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The banhammer falls on WF

Markb said:
How many other members are leaving, not counting the banned ones?
I think it's 5 so far?
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Hm, care to share that list?

Anyway, the whole "it ends now" shit - yeah, I can totally see that working. :gagh:

Either you prohibit it - and WF won't be what it's supposed to be anymore - or you allow it and it won't stop. Not that I care all that much (still enough to post here) but there really needs to be some drastic change over there. ;)
 
Elwood said:
I now know who is intentionally stirring the pot on both sides of this fiasco and I'm dealing with them accordingly.
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I wonder what Elwood meant by this.
 
http://www.wordforge.net/showpost.php?p=1282471&postcount=1

There have been a lot of accusations, speculations, and curiosity surrounding the leak in the Shelter.

This person sought me out and gave me permission to read their PMs after several other staff members stepped forward when I commented that the only way to confirm a leak was to read PMs. You must note that I did not ask, nor did I demand that the staff give their permission. These people volunteered their permission without even the slightest hint of coercion. Before that point in time, reading anyone’s PMs to verify this hadn’t crossed my mind. I was simply answering a question about how we could catch someone if there was a leak.

I found evidence that this person had shared information they shouldn't have. Now many of you will undoubtedly think is a small thing, as the Shelter has releases. But it is also well known some things are not released, including personal information. A person on staff has agreed by taking the position to also exercise discretion and act in a trustworthy manner.

Now this information is pretty damning, and gives us probable cause to believe this person has been up to no good. But, it is also ambiguous enough that there is no way to know for certain how much information has been compromised.

After much thought, I have decided the best course of action is the one already taken. The person is no longer in a position of trust and will never again be in a position of trust. But, since the extent of the leak is not known at this time, it would be unfair to release their name for public ridicule.

You are free to believe what you want, including that there was no leak or "mole." But, this is the gospel, and like it or not, you're just going to have to trust me.
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:laugh:
 
Listy should have come to us. We'd have paid him double.

There have been a lot of accusations, speculations, and curiosity surrounding the leak in the Shelter.
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Not nearly as much as the other stuff.

I wonder what was leaked.

But it is also well known that some things are not released, including personal information.
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What else isn't released?
 
I have written a Declaration of Independence.*

I haven't quite decided if I'm going to publish it yet. It pretty much completely and finally burns any bridges towards Wordforge as it presently exists. :eek:

*Actually, I have heavily plagiarized the Declaration of Independence.
 
Volpone said:
I have written a Declaration of Independence.*

I haven't quite decided if I'm going to publish it yet. It pretty much completely and finally burns any bridges towards Wordforge as it presently exists. :eek:

*Actually, I have heavily plagiarized the Declaration of Independence.
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Just be sure to post it here, so that when the Wordforge post, and volpone.wordforge disappear, there will still be a record of it.
 
I find it kind of interesting that Diacanu is gone for a while. He used to be a mod and stepped down but I'm sure still had Area 51 access.
 
You think he is the mole? Interesting thought. I myself am wondering whether this mole business stems from a misreading of my PM box. I sent a message to somebody joking that they'd be shocked to find out who the mole was. Of course, if there is a mole, they weren't spilling to me. It was a joke, but given the level of paranoia, who knows?
 
I just find it interesting that Cass started a Candlelight vigil for him. Why didn't he just announce that he was taking some time off from the board.

Unless of course he was forced off.

;)
 
I still think WF was best when Cass was the owner.

Borgs as well.

For a while, I thought Elwood was absolutely the best choice for owner. Fair. Unbiased. Lawful. That was the impression we all got.

Then permaban after permaban. Bad feelings all around. And now all of this. What's happened?

Cass and Borgs didn't make it as owners cause, I believe, they did not have the circle of support Elwood has. On the surface he seems calm, cool, and collected, something Cass and Borgs never had. Elwood still has what I referred to as the "Good Ol' Boys Club" from waaaay back in the day, during the MAOHS "Nigger" incident.

He has a lot of friends, posters and mods alike, who'll stand by him and defend him staunchly without end. Cass had a few of those too (Though not Borgs, I don't think), but Elwood has many, many more.

Elwood was great as a policy admin kind of person. You tell him what to do, you tell him who he can and can't harass and spell out exactly how he's to act in a given situation, and he's on it like an attack dog. Like a cop, basically.

But like most cops, he values law and order above all else, and wants things peaceful and quiet and moving along at a steady, uninterrupted clip. Drama, of any kind, makes him frown, and then he brings the full brunt of his anger down upon those causing it.

Children (Borgs, Nick, Chris) should not run WF. Likewise, people who don't value the joy of barely controlled chaos (Listkeeper, Elwood) shouldn't run WF.

Maybe I'm putting too much thought into this. But now that I'm banned as well, it all just seems so clear to me now.
 
I think you've nailed it Crosis. Elwood values order and loyalty above all else. When there is a problem, he prefers to put a lid on it. If nobody sees the boiling pot, then it isn't there. The flaw in this, though, is that putting a cover on a boiling pot only leads it to eventually boil over.
 
Yep, it's time for a new owner. And time to fire most of the staff with a few exception (like Bailey, Alphaman and possibly Clyde).
Don't know who he could sell it to though.
 
ctmelvital said:
Yep, it's time for a new owner. And time to fire most of the staff with a few exception (like Bailey, Alphaman and possibly Clyde).
Don't know who he could sell it to though.
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I'd buy it.

Seriously.

I wanted to beforehand, but as far as I could tell I was frozen out of the process. Though I could have easily outbid Elwood.
 
guldulac said:
So, Pylades, are you done with Wordforge for now?
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:yes:
My account over there is still active with two (possibly three by now?) warnings but everytime I checked for the last couple of days there wasn't anything that made me feel like posting. Besides, most of the posters I find interesting are already over here (okay, at least the ones I consider most important). :shrug:
 
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