Since the mods dearest of certain pro-Gurathin server, decided to call out requesters of MB/M channels over a couple of years, I think I'm allowed to speak out as one of the people who requested that channel when the server was 3-4 months old and had around 200 people.
At the time me and people I interacted most with were being constantly moved around by four of the original mods. Either to threads or to new channels made so we wouldn't talk as much in general nsfw channel, I suppose. One of them: secunit-shagshack thread, if I remember correctly, was actually requested by me. The mods made it basically on the same day. But when I noticed that all mods at the time were big mensahbot fans and there was a lot of discussion around that ship also coming from server members - I was in favor of making a dedicated channel for that ship - the same way there was a MBG or ARTMB channels.
I didn't know at the time that mod's pet ship had to be talked about everywhere, that asking to make a dedicated space for it was a crime. And I admit, I did not share that ship. And that I was unpleasantly surprised to see it in gen nsfw channel - don't go away yet! - at the time that server had a special "no humans" shipping role. Except that preference didn't apply everywhere - it only applied to sfw shipping channels as it later became clear. So my unpleasant surprise was mostly because I thought I would NOT see any MB/human shipping (including MBG or any other MB/human ship) because of the role I choose while entering the server. But just that one lukewarm expression of surprise (I said something like "one fear" - I don't remember the exact words but it was the furthest thing from some imaginary "wider campaign") was enough to paint a fat black target on my back.
From that moment on, mod's buddies would harass me, the mods would harass me and some of my then friends who agreed with me. Just after 3 months on the server I had leave for few months due to all the stress and heartache it caused me. I was asked by one of the mods to explain my personal trauma in detail - something that is intrusive and wholly unacceptable. Afterwards the same one of them told me that a better space for me would be the other non-shippy server (the one all the other mods and future mods painted as the worst place on earth - which is something they still do to this day) would be a great fit for me. Me, who mostly interacts with the fandom via shipping. It was all packaged in nice words, but the intent was clear. Go away to a place we think sucks. Leave this server. But of course, I didn't do anything to warrant kicking me out and people were already feeling like the server was imploding.
This is the full recounting of my involvement with mensahbot channel creation topic. I did nothing else regarding the ship or the shippers of that pair. I had not asked for any new channels or threads since then and limited my interactions as much as possible.
There's so much more to the whole story, but my mood is already sour enough and it's Sunday as I write this, and I don't know if they haven't deleted everything that showed them in a bad light anyway. Not that I could see any of that - in the end I was kicked or banned (I still don't know which, no matter how much I asked) without heads up or any reason given after 3 months of me not being active at all. I had no chance to archive my noodling and comments under my art. Mods explained to me that if I wanted to publicly discuss this issue I would forfeit my right to the privacy. It might have been the privacy of our interactions, but the only privacy they're trying to protect is their own.
And if they meant privacy in the wider meaning of the word, then the current mods have my name and address and could try to use that data against me.
The first drama pretty much almost killed the server. One mod left after finally blowing up at needling of one of the mod's buddies to remove me. The mods learned their lesson and now know how to hide the harassment behind closed doors. They would even adopt new mods and set them against people with whom they had a silly beef OVER SHIPPING. It could be unserious if they haven't hurt so many people. It evolved into something way more dire and actually dangerous to all people on their server who might catch their negative attention. Because of their harassment life was and still is in danger. It was that traumatic.
To summarize, dear Mods Dearest, DO NOT ever mention me, not even in the most vague of ways especially if you're about to LIE to people.
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