Thank you for your post, Anno.
For it is the first in months to actually address the ROOT bans, which started this whole drama. And you used very few words. You are a posting ninja.
FINALLY, I get to make some points I've been saving for a LONG time.
As for Swami's (first and official) warning... it came LAST holiday season. When he was warned and banned for breaking NO RULES. The reason you can find no proof of him breaking any rules at that time, is because no rules were broken.
While I can no longer search the Mod Forum, a simple search of the PUBLIC forum shows THIS to be the GENESIS of Swami's seemingly eternal public drama.
Search, I dare you.
While you may not remember, your posts in the Mod Forum, at THAT time, were AGAINST any action UNTIL a VISIBLE rule was broken, and before that ever happened... Swami had been banned for 14 days. Remember, Anno, Trendal started the thread, asking if he could ban Swami for being annoying?
Upon return, Swami was banned again for 12 hours, because he contested his ban in WA&F by someone who DIDN'T MODERATE WA&F. During the ban, Swami made a puppet which was quickly discovered. His 2nd bogus ban was extended to 30 days, after his puppet was discovered.
Swami served his time, came back, and posted as usual.
A search will show NO PUBLIC SWAMA DURING THIS TIME.
Until Shroomism PUBLICLY called Swami an asshole. Then in private, asked to have Swami banned. Ironic.
Search for Shroomism saying, "Asshole".
In the Mod forum however, when Shroomism asked to have Swami banned... The Staff, still scarred from the previous holiday Swam... immediately supported Shroomism's suggestion to BAN Swami. Until Annom and I PRIVATELY, and in my case, PUBLICLY, reminded EVERYONE that Shroomism, a MOD, FLAMED SWAMI in PUBLIC... FIRST!
Drama averted.
A couple months later, Trendal makes a thread... asking for titles for a dream book or something. And Swami is an asshole (allegedly) in the thread... just like Shroomism suggested he was a few months earlier. Although trendal had NO PROBLEM with Swami's posts, Maia, a Mod of the Forum, banned Swami for TROLLING.
In the Mod forum, EVERYBODY REJOICED. Swami was banned!
However...
Maia made a couple SMALL mistakes.
First, he deleted Swamis offending posts, leaving NO EVIDENCE (which caused quite a bit of drama) also, he failed to warn Swami... which, technically... if you've EVER been warned... it stands forever... but Swami's warning was treated as bogus in the public... so Swami had no reason to believe his warning a year ago was legit. Once his 45 day sentence was served... WAY TOO LONG, he assumed the warning would be lifted. He served WAY MORE TIME than the crime.
Also, keep in mind, Trendal, the guy Swami "Trolled" was the guy who had him banned for 45 days for breaking NO RULE, and eventually making a puppet... so from where I sit, I'd cut Swami a bit of slack. Trendal did begin the process to take The Shroomery away from Swami for 10% of this entire year.
But I digress...
Maia banned Swami.
Maia then made a thread asking to have Swami permabanned, or something. I privately objected. He should be treated fairly.
I believe Swami DID troll Trendal, although the posts were deleted. But he should not be banned longer than ANY other first time offender. And, he should've been warned. Even if he HAD been warned in the past, he should've been warned again, and you know it Anno.
However, once again, The Staff, still hurting from holiday Swama... which, Anno, please keep in mind, THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING SWAMI NEVER SAW.... started calling for a longer ban.
Like the day after Swami returned... he was banned again for something FRIGHTENING. Posting with the WRONG INTENTIONS. The Mods could now determine WHY people were making posts, and bann accordingly. THEY COULD NOW READ MINDS.
Paradigm was banned for posting with the wrong intentions.
I eventually, had a thread moved for posting with the wrong intentions.
Mind reading Mods.
Not being a MIND READING MOD, I posted my skepticism in public... and was given grief by my fellow Moderators. I had broken the code of silence.
After a couple of days of TRYING TO CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION, but instead being questioned ad nauseum about breaking the code, I stepped down so I COULD BE HONEST to the public. They deserved it.
As a Mod, it was made clear, I could not be HONEST TO THE PUBLIC, even though THE POPULAR STAFF MOVEMENT was to ban with Bias... something which is TOTALLY against the TOS, except for the "We can ban whoever we want to" clause.
This is when Swami's ban was extended, and I started speaking out in public.
Swami was banned a couple more times, for breaking NO rule... during this time... but for continuity, I'll skimp on details. I covered the disputable onnes... the ones I'm glossing over were "Mind readings" rather than bans.
The Mods who were biased against Swami (Anno, they've said so publicly, at least Shroomism, Wiccan, Maia, and geo have... again a simple search...) took my public statements to be attacks. They were NOT. I was simply continuing the discussion... but WITHOUT THE MODERATOR FORUM, I couldn't see what the Staff was DOING, and NOBODY on The Staff WAS TALKING about what was being done.
So, I yelled LOUDER than I would as a Mod.
I had NO OTHER WAY OF KNOWING I WOULD BE HEARD. I wasn't trolling, I was continuing a discussion, with people who wouldn't talk to me, after I stepped down.
The rest is listed in the link I provided in a previous post.
As for exaggerating, I admit I have used bombastic terms, but it is relative to the amount of feedback I have received.
Keep in mind, a few hours ago was the FIRST TIME I SAW AN ADMIN post some good news, rather than threats, in MONTHS!
So in summary, Swami has had MORE POSTS MADE ABOUT HIM IN THE MOD FORUM THAN ANYONE.
But the PUBLIC does not feel the SAME WAY about RULE ABIDING Swami, than The Staff.
It takes some time, but simple research will show that this mountain WAS once, less than a year ago, a molehill.
The Staff is annoyed with Swami SIMPLY because they have dealt with him SO MUCH this past year. That doesn't change the fact that he was labeled a WITCH from day one... and I was the only one that noticed. The evidence is still there, look and you shall see.
Mushroom hunters and cultivators shouldn't HAVE TO DEAL WITH SWAMI. The Mods of the Spiritual Forum SHOULD.
Yet ALL year, NOBODY HAS BANNED Swami WITHOUT STARTING THE DRAMA IN THE MOD FORUM... FIRST!
Again, search is your friend.
Really, Swami has not EVER been banned (at least until I stepped down) WITHOUT a Mod making a thread about it in The Mod Forum.
NEVER has Swami been banned for a CLEAR CUT RULE... OR MODS WOULDN'T NEED TO MAKE THREADS IN THE MOD FORUM ABOUT WHY THEY BANNED HIM.
However, this simply BOTHERS the Mods of the Cultivation and Hunting Forums. They don't CARE. They are SICK of Swami.
But it is NOT Swami's fault. It is The Staff's fault... for mistreating this long term member, than BLAMING HIM for RIGHTFULLY complaining.
THERE IS NOT A PERSON AMONG THE STAFF WHO CAN SAY WHAT I JUST DID.
Why?
Because The Staff has YET TO ADMIT they shouldn't have banned Swami AND Paradigm for breaking NO RULES.
If they said what I just did, they'd break the SAME code of silence I broke as a Mod.
However a simple search will show you that perhaps I'm NOT exaggerating as much about Swami, and his bans, as THE REST OF THE STAFF has... this last year.
Long post, I hope you feel I addressed your points, even though I didn't exactly agree.
Yeah, it is just one forum... but that's the problem. Read that forum's rules. Then read the victim's collective posts in said forum. Do your own math. It won't take long.
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