Hey folks
I’m so glad to address you one more time.
Lots of you are recognizing that we’re having some issues. And that’s to be expected as we transition into a new domain.
We’ve had some down-time, and we’ve had some confusion as to our official URL.
This happened because we didn’t really have a plan for the transfer of power.
The transfer happened when I couldn’t take the pressure of this community and it’s needs anymore.
This happened when I decided I’d had enough of the drama associated with operating this kind of site and I was willing to let thousands of people fend for themselves
but my co-admin @Ryou came to me and told me he was willing to take up the mantle.
My only response was “God Help Him”
Because we’re a fairly demanding bunch of people
We all look for a leader who will guide this community in the directions we want.
The Problem is that so few of us have any idea what direction that is, and that we have so many disparate ideas floating around.
And so many of us are willing to fight for our nebulous ideals
but individually, we’re unwilling to reach out to the representatives that are tasked with making those ideals our reality.
We don’t yet know these representatives.
They’re strangers to us.
And I’m going to accept this as a failing on my part.
You should have known them all.
I should have taken the time to introduce each and every one of them, and tell you why they’re vital to our team.
This may not be my team anymore, but they’re still a damn fine assortment of people that are dedicated to furthering the idea of fluffies, and making our experience here both pleasant, and equitable.
I still believe in them.
I’m going to admit here that I have asked far too much of my moderators.
I’ve told them that they could not block any aspect of the community, because to me, that meant they would not be moderating effectively.
I’ve told them they needed to be open to communication at all times, and I myself have seen how that has been detrimental to my own mental health.
I’ve told them that they were to be the kind face on a community that has been known for chewing up creators and spitting them out.
And that has allowed a lot of new people to come in, they present their creations that can barely be called fluffies, and they expect the same protection my team has given to all.
We’re no longer the hateful and spite-driven community we once were.
That has always been my goal.
And I will admit that this has led to content that would not have been allowed on FluffyBooru.
Both for the good and the bad.
So now, new creators are getting chewed up and spit out.
And I’m not happy to see it.
Right now, I am not sure how to fix this issue.
I’m lothe to allow people to be as horrible as they want and to chase off creators
but I also don’t want to allow people to paste/tape the word “fluffy” on literally anything just so they can post their art here.
But maybe if you speak your minds here, we can find a reasonable medium place.
Maybe if you tell us what you want this community to be, we can be reasonable.
It’s far more likely that this will devolve into a shit-slinging mess,
but I would like to give it a try.