And to the Admins, especially Exo and Pikko (since I see them posting here and feeling bad for not catching this):
There may have been a private rally to remove Magi, but honestly those mainly fail because it boils down to a 2 sided argument with little concrete proof. Boys will be boys is and oft used excuse for internet harassment. We had similar in a chat I belonged too ages ago. In the end, the admin in this case was innocent, and the guilty party was the "accuser". The main admins cut the accused admin's priviledges, only to learn later that all the evidence was forged.
It's not easy, but because it was privately handled (I knew because pretty much every admin saw me as a friend and told me the situation), no one learned that others had found themselves the victim of this false accusation previously with identical evidence.
In short, don't think you failed to do something. You gave an admin the benefit of doubt, assuming the hurt feelings may have come from someone in a lesser role hating someone in a position of power. Until Doug brought that private fight public, there was no open discussion or consideration. Individuals had been contacted individually, and the community (as evidenced by the reaction) did not know all of this was going on.
nLOD, Doug, and anyone else who helped in this fight, I'd like to thank you for all your efforts. While this situation would never have impacted me, it would impact people I consider friends here.
Good riddence to the rubbish, and let's take the lessons given by this:
If someone harasses you, be they admin or user, friend or anonymous, tell someone. Out the person. Harassment thrives in the dark places, but cannot withstand the light.
____________________________
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/pawkeshup
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/pawkeshup
Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/pawkeshup
Blog: http://pawkeshup.blogspot.com
Olorinus the Ludicrous wrote:
The idea of old school is way more interesting than the reality