Sirexer and Antimodern wrote above that the blocking of Mikhail Blur occurred without violating any rule. And it doesn't really say in the rules that members are prohibited from posting content that uses anything created by banned members. It is also not written in the rules that for attempting to publish such content without specifying the name of the banned participant, the person who tries to publish this content will be banned. Sonic1983's name is also not mentioned anywhere in the rules. Thus, your message only confirmed once again that they told the pure truth. However, Sirexer emphasized the unfair blocking of Mikhail Blur, and Xntimodern emphasized that the community has become too repressive compared to the times when he first registered here.
And insulting community members after they have been banned is, as I understand it - a long tradition of the srb2 community. Suffice it to recall that crazy hell that happened after Sapheros was blocked on the official SRB2 discord server. I don't think this kind of frenzy will ever be acceptable on a SRB2 RU server. Personally, from my point of view, there is no moral difference between insulting current members and those who were banned for any reason (no matter what).
As for the "threats" to create an alternative community, these are not threats at all, but the only option for those who do not fit into the rigid limits of the CURRENT (but, mind you, not earlier) version of this community.
Alright, alright. Let me put in my two cents here since I saw you mention a certain someone that I happen to have been involved with in the past.
... the blocking of Mikhail Blur occurred without violating any rule. And it doesn't really say in the rules that members are prohibited from posting content that uses anything created by banned members. It is also not written in the rules that for attempting to publish such content without specifying the name of the banned participant, the person who tries to publish this content will be banned. Sonic1983's name is also not mentioned anywhere in the rules. Thus, your message only confirmed once again that they told the pure truth. However, Sirexer emphasized the unfair blocking of Mikhail Blur, and Xntimodern emphasized that the community has become too repressive compared to the times when he first registered here.
Even if the rules are laid out, it doesn't change the fact that the moderators are allowed to make decisions for sake of the community
on their own accord regardless of rules. This means that what you may consider "unfair" is actually justified given context and collective analysis. Calling the community repressive as of this moment is also something I'd consider to be a bold move considering there are
plenty of people, including me, who could very much so say it's not true and that following rules along with being courteous isn't that difficult.
And insulting community members after they have been banned is, as I understand it - a long tradition of the srb2 community. Suffice it to recall that crazy hell that happened after Sapheros was blocked on the official SRB2 discord server. I don't think this kind of frenzy will ever be acceptable on a SRB2 RU server. Personally, from my point of view, there is no moral difference between insulting current members and those who were banned for any reason (no matter what).
What you call "long tradition" is fairly normal and justified considering the gravity of some people's actions. Sapheros was not just banned from the OS, but
everywhere related to this game due to the nature of what they did and who they hurt,
including me. For you to mention their name here while trying to prove a point such as this is nothing short of ignorant and you honestly could not have tried to pick a worse example.
As for the "threats" to create an alternative community, these are not threats at all, but the only option for those who do not fit into the rigid limits of the CURRENT (but, mind you, not earlier) version of this community.
I promise you with every fiber of my being that this community is not nearly as rigid as you think it is, and are making it out to be. You're allowed to have your sub communities, but showing such ignorance to the main one here as your reasoning for it
really isn't a good look. Not only is the community way less rigid than before, but it's grown a lot more safe, comfortable, and overall better than it used to be. Same rules as always that are being enforced just the same (but done so in a more courteous and fair manner than before with a lack of things like an arbitrary quality bar and such.)
The definition of "fairness" changes from place to place, and is mainly landed on out of
community agreement and courtesy in any applicable scenario. Whether you choose to follow along with said courtesy and receive the same respect and "fair" treatment you're expected to give, well... that's on you. I promise this place is a lot better than you may think, and I'm sure a good bit of people could back me up. I'd encourage you to reconsider what your friends may be trying to tell you.
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