone on the internet can find and join the server.)
Their Moderator Tumblr is @thirty-plus-fanfic , who I am tagging directly in case they would like to explain themselves. :)
I am also well aware that is against the rules of the community to post screenshots of community discussions, but here's the thing:
The moderators banned me without warning or reason, which means I am no longer a member of that community.
Which means the community rules no longer apply to me.
Which means I'm posting all the screenshots I have saved.
(If I'm going to be banned, I might as well commit a bannable offense, right? The mods really only have themselves to blame for this one.)
So, here's the start to our story:
One of the moderators, Adela Cathcart, vents that she suspects another author is plagiarizing her works. Note she never actually says the word "plagiarize," but it's strongly implied ("suspiciously similar" / "I spot bits of my own work in them").
See that last highlighted bit?
Now, what's important is that the community rules clearly stated that criticizing others' works is not allowed.
Well, criticizing this user's work is exactly what Adela (moderator!) and several other members proceed to do. [Because my issues are with the moderators, and not the members, I am anonymizing all non-moderator commenters.]
Another moderator (MsWhich / MrsGrinch) decides to join in:
A few days later, Adela brings up the claim again:
And once again, another moderator (MsWhich again) joins in:
Now, this is kind of a bad look, right? Implying someone is plagiarizing your work on a large Discord server that has a public listing on Disboard?
Cue. Drama. Bomb.
There is a lot going on in this screenshot, but it's all very important:
Adela reveals the other author's fic was published first, so it couldn't have possibly been plagiarism.
Adela also reveals that someone tracked down the author on Tumblr and anonymously shared the situation with them (to be clear: this was not me). I'm not sure if this was just a recap or screenshots, or how it made back to Adela, only that she said it did.
This is the point at which the mods (notably MsWhich) start organizing around the idea that the Real Problem is the anon (again: not me) who contacted the other author, not the fact that Adela (and multiple others) were disparaging that author's work in a large Discord server with a public invitation on Disboard.
Now, community members immediately start pushing back against this idea that the "Real Problem" was the anon, not the initial bashing of another author's work.
Moderator MsWhich immediately disagrees and jumps in again.
Here's another huge screenshot of community members with the mods, and the mods pushing back. Notice a third mod (LyraNgalia) now joins.
The most important part of this screenshot is that the mods insist that if someone has a problem, they should go directly to the mods about it.
That last message (the one from LyraNgalia) is especially notable in the context of what happens later.
Once again, community members start pushing back against the mods, pointing out that one of their own (a moderator) broke the rules and never faced any consequences for it from the other moderators.
And it starts coming out that community members have attempted exactly what the mods have suggested (addressing issues directly with moderators), but the mods have refused to admit their own misbehavior. (Seems like a pattern forming, doesn't it?)
Community members continue disagreeing with the mods, and start pointing out that the moderators actually have not apologized.
This is also the start of community members admitting they fear retribution from the mods for speaking up (remember this, this will be very important later).
Now a fourth mod joins (Luthien), promising that no one will get in trouble for "voicing how they feel" (this is super ironic, considering what the moderators will do later in this tale).
In addition, Luthien claims "We have never outright banned an existing member without talking through an issue -- usually taken to DMs -- before taking action."
Spoiler: This is exactly what these moderators are going to do repeatedly: ban existing members without talking to them (or even telling them the reason for their ban).
As seen above, the mods try to shut down the conversation, but community members are still not having it. The conversation continues into the following day.
Additional community members chime in regarding their difficulty addressing issues with moderators.
To her credit, moderator MsWhich finally apologizes, although in a vague "I'm sorry it happened" way, wherein "it" is her making fun of someone else's work, not the more direct "I'm sorry for my actions" way. (Adela never apologizes in any form.)
Community members continue discussing their issues with the moderator team. (If you're wondering about time stamps jumping around, it's due to time zone differences.)
This continues for quite some time in this flavor (I have receipts of all of it, but it gets quite repetitive and Tumblr limits me to 30 images per post, so I'm not posting all of them).
At one point, one of the mods (MsWhich, again) tells one of the community members who expressed their concern re: bringing up issues with mods that maaaaaybe they just shouldn't be on the server.
Several community members express their discomfort with this approach.
Then mod Luthien unilaterally ends the conversation.
And that's where I'll end Part 1.
But stay tuned for PART 2: THE MODS PRETEND TO CARE, THEN START BANNING MEMBERS WHO SPEAK UP