Toxicity on Bandaids and why it’s a problem
Feb 9, 2019 8:01:16 GMT
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Post by sam on Feb 9, 2019 8:01:16 GMT
Hi all
This thread is to address the toxic behaviour we have seen on Bandaids for quite some time. I’m going to be frank, it’s driving people away and it’s ruining the atmosphere of the site.
Many have left the forum due to it as they feel anxious and worried about even sharing their opinion. Karen (In Wonderland) is leaving the staff next week because she’s simply had enough. This is someone who has dedicated so much of their time, effort, patience and passion to the site only to have it beaten down by this behaviour and blatant disrespect. I myself am on the verge of leaving.
We are volunteers. We spend our time and effort here on Bandaids because we love the community and Avril. But the site has turned into a place we are not happy with and it’s incredibly frustrating to log in everyday and really wonder how many people have read our rules - do they even care about them? Having staff openly mocked for enforcing said rules is also very frustrating to see. There just isn’t any respect.
Of course, yes. We have made mistakes in the past - what staff team hasn’t? - but the majority of us feel many members are automatically against us simply because we are staff. We don’t feel that is fair; we have always shown respect to members and have always strived to be polite even in situations where it would be very tempting not to be.
So I’m making this thread as a PSA to everyone here - stop with the behaviour, please read our rules - if you see something in a thread you feel breaks said rules then please report it. Don’t reply to it and derail the thread further.
This is NOT what Bandaids used to be and what it was about. Period. The Staff will be much stricter with rule enforcement from now on since asking/explaining politely clearly isn’t going to work - we tried it that way. Just please think about what I’ve said and consider changing how you behave here. If not, Bandaids is not the forum for you.
Thank you.
- Sam
This thread is to address the toxic behaviour we have seen on Bandaids for quite some time. I’m going to be frank, it’s driving people away and it’s ruining the atmosphere of the site.
Many have left the forum due to it as they feel anxious and worried about even sharing their opinion. Karen (In Wonderland) is leaving the staff next week because she’s simply had enough. This is someone who has dedicated so much of their time, effort, patience and passion to the site only to have it beaten down by this behaviour and blatant disrespect. I myself am on the verge of leaving.
We are volunteers. We spend our time and effort here on Bandaids because we love the community and Avril. But the site has turned into a place we are not happy with and it’s incredibly frustrating to log in everyday and really wonder how many people have read our rules - do they even care about them? Having staff openly mocked for enforcing said rules is also very frustrating to see. There just isn’t any respect.
Of course, yes. We have made mistakes in the past - what staff team hasn’t? - but the majority of us feel many members are automatically against us simply because we are staff. We don’t feel that is fair; we have always shown respect to members and have always strived to be polite even in situations where it would be very tempting not to be.
So I’m making this thread as a PSA to everyone here - stop with the behaviour, please read our rules - if you see something in a thread you feel breaks said rules then please report it. Don’t reply to it and derail the thread further.
This is NOT what Bandaids used to be and what it was about. Period. The Staff will be much stricter with rule enforcement from now on since asking/explaining politely clearly isn’t going to work - we tried it that way. Just please think about what I’ve said and consider changing how you behave here. If not, Bandaids is not the forum for you.
Thank you.
- Sam
