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By that, I mostly meant not directly interacting with each other, admittedly.

What happened to "I think we should stay out of each other's way", which you posted here?

My name is Mel. I am Scapegraces partner. Please forgive any errors with my typing.

Ekyl, I know that she has anger issues and can lash out, everyone knows that, however the way you have spoken about her made my blood boil when it came through in my email updates.

"Nothing is ever done about her", she's a person... a human being not some thing that something should be 'done' about. She has issues, it is hardly some big secret that she has issues but the PPC is one of her lifelines, and you want to see her ejected from a community that frankly, I am not sure she would be as secure in herself as she is without.

Scapegrace is by far a more eloquent and talented writer than me and I do not have her style so you will need to forgive my bluntness (To be fair when she sees this it is likely she will tease me for my terrible butchering of the written word).

My partner is everything to me, and she does not share everything here. She is going through a shitty situation right now that is not related to internet drama. She does not need someone deciding in one post to be judge, jury and executioner.

Incidentally she is asleep. She has no idea I am posting this however she is my partner and I will speak my mind. If anyone has any issues they want to raise with me for my words then you can reach me on my email address.

That would be a lot more reasonable than an outright ban, and would be a clear line in the sand. I feel like I'm maybe too involved in it so I shouldn't be spearheading the whole thing, but I'd certainly be willing to help draft it if there's support.

Would you consider a formal Last Chance ("do not do these specific things on pain of automatic temp-ban") appropriate?

If so, would you be willing to draft a proposal for one (and some sort of support for it)? Would you prefer someone else do it because you're too involved?

NOTE: The fact that I'm making this post does not mean I'd vote for such a thing. It does not mean I'd vote against it either. It also doesn't mean I'm volunteering to draft (actually, I might as well explicitly un-volunteer). I'm just making a suggestion.

- Tomash

After a week of pain, suffering, and studying, I've finally finished my finals. On a side note, I feel as if I've been hit by a truck. Huinesoron, you just reminded me that I should be watching more Star Trek. Thank you, I truly do need more fandom stuff in my life. Have a good weekend!

For example, I've been attacked and insulted by her in the past and I never got so much as a whisper. But I'm content to drop the matter because I have no interest in getting dragged back into the drama; my concern is more the overall pattern of behaviour. For almost the entire time she's been here that seems to have been the pattern - attacking people, being told to stop, giving some apology, then as soon as the people telling her off turn their backs she's right back at it. I feel like it's a serious problem and it's just kicked down the road.

It's been what, six years since I published something? Jesus. Well, I have some free time to write now so I can certainly give it a shot; if you like I can get in touch with you about some of my plans, there are some things I'm trying to figure out how to pull off.

I understand that you are making an effort to improve here, but this is a direct attack on someone who has expressed apologies to everyone she has caused trouble with. Believe me, I would know. I don't condone her past behavior towards July any more than the next person, but you had no right to say that about someone who is making an effort to improve and willingly acknowledges her problem. Stand down, please, or you could very well have the very words you've typed spoken about you in the future, which is not something anyone wants to happen to them.

And for the record, as indicated by the very post you replied to, something is being done about Scape's behavior, both by herself and by others. We know she acted irrationally and irresponsibly and she herself knows it too, and we want to see her move forward as a person as well as a community member. She needs the time to lick her wounds - we all do. This entire thread has been about putting out the fire, and we're not in the mood to have any more fuel added to it. Not at all.

Personally, I want Scapegrace gone. This is how she treats everyone, constantly, and nothing is ever done about her. It's unacceptable that she acted that way towards July, or anyone.

Apology or not, I don't feel like Scape should continue to be welcome here.

Reaction to the Fandom News:
Oh, that's awesome! I don't know too much about Star Trek stuff past TNG (haven't done much research), but if Star Trek has been a thing for this long, it's probably still good, right? The lens flares are kinda humorous for me, considering my school band had a concert yesterday evening and someone said about the bright auditorium lights: "Oh god! Lens flares! It's like Star Trek all over again!"

Reaction to the Silly News:
I don't know much about Japan's current systems (wow, do I seriously know more about the world before I was born than I do about what it is now?) but I definitely can say I'm not surprised that that's a law. The country is very tradition-oriented and tends to keep to itself, which I guess sort of gives anime an excuse for not being the most politically correct. (One more point to consider in the debate.) As for the King of the Netherlands... Well, there's gotta be some way for heads of state to have fun and get away from the responsibilities and the publicity for a while! :P

Reaction to the Serious News:
Yeah, that would've caused a bit of controversy.

Reaction to the Not News:
...Care to elaborate? Otherwise I'm probably going to look up "grand canyon haunted" on Google to see if there's anyone who believes that there literally are ghosts there. :P

And my own addition:
Anyone who reads this, here's a writing exercise idea for you. Go onto the Superpower Wiki (link below my signature) and hit "Random Page." Then come up with a character with the specific power you get. (It's okay if you click it again because you get something a bit Sueish, but if you get something really unique and obscure, please do it!)

-Twistey

Superpower Wiki: http://powerlisting.wikia.com/wiki/Superpower_Wiki

Definitely keeping an eye out for Blank Sprite, in any case.

I just don't know what the exact method of mediation was being done and whether it's what I was thinking of.

In any case, if drama pops up again, I'd be willing to help.

I can give it a go, but in that case it'll have to wait until next weekend.

~Neshomeh

First off, thank you for taking the time to comment on my story. I greatly appreciate it.

Now, on to your notes:

-I'm glad you like it.

-The "not driving" thing is not a punishment, but a penance. She might be able to get a new car, but she feels she has done something that she needs to atone for, so she chooses to inflict a little discomfort on herself by means of public transit.

-This story takes place in Chicago. There are things that happened in the Prologue that pretty much spell it out, but nothing particularly identifying in the first two chapters.


Beta Critique:

I notice that when you are trying to beta the stories in this thread that you have a tendency to simply state facts about the story. For instance: "Kim seems very bothered by having been in a fire." That is a fact that is fairly well covered in the text and, by itself, is not really a useful comment. It doesn't tell me if you were confused about something or if it made you feel something. It just kind of...is.

So, what I suggest is that you try to follow the facts with questions, or tell the author how that fact made you feel (and if possible why it made you feel that way). Going back to the penance note, where you almost had this already, you could try something like this:

"I find it interesting that Kim would choose to punish herself when her injuries should be punishment enough. Could you make it more clear why she is doing that?"

Or

"It makes me sad that Kim feels the need to punish herself more than she already has been. You would think that she already had enough reminders, with her scars and hair."


So, here's some questions to help you along. "Kim seems very bothered by having been in a fire." What do you still want to know about that? What can I expand upon or make more clear? What does that fact make you feel?

1) This is one of the types of things that I was getting at with my "social dynamics" question. It's a thing some people allegedly tend to do that's (from the sound of it) not a good thing.

2) Do the people that are allegedly doing this know who they are? Saying that some people are firing off personal attacks might not result in any of the people you're alluding to changing their behavior, because they don't think you mean them specifically.

I don't mean call anyone out on the Board. Email them or PM them on Discord or something. Just let them know, if you haven't already.

2b) Am I included in that comment? I'm Ix's friend, but I don't think I did this, with the possible exception of a few of my actions last March (the possibly is because it depends on what you're thinking of when you say "attacks"), which I've apologized for.

More generally, if there's something about the way I'm acting around here that isn't good, please click my email above and let me know. This general comment goes for everyone who reads this. I'm hoping I won't get any emails, but I'd rather know if I'm giving off a bad vibe now and not in the middle of a massive drama.

- Tomash

What you mentioned is, as far as I know, a thing that typically happens here on an informal basis. A small subthread of the March stuff proposed formalizing this type of arrangement. That never happened, either because people thought it wasn't necessary or because the proposal got lost in the noise.

This is the part of the post where I float the idea of a list of people willing to help resolve disputes, and Nesh or doc point out that it's been on the Wiki all along.:P

- Tomash

Maybe to address the bad behaviour problem in the future, we could have someone talk to whomever was acting badly. They could ask that person questions, such as why they're doing this particular thing, how they felt at the time doing it, why they feel that way.

This is something I thought about because as tempting as it is to just call out the person like they're bad people, I think we can solve problems with less vitriol and less drama.

This may be just an obvious solution and if this was something already being done, I wasn't quite sure.

I've corrected the mistakes.

There is a Cafeteria in HQ so they went there for food.

Canopus' mobile has an app that lets her summon demons and use their skills. As it is reliant on Canopus remembering to keep it charged, it can stop working. Also, using the skills drains some of her own energy so she can't keep it up forever.

Canopus is still a low level Hunter so isn't the strongest person out there.

I'm having trouble focusing on how the story is made. I keep getting lost in it. Very good.

Kim seems very bothered by having been in a fire.

I find it interesting that she would feel the need to be punished by not driving. That's something that she has control over, unlike the scars and her hair that she seems not to want to think about.

Sorry. I like this story, but I'm having trouble being constructive about it.

I keep wondering about what city she is in, but I have a feeling that it's supposed to be the every-city from the Matrix instead of a specific one.