Hello users of Hexbear, there have been many changes and some drama the past few months.

The recent changes we’ve been making have been an attempt to create a more safe and welcoming environment for many demographics that have been overlooked in the past.

For any of our comrades that have been unintentionally hurt in this process, we apologise and hope to find a solution that accommodates as many people as possible while still meeting the needs of the marginalised groups who need a space like this the most.

The intent of this post is to provide a space for all users to air grievances with regard to the site. As well as provide suggestions for specific things that could be changed to address your grievance. Comments insulting the mod team or those without a specific means to address your problem may be removed. No commenter will be sitebanned, unless it clearly breaks the code of conduct.

  • GalaxyBrain [they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    27·
    19 days ago

    Agreed. There is a lack of consistency verging on preferential treatment and it’s had some very shitty consequences. I’ve seen people get modded for shit I get away with a here and there. The way all that went down was deeply dissapointing.

    • Ram_The_Manparts [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
      21·
      19 days ago

      It’s not just “verging” on preferential treatment. About a year ago there was a user who completely lost their shit and started literally telling other users to kill themselves, and the mods refused to act on it for like three weeks because they were one of their special widdle fwiends. Then they gave them a temporary ban, and only after being pressured into it by tons of us pointing out that that shit was not OK.

      And before anyone asks; no, I do not have “receipts” for this, because I have better things to do than sit around and make lists of shit that happens on Hexbear, but I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one who remembers this.

      • DickFuckarelli [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
        16·
        18 days ago

        Oh. Some of us remember quite. fucking. well.

        Theres no sense in going into great detail since I’m not in the business of relitigation or bothering to give a shit about people who clearly don’t give a shit about me. It’s not worth it.

        The major beats worth mentioning are:

        True colors were shown. Rules were designed to be purposely obtuse in a way that favored aggressors while pretending to be equitable (still are, actually). Users were harassed, and this harassment was ignored and even encouraged by higher ranks.

        And all discussions relating to the above have been scrubbed.

        So yeah, like… do I like posting here? Sometimes. Do I actually engage? Not really.