If I only looked at the recent Discourse (TM) on ChaCha, I would think that either this site was basically a neverending Klan rally or the playground of a power-mad clique of unaccountable mods.

The struggle against bigotry on this site will be never be finished. It will always be a work in progress, and people will be hurt. That said, I've never been in any space on the internet that is as welcoming to as many people. If anyone knows of one, please let me know. And I've never been anywhere with mods who have done so much to make/keep it that way.

The mods here are not the enemy. They are posters, they are comrades. It's not even that hard to become one if you want. @BASED_BALL literally shitposted his way into being a mod. Mistakes have been made. I think the approach to sitewide policy has been way too ad hoc. People have been banned mistakenly, which sucks. GIVE ME MY PRECIOUS DOWNVOTES BACK. But I think there is zero basis for questioning whether they are acting in anything other than good faith.

Shoutout to @ScreamoBMO, @TransComrade69, @Uncle_Hoe, @AlephNull, @liberal, @BioWarfarePosadist, [@Beatnik, @itsPina, in particular

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