COLONY COLLAPSE DISORDER

Sting. They/them.

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Colony collapse disorder (CCD) is an abnormal phenomenon that occurs when the majority of worker bees in a honey bee colony disappear, leaving behind a queen.

Call me Sting. You can use they/them pronouns for me over the course of this project. Over the past few years, an online community called "THE GAEHIVE" has been single-handedly responsible for destroying the mental health of vulnerable queer youth with its corrupt 'managers', curators that are downright bullies, promotion of identity discourse, and favoritism. I was one of these people of whom THE GAEHIVE harmed irreparably. I was a figure in the community for years, then 'managers' turned their backs on me and spread lies about me, hoping I would not find out. Well, I did.

This project aims to take down the management of THE GAEHIVE via colony collapse - boycotting the studio until leaders are forced to make important changes. Ideally, the project aims to take down the studio as a whole. I do not want others forced down the same path I was; hyper-focused on identity discourse and making enemies as a child. Being queer should be liberating, not limiting. THE GAEHIVE thrives on infighting and disagreements to keep the long-running 'managers' in power.

This Tumblr blog is used to bring to light the issues of THE GAEHIVE via anonymous, user-submitted asks. Everyone has a story to share.

Notes (especially reblogs) and follows help spread the message of reform. Submit asks talking about how THE GAEHIVE harmed you, and what change you want to be brought about. Scratchers, put "@/COLONY-COLLAPSE", "I support CCD" or simply "CCD" in your profile, about project, or about studio to let others know about this.

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i think in my opinion your ideas to improve the gaehive are good. But why do you make it to boycott? You can just tell them about the improvements and they'll probably do it

Ha! I did! They never listened. If you would like to tell them, then you can see how it goes.

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Thank you for getting my Scratch account banned. I hope your studio has a fun time going downhill without me.

I, unlike your managers, will not evade, even though I was wrongly accused. I will rely on others to spread my message. The colony will collapse once more. Adieu.

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The gaehive is back! Now that it's been reinstated by the scratch team, what do you think you'll do to help improve the studio? -sincerely, a proud gaehive member (this is a genuine question! I'm not going to be rude to you even though our rules slightly differ, I'm curious to see what you have in mind :] )

I will do whatever they let me. I have spoken my mind many times to them. The choice is theirs whether they want to use any of my advice or not. There is no consequence if they choose to forget me. But I hope they see the truth I have preached. >>

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i wanna ask, why do you think that the hive thrives on discourse to keep the managers in power? Doesn’t discourse just cause more problems for the managers to deal with?

to the people sending hate anons. you are not helping and harassment or being nasty to people is nasty. you literally are proving sting’s point.

Managers goal isn't to stop discourse, just to ban talking about it. Instead of teaching "everyone is loved" or "before making an opinion, meet someone like that" or "it's okay not to have opinions on things becasue you don't know everything about it". Managers get people in trouble, but they don't do steps to make sure the GAEHIVE is an anti-discourse environment except for "banning" it.

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Honestly the gaehive was never a save space for me . They had favorite members and ignored everyone else a specific manager (who I’m gonna name bc they’ve done a lot of harm and people defend em because sIlLy) brook has broken rules , ban evaded , wasn’t even elected as manager , has done ableist things and denied it (regarding thumb ids ) , and has guilt tripped people the MINUTE they receive criticism . Being a manager is a job. They don’t do anything to stop trolls besides vaugepost. I only stayed on gaehive because it was the only queer space I could go to that I didn’t have to hide being in for a while . Thanks for what you’re doing , stay safe —-ex gaehive member

Interesting perspective. Thank you. (I would say that the thumbnail ID scenario "ableism" is not malicious exclusion, but laziness. I think laziness makes you an equally bad manager. If you do not want to work, you do not deserve the job.) >>

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Honestly I agree with most of your ideas for the hive’s improvement. I’m absolutely confused why you didn’t state them upfront though. I feel like if you made your reasoning and intentions clear from the beginning this would all have gone much more smoothly. At any rate I will say that I’m starting to see your perspective more and more, and I’m incredibly sorry for all the hate you’re getting.

—Ex-Gaehive member

Thank you.

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I made an account just for this lol. I'm coming out of a place of genuine curiosity and wanting a convo with these questions btw.

What exactly are some of these changes you want "leaders" to make regarding the hive? It seems to be a big focus of this account but I'm still unsure what the goal is. (Besides getting the hive taken down, I'm sure it'll be back up again soon)

What do you mean by boycotting the hive? What would this look like? How does this play out?

What are a couple examples of this identity discourse? I'm not on the gaehive often so I'm not sure what this is referring to and wanna know more. Hell, what are some examples of corruption as a whole in the hive?

Sry for the yappingggggggg

Some platforms:

One rule for TW's instead of TW lists (do unto others rule)

Focus more on taking breaks and not relying on GAEHIVE for mental health services.

More training requirements for managers.

Make manager positions temporary (1-2 years) with re-election options.

Managers chosen by curators.

Managers cannot have identity discourse preferences in their bios.

Events / time periods / promote going outside, doing hobbies, giving euphoria to others, etc.

Boycotting means picking a day and having many people don't comment on the GAEHIVE, and asking curators how they feel at the end of the day. Boycotting shows managers that GAEHIVIANS can and will leave, and shows curators that there is more to life than spending time on the GAEHIVE.

Common identity discourse topics:

"endogenic" DID

Lesboys/turigirls, also known as he/him lesbians or she/her gays

M-spec lesbians, bi lesbians, pan lesbians, et cetera

Political parties + beliefs

Religions

Paraphilia/age regression/objectum

"Neurodivergent" disorders, what counts and what does not

The word "Latinx", for some reason.

Pro/antishipping

If nonbinary people are transgender

"Transfem AFABS" or "Transmasc AMABS"

AXAB / what counts as intersexuality

What counts as a disability/what counts as ableism

Tonetags. Can you use them? "If you use them with me I will scream at you because my profile says no tonetags! In Russian! 80 lines down my bio"

What TWs are necessary for what people

DNI's and their effectiveness, can managers have them?

Radqueer, transrace, transage, transabled, transgroomed

And more. (I am sure commenters will have more options)

Those are simply the ones off the top of my head.

I have heard experiences from people that say they saw people be harassed (or were harassed) for having conservative political beliefs, not understanding neopronouns, replying to comments, and even identifying as Jewish.

Ask anyone about corruption in the hive. Ask if it is a popularity contest and they will agree. Only popular people get euphoria, or sympathy, or replies, or advice. Ask people who were in crisis if they got advice or if they were silenced. Ask if managers elected their friends and not the best candidates. It is obvious.

Thanks for creating a Tumblr account for me, anon! Hope this answers your questions. >>

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non gaehivean anon again.

I do have emotional attachment to this whole thing. I too have been wronged by hateful communities, though not specifically on Scratch. it's important to call attention to what you have, and I do believe that the fall of the gaehive is promising for the future of other toxic circles out there.

Hello again non-GAEHIVIAN anon! (In the middle of this ask and the last non-GAEHIVIAN anon ask, there was one I did not answer that said "anon hate is sad garbage, nobody deserves to be told to die. stay strong internet stranger, you are doing a morally good thing imo -the non-gaehivean anon"). I agree with this, but I do not have much else to say, so I will leave this here for others to read.

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yo I understand u r probably drowning in hate asks, but I submitted multiple anon asks in support of u. The gaehive massively screwed up my mental health, and I am so grateful for u and what you have done, and I was wondering if you saw my ask or if it got burried

I am getting a lot of spam and I did not see your asks before. Thank you for your kind words! I know there are others that agree with me. >>

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this has to be fucking ragebait nobody is taking your fuckass blog seriously get a LIFE

I am a worm and the GAEHIVE are a lake brimming with fish. If there were no catches, nobody would go fishing.

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I support your endeavors, you're doing a solid for everyone. Gaehive has been at the center of stupid drama for years and leading to mental health issues with all of these teenagers who are coping badly on top of that.

All of them deserve a better and more supportive environment so they can live life to the fullest.

I agree.

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My favorite anon asks, part One! GAEHIVE is truly comprised of such supportive and kind people who want to hear others' points of view. (Silly, since anyone who HAS politely asked my thoughts has agreed with me!) Keep 'em coming!! >>

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i love how literally everyone no matter what side theyre on in the manager conflict all agrees that the colony collapse thing is stupid as fuck

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:-)

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Ngl the whole bee thing and tying it to the gaehive is actually creative asf 😂😂 cooked fr

Thank you.

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you might not know me and i might not know you but. hang in there i really support all you're doing

I appreciate it! It's hard work. >>

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can you post this just so i can tell screechingweathervane that you said exactly what i was thinking and i just didnt word my own comment right, thanks

@screechingweathervane Hey. I think you're wrong. Although the vague use of the second pronoun has me a little confused.