Subject: My thoughts.
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Posted on: 2020-05-25 18:38:40 UTC

It's always difficult for me when there's a problem with someone else's behaviour on the Board or in the community as a whole. I feel like my past history is why I don't get to comment. There's a little voice in my head that tells me whenever I pass judgment on someone else it's nothing more than gross hypocrisy, especially if I want to call for a ban for someone's conduct. How many chances did I get, after all?

But that's the point. I've discussed this with a couple of people and the difference here is that I have always tried to improve. And I have! It took me a long time, but I did.

SRPA doesn't seem willing to try.

SRPA has had what needs to happen explained to him multiple times, and he has not done it. SRPA breaks the rules and then tries to hide evidence of his having done so by deleting posts. SRPA makes a lot of people very uncomfortable, and truth be told? SRPA really gets on my nerves. To the point where it is seriously endangering my recovery. I feel like I cannot talk to him about it either, because if I do then I can't help but think it'll result in me completely losing my temper. He talks frequently and repeatedly about xvyyvat fznyy navznyf (rot13ed for animal cruelty), but asks people to tag talking about sandwiches because one of the blacklisted topics is jokes about animals being food. I don't think it's necessarily malicious on his part, but I also don't think we are obliged to sweetly explain why something is wrong over and over again with a cup of cocoa and a cuddle.

As such, I must recommend SRPA receive at least a one-year ban. To do anything else would be, in my opinion, disrespectful to the people he routinely makes feel uncomfortable and unwelcome. I'm sorry that it's come to this, but enough's enough.

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