"The time has come" the walrus said,
"To speak of many things"
Of trolls and goals and mod controls
Of banishments and things...
And why this blog is boiling hot
and whether pigs have wings!
"Just go away," the shippers said,
“Go find another thread”
And when they called her toxic waste
The laughter was widespread....
If only she would leave with haste,
They’d get back to their thread!
"Go over to the prayer thread"
Was the shipper’s advice.
But that was not to be because
They chased her away twice!
Did those who said mean things
to her, ever pay any price?
I do not intend the bring further embarrassment by naming members who said some appallingly cruel things to a member who received a week's ban many months ago. They will recognise themselves I am sure.
The sad and troubling thing about this particular (former) member is that she went on to receive another formal warning (from a former administrator) for something that someone else was guilty of. The real guilty party was our cyber-stalker bully. He reported other YouTube videos for copyright infringement as well as the one that caused our friend's banishment. None of us knew that at the time, but we know better now.
So friends, the next time you see 'the same people' harping back to the past 'unable to move on', please remember that some of us are aware of injustices that had, and still have, a lasting effect on those we care about. This is the sort of thing that happens when we have no recourse to right wrongs.
Perhaps we should stop and remember, "There but for the grace of God go you or I".
