Foundation’s Reply
On Friday, we made a tweet that unexpectedly led to a wave of harassment directed at our staff and community. We unequivocally condemn this abuse. The volume of negative engagement overwhelmed our moderation efforts. While attempting to protect the Godot community we mistakenly blocked individuals who were not participating in the harassment. The Godot Foundation Board takes full responsibility for these moderation actions. If you believe you were blocked in error and have not violated our Code of Conduct, please contact us with the form linked below. We are committed to swiftly rectifying any mistakes. We firmly stand by our mission to keep our community spaces free from hate, discrimination, and other toxic behaviors. - The Godot Foundation Board
On community moderator Xananax
We strongly condemn the harmful language used by Xananax, moderator of an unofficial Godot-related Discord server. We want to clarify that Xananax is not hired by nor a spokesperson for the Godot Foundation. As an organization, we have our own official Discord server, moderated together with new volunteers vetted by our team.
Context
- Link to the tweet that was the nexus for this event
- What the tweet above was referencing:
That tweet was going to bring the trolls out. Why make it in the first place? It’s just there to cause drama.
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It’s a statement of support of minorities. I think that’s a pretty good, fair reason, and not “just to cause drama”.
Not making a statement is letting the original statement stand.
It was some random idiot on the web talking shit. Even worse, it was an idiot on Twitter, the shithole of the internet. There’s no need to address them. Most people didn’t even know what the context was. Addressing it just gave more “publicity” to them.
It’s not even poking the hornet’s nest, it’s a calling out to a haggle of trolls. Fuck those people. Don’t give them attention.
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