The Light and Dark

The Truth

It’s important to know that Fable did not give the moderators many permissions in the server. They couldn’t add or remove stickers and emotes. They couldn’t mute or make threads. At most, they could pin posts. Otherwise, all they could do was talk with the members and try to dissuade or deescalate any conflicts. That’s it. Any issues had to be run by Fable for the final say.

There were long-running issues with a few members in the server. You may have seen their comments in some of the transcripts and screenshots already. These were not isolated incidents. They had a reputation for making server members uncomfortable or unwilling to participate.

It’s important to note that Fable was well aware of the complaints made about these individuals.  Despite how many there were, they felt it was unfairly targeting one POC. Despite the efforts made by the ex-mod, who is also a POC, to speak with these individuals to resolve the issues, Fable did not back them up or support their authority as mods. In fact, they forbade the ex-mod from even talking to one of them.

[ID: Discord screenshots between Fable and the ex-mod on 1/12/2026. They read: Fable - 1/12/2026  7:49 PM We also need to have a little chat. The way you speak to and about [L] is frankly unacceptable. I don’t know if you’re aware of it but you have had an unfair bias towards him and going after him in convos. For example yesterday’s overkill convo, it was not just [L] who was criticizing the series so for you to go into DMs to tell them off rather than saying something in the channel unfairly singles him out. In the future please leave moderation involving [L] to me so he doesn’t feel singled out like this Ex-mod - 1/12/2026  8:03 PM My reasoning for dming [L] was because the report I received was about [L] . I went into the thread in question and saw it was mostly [L] with the harsh criticism or hateful behavior (while [HLF] and [BB](?) were just agreeing or discussing a different topic afterwards) and I didn’t want to make a public spectacle out of it. Both not to embarrass and call out [L] in public (made it clear in DMs I was not telling him to stop voicing his criticisms, just try to be respectful of people who like the media) and because last time I suggested he should take a breather I had [BB] yelling at me and making it about race, while [L] was receptive to the talk and advice. And I frankly didn’t want to go through getting attacked by it again. I understand though how it might come off so I have no complaints regarding you handling any issues with [L] yourself if that’s what you prefer. I don’t want them to feel targeted and I’m sorry I made them feel that way.] Fable - 1/12/2026  8:06 PM In the case of yesterday the whole thread route would have been better and I could have handled it if you didn’t feel comfortable. I agree that [BB] yelling at you last time was also unacceptable. That said he does still feel unfairly targeted and I was thinking similarly before confirming with him. But thank you! [Ex-mod] - 1/12/2026  8:08 PM Got it, will let you handle it next time. Fable - 1/12/2026  8:09 PM I appreciate it That last image is a discord screenshot between Fable and [Ex-mod]. It reads: Fable - 1/19/2026  8:25 PM I want to apologize for being kind of harsh with you before Things are more complicated that I realized and I’ve been unintentionally playing sides a bit when I should be trying to be more neutral [Ex-mod] - 1/19/2026  9:54 PM I’m not going to say it’s okay because that’d be dishonest and unfair, but I do understand how the situation got to this point, so I forgive you. If it helps I wasn’t ever angry at you, it’s just a delicate and uncomfortable situation all around. Fable - 1/19/2026  10:21 PM Thank you]

Fable assumed most of the complaints were racist attempts to run off a black person from the community or petty revenge from someone they didn’t have a favorable opinion of anyway. They admitted they just didn’t feel comfortable talking with this person because they are black and Fable is white. Fable did admit that this person’s friends were hostile, depleting their own creative energies being around such negativity. 

[ID: Discord screenshot from Fable on 1/22/2026 at 9:20 PM, reproduced without permission. It reads: It’s impossible not to see racism in everything if that’s all you’re ever looking for and that’s true of all things One author focusing on Isabeau isn’t the problem and it’s actually insane to act like it is Yknow since having all these conversations today I’ve been able to track a direct parallel between my motivation to work on my fic dropping and starting to talk to [BB] and that group (isasniff) It’s hard ot be motivated when all day every day you hear people talking about how much they hate when people focus on the guy you write about]

[ID: Discord screenshot from Fable on 1/22/2026 at 3:10 PM, reproduced without permission. It reads: I reached out to [O] and [S] and I’ve heard from both that they don’t feel safe/comfortable having discussions in the server with this group around and I honestly agree looking at it with a clearer head. The server over all has been quieter and people are less likely to voice ideas than they were before and I’ve been noticing it for a minute now and you can track it back to when that group started to get more vicious But i’m not sure what to do honestly]

(Editor’s note: So Fable fully understands the repercussions of the negativity in their server, and it affected even them, yet that group still caused issues even after Fable claimed to have talked to them, and as the server owner, they aren’t sure what to do??)

However, the ex-mod, who is also a POC, was trying to report on behalf of other members including POC who didn’t feel safe talking to Fable directly. Some had been previously discredited or dismissed by Fable, so the ex-mod advocated on the members’ behalf while keeping names confidential.

This was fable’s reply: 

[ID: A discord screenshot of Fable’s message on Jan 27, 2026 @ 12:19PM to ex-mod (reproduced without permission) Hello, due to recent events in the server I’ve realized that you struggle to navigate conflict fairly towards all parties involved and as a result have been a major source of stress and conflict within the server these past few weeks. While I appreciate the loyalty you have to your friends I have decided that the best course of action is to remove you from the mod position. I hope you can understand my decision and thank you for the help you have provided before now.]

The mod’s understandable frustration and exit now made more sense.

Here is the ex-mod’s resignation letter, with names redacted to a single letter in brackets:

I'm leaving my position and the server because I truly do not agree with how this server is being currently run. There's been so much inaction against bad actors, and inaction in general, because why am I the only one bringing up these issues, modding the chat and debating you into acting? You letting them hide behind righteous morals and supporting their actions and baseless accusations has created a space of hostility and fear that is no longer the welcoming space I joined about a year ago.  I understand the majority of the server is white and needs to hear about these topics, and it's one thing to give room for debate and discussions of inequality and biases, but you've allowed these to become fear tactics. The server has turned into one where people can't engage with media they enjoy or join discussions with an entire group because they might be attacked like I was. Or like [O], who used to be their friend, but got dropped as soon as she dared to disagree with them. Or like [S] was, over what was frankly a stupid, minor misunderstanding and miscommunication. You've let people get away with hostility and frankly bully behaviour because you don't want to cause them distress or think it's witch hunty.  But you need to ask yourself, are these people being targeted or are they simply behaving in ways that deserve to be called out frequently? What you've been doing with putting these people on an untouchable pedestal is no different than the racism you're allegedly fighting against, you're still dehumanizing them by not treating them like people who can make mistakes and need to called out when they do. It's not witch hunty nor is it any sort of anti black tactic (as you, for some reason, think) to keep order in your server. Giving them preferential treatment based on race is very shitty of you. Just because [L] is black doesn't mean he's excused for his racist and misogynistic writing, projection or not. And even if he was, he's still writing asian stereotypes with Odile. It's an insane double standard to let [L] talk about whatever he wants but saying we need to keep an eye on [A] for participating in racist conversations despite both of them being black. You're taking the word of this group over the one of so many other POC who don't agree with the way they conduct themselves or have these conversations (including me, [O], [R] and [A]) and none of them feel safe in the server anymore. We never asked them to be kicked or silenced, but rather to have their frankly unacceptable behaviour checked.  You can argue you've talked to them and done your part, but if I'm getting messaged about how 'x and y are doing it again' so often by people who tell me they can't trust you to interfere, either because you're on their side or because you're their friend, then that's beyond anything I can do or manage myself. I shouldn't have to defend you, this space, and how kind and friendly most members are to people who have been intimidated or had their view of the entire server soured by this group.  I truly wish this server well, but I can no longer say I'm happy to be part of it. And I'm not gonna stress over its wellbeing when it's become so unwelcoming.

It’s very clear the “personal grievances” Fable claimed were the source of the issues were anything but. It seems these were long-running issues that Fable did not adequately address. However, even weeks later, Fable continues to push a narrative that the ex-mod used poor judgement or was trying to push for a personal issue unrelated to the server, despite admitting it, publicly and, per my source, later claimed these complaints were about someone else.)

The ex-mod is not alone in feeling this way, either. Out of several I interviewed, one member (who had also been dogpiled after the ex-mod left) had this to say:

It’s the double-standard of treating even little misunderstandings with so much contempt and condescension, and like [S] said, it was seen as unquestionable behavior. Fable even joined in! Like they condoned it! After that, all I wanted to do was keep my head down. His friends aren’t helping him understand because they’re uncomfortable. He’s not the only 19 year old POC with autism in the server, but he seems to be the only one who gets preferential treatment. It’s doing him a disservice because now people avoid him and he doesn't know why. His friends say he did nothing wrong, but people went to the mods to help because they didn’t want to get dogpiled, too. They didn’t feel safe talking to him directly. It’s very imposing to expect a group of strangers to educate him on something none of us signed up for. And when the server owner isn’t deescalating or deterring him and his friends, it just feels like we have to grin and bear it because we aren’t important to Fable at all. It’s very demoralizing. Look, I don't mind helping someone understand. But I resent someone asking for criticism and not taking it in good grace. It's like baiting someone so they can feel justified in ripping them a new one. I don't respect people who do that, especially when they already talk down to me and assume they know me. Or to my friends in the server. That’s why people went to the mods in the first place, so they could address the issue on behalf of others, and though they claimed to handle it, the issues still kept happening. What bothers me is how contradictory [Fable] is. They wanted people to come to them, yet act hostile and condescending to people, even strangers they don’t know, and influence people to block those Fable disagrees with. There is pressure not to criticize them, and it feels like they take it very personally even if you imply they’re doing something wrong. They admitted to me that they were wrong to demote [ex-mod]. They assumed it was a personal vendetta on behalf of their friend, abusing mod privileges, but then [Fable] found out the complaints were legitimate, backed up by the new ticket system and what happened to me. So they were wrong to say [ex-mod] had poor judgment, but then they doubled down after the recent post. I guess it would’ve made them look bad to publicly admit that. They complain about [ex-mod] airing things out but then tell the whole server what they thought it was and then never corrected themself. They just kept it up and people went along with it. I feel terrible for [ex-mod] because it looks like they did their best, but no one batted an eye when they got demoted because Fable said it was deserved, but I saw [the ex-mod] intervene more than Fable ever did. They even blamed [ex-mod] for not stopping the dogpile [Fable] joined in on! And then Fable erased them from the server and refused to say their name at all, even when [ex-mod] requested their emotes be removed from the server. I’ve seen that behavior before, rewriting a narrative to villainize someone with less power, who they made do more work yet crippled their mod powers so they had no authority and received little respect. I’ve yet to see [Fable] publicly admit their mistake or apologize, but I guess there’s no point if [ex-mod] isn’t there to dispute it. I already tried talking to [Fable] directly and they just kept rationalizing their actions instead. I backed down because I thought it wouldn’t go anywhere. I wish I fought harder. It’s not like anyone else will say anything to [Fable] anyway. [The server] is just their echo chamber. I think they only care about impressing everyone and looking good in their eyes.  I can’t trust someone like that, as a mod or as a friend. The only person who actually would have listened to my concerns left because [Fable] couldn’t see past their own biases and dismissed them. I can’t stand being here to see who the next scapegoat will be. My mental health has suffered badly in iSluts and I couldn’t tell Fable because I don’t trust them. I should’ve left the fandom a long time ago.

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(For those who prefer an easier version to read, you can go to this google doc instead.)

I appreciate those who engaged with my post. I know it wasn’t many, but I’m glad it got the word out a bit.

There are a few things I want to clarify.

As I write this, I am still in the isluts server.

I was never a mod, though I did speak with a former mod for details and sought out the rest on my own. They did not co-write or participate in any part of this project.

I did this post of my own volition due to personal feelings and observations in the server. Almost all of the writing, screenshots, and research are my doing. 

I have to confess that I did use one screenshot without permission from the ex-mod. They complained about issues in confidence and I lifted the modlog screenshot to use as evidence that the Underage thread even existed. I realized after that the server assumed the ex-mod wrote my post and sent harassing messages to them in response. I do apologize for the misunderstanding and the unintentional harm it caused. However, as the hostility has ramped up against the ex-mod, I no longer have reservations about using the rest of their screenshots. I feel the server deserves the truth, and the ex-mod deserves to have their story brought to light. As they cared about the server members, I will continue censoring all names except Fable’s. The colors and acronyms will remain as consistent as possible.

I never wanted to get innocent people targeted, because that is exactly the kind of behavior I observed in iSluts. Everyone’s names are also censored for that reason. I made an anonymous account to avoid retaliation, something I expected in iSluts. 

The reason Fable’s name isn’t censored is because it’s common knowledge who the owner of iSluts is. There really wasn’t much point to censoring it. They’ve recently posted an invite to their server, so it’s pretty obvious who they are.

The major reason I posted this is because Fable is not a safe or honest person.

A breach of community guidelines means the server itself could be taken down and the discord of every member restricted. A lot of people signed up for the community, not to have their means to reach that community affected. Fable’s blatant disregard for those guidelines is poor judgement and consideration of the other members. They could easily keep that content to a different server for fewer people, limit the risk of the whole server being reported, but instead, they want their server to be known as the one who lets all NSFW content fly in the same place. They care more about being a champion for NSFW, including underage and raceplay, than to think of the consequences for such poor planning and moderation.

[ID: A discord screenshot of fable from April 1 at 3:07 PM saying “I’d rather people be free to let their freak flag fly than play to any stupid tos”]

When Fable is offended, they usually vent spite or hate in iSluts in front of everyone. Telling others they can’t heavily vent yet bringing negativity to their own server so often feels hypocritical. Keep in mind, this isn’t a small space. There are over 135 people here, so it’s not a private vent. It’s a public display. I’ve seen them trash talk IRL friends, popular creators in the fandom, even former members whose friends and partners are present to witness it. This is done in the general chats, not off to the side in a separate channel or thread. Can you imagine watching people tear apart your friend/partner/idol in such a public space, and the one who’s supposed to stop that behavior is the one starting it? Fable even encourages it when it’s in their favor or doesn’t tell people to stop. For example, here is one of their members reacting when they thought the ex-mod wrote the last post. Fable did nothing to censor or reprimand them. Whether justified or not, this is a recurring pattern in the space for lesser instances than this.

[ID: Discord screenshot of an iSluts member on April 2 at 2:24 AM that says: LITERALLLYYYYYY Bro you were Complicit! Its so obvious this was made bc poor widdle babies feefees got hurt for being demoted for being a pos 🥺 wah wah wah I mean sunshine and rainbows and peace and love or whatever. Idk i think some people need to grow the fuck up (Looplol) Literally just trying to have a moral dick measuring contest After being A Mod knowing damn well what that entailed.]

I have since confirmed this rhetoric matches the anon hate message sent to the former mod.

[ID: tumblr screenshot of anon message that reads: wah wah wah if your widdle feelies are this hurt kys already 🥺 grow the fuck up LOOOOL]

Extra curious to me considering Fable is known for this in response to kys (kill yourself) messages:

[ID: Discord screenshot of fable on 10/24/2025 at 7:51 PM saying: Literally Anyways I don’t need to say it to yall here but that type of behavior is so fucking unacceptable]

Food for thought.

Fable is flaky and reluctant to act. They don’t take action when it’s necessary for the well-being of their community, either because they don’t want to have a bad image or don’t have the courage to make necessary choices.

Fable is a hypocrite. They clearly show a level of bias in handling certain cases and don’t remove themselves from moderation when it is in regards to their personal friends. Still, they assume other mods do the same and will criticize or punish them for it. It’s hard to approach Fable with issues when they outwardly show a lack of objectivity and good judgment. (This led to a significant disagreement with their mod team.)

Fable is dishonest and unprofessional. They willfully omit details in order to paint themself in a better light, and they react to things out of spite. They don’t reflect on their bad actions but look for ways to shift the blame or avoid accountability. They did this to one of their ex-mods and have yet to clear the air about it. Fable’s reactions tend to come off as pettiness and immaturity, which makes it hard to approach them, let alone feel like they’ll handle serious issues with any real good judgment or objectivity.

Fable lied about a situation with demoting their ex-mod. Additionally, they erased mentions of the ex-mod from the server, tried to circumvent their request for removing their art from the server, blamed them for not stopping the hostility that Fable encouraged, and they didn’t deescalate hatred toward the ex-mod after they’d already left. Any time someone asks about them, Fable deletes the question. The announcement for even promoting them to mod in October is now missing. The narrative villainizing the ex-mod still persists despite Fable being asked by another member to clear the air.

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Context

I wanted to do further posts on the inappropriate behavior and treatment of certain people by members in the server, but I fear it would take too long to address all the blatant hypocrisy, racism, queerphobia, sexism, and general hostility that some members show others. What was once a very safe, engaging environment turned sour before my eyes, until no one felt safe speaking up anymore. 

While a server is a great place for community, there is usually the understanding that good boundaries and moderation will be set for the health of the server and the good of its members. It is a constant struggle in any online space.

iSluts does not have a good infrastructure or staff for moderation, and many people do not feel safe to engage there. This lack of safety has been met with dismissive answers from Fable, basically telling people to get used to it, get over it, or just deal with it. Even when I voiced my own concerns, I felt dismissed and belittled. Fable’s comfort and feelings were more important and overshadowed my concerns. Eventually, I gave up trying to feel any sense of comfort there, but I tried to hang on for the friends I made there.

It’s up to you if you wish to join. I won’t blame you looking for an adult community without worrying about how that can intersect with minors. I don’t fault anyone for looking for a place where you can speak your freak and feel good about it.

What I will warn you about, before you engage, is that there is no guarantee of your safety, or that your concerns will be taken seriously.

There are, after all, a majority of members who do not engage anymore. I’ve spoken with a few who don’t feel they belong there, that they are ignored or isolated and ostracized. Some have been harassed and shouted down by other members. Some have been insulted and ghosted. Some do not like how they’re treated. I’ve personally witnessed a few be dogpiled by the members, called racists or transphobes by others who seem ignorant of their own racism. I’ve seen those behaviors explained away as Moral OCD, autism, cultural difference. I’ve seen others display racist and raceplay fantasies while shouting down others for perceived racists slights, and the owner basically gives the explanations “they’re POC so it’s okay” or “they’re just like that.” This shows Fable’s poor judgment and flakiness in doing anything about these issues until they eventually exploded.

Since I have been in iSluts, I have witnessed a lot of problematic behavior. The server and the owner are inconsistent when calling out racism. They want to be perceived as anti-racist yet ignore the voices of POC or dismiss them in the server, unless you happen to be well-liked by the server (I know at least 4 POC (including the ex-mod) who felt heavily disregarded and insulted by the owner and server directly). The server claims to have a lot of understanding but falls short in so many ways, like with their reactions to the situation where The Bitter Ocean was blocked by ID5 recently. It would take a long time to document every instance, the casual dismissive nature of some active members, and the fact their behavior is explained away a lot.

A very noteworthy example: there was a whole announcement and extra posts about humanizing the King and being mindful to avoid racist stereotypes (a good thing!), but when it comes to sexualizing Bonnie, or explaining Mirabelle’s asexuality as “she’s actually into children” instead, or Slave/Master dynamics between Mirabelle and a sympathetic, abusive slave owner Odile with racist Asian stereotypes, suddenly the narrative is “they’re just pixels” and “we’re just playing toys." The other POC in the party can be villainized and dehumanized for fun and aren't extended the same consideration. Complaints were made about these existing in the server, and they were met with inaction or negligence. Fable doesn’t seem to care so long as they are the champion of everyone letting their freak flag fly (particularly if it makes their friends happy, despite the racism, pedophilia, or misogyny).

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Lost Trust in Fable - The Big Dogpile

But one instance stands out in my mind. When a new member had joined and expressed they didn’t know Siffrin was a POC (a fairly common sentiment of the fandom given the context clues are subtle and not explicitly spelled out) they were dogpiled for perceived racism, and nearly every response they gave (including polite, accepting, positive) was disregarded and called disingenuous. It wasn’t just members, either. Fable was involved in the dogpile, too. 

[Full Transcript Here]

There are different perspectives on the events, and some may not feel the same way I did while witnessing this in real time.

This event reinforced that I should just keep my head down and not say anything in the server, or else I might be next to get harassed into silence, presumed to be disingenuous or speaking in bad faith. To watch so many popular members acting this way and encouraging each other to be so hurtful with the owner’s support was horrifying.

To be clear, I understand why they did. Many people take their personal experiences and vent their frustrations on easy targets. They let their emotions and their need to be heard and validated take over and squash others in their vicinity. I don’t blame them for feeling that way, but I don’t agree with how they expressed it, especially against a new member who had no ill intentions.

No matter their intentions, they put a lot of people on edge. Once you ruin someone’s sense of safety in a space, it’s hard to reestablish it, especially if no one is willing to say something about it.

The person who got dogpiled didn’t even speak up about it until later.

And they only had the chance to do so because a mod suddenly posted this and left.

[ID: A censored discord screenshot from 01/27/2026 @ 9:38AM. It reads: Kinda funny [Fable] yaps so much about racism and being fair but they kicked the one poc from the mod team for disagreeing with them and bringing up actually racist issues, lol. Anyway peace]

This was highly unusual. I lurked for months and saw how this mod interacted with people. Professional, cordial, friendly, overall well-liked. I liked their demeanor, and most people had fun when they interacted with this mod. Despite never exchanging more than 3 words with each other, they left a really good impression on me. So this was really out of character for them.

From the people I’ve talked with since, they knew this person as very caring, diligent, and passionate about the server. They checked in on people. They cared about the marginalized. They advocated for racial issues and didn’t fall back on neurodivergence, race, or social credit to win arguments. They seemed to hold a higher level of professionalism than I had come to expect.

So for someone who people spoke highly of, why was Fable so insistent they were just someone who spread drama?

Why did they delete any mention of them as a mod from the server? Even when people asked about them directly, Fable continued to delete posts mentioning the ex-mod’s name. Of course, the Ex-mod’s last message was deleted as well.

Fable claimed this was about something personal.

[ID: Discord screenshot of Fable on 1/27/2026 at 10:59 AM. It reads: It was but I wasn’t given enough information to make any judgements But the issues here were personal and not something under my jurisdiction as a moderator]

Everything wasn’t adding up, and this only added to my curiosity.

It seemed others felt the same way.

[ID: a discord screenshot from 1/27/2026 at 11:03 AM between two members and the server owner. It reads: Person 1: Super odd, ive upset (Ex-mod) a lot and they’ve never been petty abt it, I’ll have to dm them later and make sure they’re okay Person 2: I say it sounds like more because if this was a fair ruling, I don’t think Ex-mod would’ve done that. This does seem to have more emotion and context than just being removed from a position for their behavior. There may be personal feelings and situations involved, but usually something like that involves a lot more than just one event of frustration. Fable: There was a lot of frustration behind the scenes yes Person 2: Publicly we don’t know that context. Everyone deserves their privacy, but I also notice there is some frustration being voiced here, too. Frustrations that reflect not feeling heard.]

To add to it, Fable seemed to already recognize this wasn’t about personal disagreements because they brought up the ticket system and how people didn’t come to them with their issues.

[ID: Discord screenshot of fable from 1/27/2026 at 11:41 AM. It reads: But I do wish people had come to me about these problems and (Ex-mod) didn’t provide any information about the actual issues being brought up here so going through him didn’t help, I was hoping that the ticket system would help in having all the facts but it came too late in this whole thing]

That’s when the consequences of the recent dogpile incident came to light.

You can read the full transcript and screenshots of the events here.

Below are the thoughts of the one who got dogpiled on.

[Transcript of discord screenshots read as follows: (S) - 1/27/2026  10:56 AM I will simply say that in my brief experience here I have learned that it is simply not worth engaging with any of the more heavy topics here, because it has been proven to me that this space is not safe for good faith engagement and this seems like a symptom of that rather than a personal issue per se (S) - 1/27/2026  10:57 AM I think everyone should remember the other person behind the screen a little more and allow some grace to everyone involved and perhaps let the jets cool a little bit fable - 1/27/2026  10:57 AM Yeah I agree that this wasn't handled well and this is something that's been discussed with those involved and going forward we could all do better to give each other some grace and patience (S) - 1/27/2026  11:21 AM I am going to be so so frank, I am participating in activist spaces in real life, and they have very strict rules about how you can talk to other people in active quorum And in my first week here i got publicly dogpiled for being ignorant but not directly harmful, and thus took from that that this space is a not a good space to learn or better myself (S) - 1/27/2026  11:23 AM It is very good and very important to have spaces to discuss racism, sexuality, and other forms of oppression, but when doing so, if you are starting that conversation you need to be willing to engage in good faith about it (S) - 1/27/2026  11:24 AM What i learned from those conversations was "no one wants to discuss this with me or help me educate myself, they want me to shut up so they can soapbox about it" (S) - 1/27/2026  11:26 AM Yes I was told, despite other people starting the conversation, that it wasn't their job to teach me! True, but it was not a conversation I started, and thus the onus of teaching was in those who engaged me (S) - 1/27/2026  11:26 AM You sort of can't have both, so I said! Alright! Very true! (S) - 1/27/2026  11:27 AM But it is INDICATIVE of the problem here That was straight up uncalled for (S) - 1/27/2026  11:28 AM But also like. The bigger issue is that it was seen as unquestionable behavior at the time (S) 1/27/2026  11:29 AM I don't need or want apologies, i am pointing to my own experience to point out that this is a situation where that was seen as acceptable and even lauded Publicly And critically! The people who spoke to me weren't wrong, they were just mean about it]

I can’t tell you how eye-opening this was.

The more I read, the more I realized how I felt the same way. And people who had been generally quiet suddenly spoke up. A lot of simmering tension hadn’t been addressed.

[ID: Discord screenshot between Fable and unnamed source: “There are events that needed to be better modded like the thing with (member who got dogpiled). That was fucking unacceptable and I should have stepped in. But (Ex-mod) was also a mod at that time and they didn’t either yet laid the blame solely at my feet”

I’m not sure what more the ex-mod could’ve done when Fable was actively participating in the dogpile at the time and did nothing to deescalate it. They’ve expressed remorse, but this comment feels like shifting the blame, despite being the top authority in their own server.

Despite these issues coming to light, things didn’t feel safer. Fable didn’t have the resources, the energy, or the mods to effectively handle all of the conflicts, and their image as a reliable mod and server owner plummeted. Supposedly, they were working through the tickets and speaking with the parties that the ex-mod had been confidentially advocating for, but I never heard Fable say so publicly. 

Mentions of the ex-mod were erased from the server, even the announcement that they’d been promoted to mod back in October. Something about that felt strange, and with the ex-mod gone, not everyone felt comfortable putting in tickets. If the friendly ex-mod couldn’t get Fable to listen, what chance did anyone else have?

One individual I spoke with said Fable realized they misunderstood the situation and wrongfully demoted the mod. The mod had been trying to advocate for people while leaving their names out of the discussion for fear of retaliation, but because they tried to keep things vague, Fable assumed they were making up false claims.

[ID: Discord screenshot on 1/27/2026 at 1:11 PM of Fable saying: Yeah that’s really what it comes down to And so I can understand (ex-mod’s) frustration because on his end he likely thought he was doing enough but on mine it felt like baseless accusations about nothing or things that had already been discussed]

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The Non-Apology

For what it’s worth, Fable and the ex-mod did try to talk it out and apologize to one another. 

It was pure luck that I happened to reach out to the ex-mod just before that meeting started. I found it strange that Fable was in the server voice chat when they were supposed to be talking with the ex-mod and have the remaining mod as their mediator. I decided to wait and see how things played out.

I found the description of that meeting rather peculiar, with how Fable paused frequently, only had spurts of texting in this three-way chat between them, the ex-mod, and the current mod acting as mediator. Fable didn’t sound very apologetic, more defensive and hurt, bringing up grievances more than acknowledging accountability, but it was progress. There at least was a discussion happening.

At the end of it, when the ex-mod was explaining how it went, how they felt a little better, even though they didn’t feel completely heard, I had to break the news to them.

I saw Fable in the VC since the start of their meeting. They had been playing Peak the entire time.

[ID: Discord screenshot of the iSluts voice chat, a session labeled “Gaymers be Gaymin” running 1 hour 43 min, with Fable present out of 5 people.]

[ID: Discord screenshot of iSluts voice chat on Feb 7, 2026. [Pink] asks at 6:50 PM if anyone wants to play in an hour. [Peach] says they don’t have the game but would love to watch if others join.  At 11:09 PM, light blue provides commentary, including, “Fable you look so angry…… silly ghost… anger is for the living…… At 11:15 PM, Fable responds, “Angry I’m dead 💔” The next screenshot shows someone asking [Peach] who was playing in the server, and they confirmed Fable was one of the players. The last screenshot shows the ex-mod asking one of the players and confirming Fable was indeed playing with them]

The fact they disrespected both the current mod and ex-mod’s time and didn’t even focus on giving a proper apology infuriated me. I told the ex-mod, and any reconciliation between Fable and the ex-mod broke down entirely. Here are the screenshots I took from the ex-mod, redacted to protect their names.

[ID: discord screenshots of a conversation between the ex-mod and V, the current mod. It reads as follows: Ex-mod - Feb 8, 2026 at 12:49 AM Hey [V] can you confirm whether or not [Fable] was playing games and chatting with people while we had this very important, serious conversation. V (active mod) - Feb 8, 2026 at 12:50 AM Oh no no no not while. She started to afterwards but I had my eye on the discord I probably would have told them to get off if they were (MiraUm) But no not while I promise I was there too lol. You two just seemed to be communicating well enough so there was no reason for me to intervene Ex-mod - Feb 8, 2026 at 12:57 AM [V] I’m being told [Fable] was in vc this whole time, that they had a full party of 4 playing in Peak, and even if [Fable] wasn’t playing they were still talking to people in there. That’s very disrespectful of me, the situation and my time. V (active mod) - Feb 8, 2026 at 1:18 AM They were. They haven’t been online in over a week and they saw everyone in there. I’m sorry I should have tried to make sure this would happen sooner. I think I’ll just break the group chat if you want. Ex-mod - Feb 8, 2026 at 1:21 AM It’s not your fault, it’s [Fable’s] fault. Please do, I have no desire to continue this conversation with someone who has absolutely no respect for me, my time, or the harm they have caused me.]

Fable wouldn’t own up to it, either.

One of my sources provided this quote from Fable: 

[ID: Discord screenshot from fable on 2/12/2026 at 6:07 PM that reads: No kidding (Isasniff) I tried to talk things out with [Ex-mod] but that also didn’t go well. Maybe one day but not yet]

It shows really bad faith to do something like this and not admit fault for making it worse. In fact, I saw nothing about Fable admitting their mistake openly, either in the demotion or in disrespecting the ex-mod so thoroughly.

My sources provided this interaction from the remaining mods: 

[ID: Discord screenshots that read as follows: I mean it when I said that everything that could have gone wrong went wrong here. It was a freak coincidence and I never want to see so much to wrong that didn’t need to go wrong again. It was insanity. A big human mess. Last change I had to fix it was a call but someone talked to [Ex mod] and it blew that up. So we’re stuck with it. The consequences of it I mean. Sometimes you just have to dust yourself off and keep going forward. I’m not kidding when I tell you that this nonsense was maddeningly coincidental. I would have preferred things not to be the product of such circumstances but they were. And now two people who otherwise could have solved their problems normally like in the past will be unable to help either of each other and everyone is uncomfortable as a result. The correct answer already took a bus out of here. We’re stuck with the mess. But sometimes that happens. Seriously sometimes everything just goes wrong. You can have the most well measured people or the finest rules for conflict management available in the least stressful time and things like this would still find a way to occur. That’s sort of the long and short of it. It’s not satisfying but at this point I’m just glad it’s over without more hurt. Whatever is left of it can’t cause more problems. I’ve been privy to stuff you haven’t heard and I’m telling you right now it is a situation where we’re not worrying about a leaky roof anymore because the house has collapsed. But to be clear there were a lot of times that this could have been solved. Obviously. But with the way things were set up and the bad luck we had this was getting struck by lightning]

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For the uninitiated, this is an 18+ server full of writers and artists who gather for the enjoyment of smut and explicit materials. Most of the participants share their works and the works of others, discuss scenarios and kinks, or explore different topics of sexuality.

It’s invite only, so only the owner, circusfable (or just Fable), has the permissions to invite anyone to the server. While it is considered a closed server, it has, as of writing this article, a total of 135 members, most of whom are only lurkers or nominal members.

The overall dynamic is a blend of nationalities, cultures, mindsets, and experiences all sharing an interest in ISAT and exploring more mature dynamics and topics.

It’s a welcoming, safe, open-minded, and friendly place for discourse.

In theory.

It does, however, have some serious issues.

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Server Violations of Community Guidelines

Members were required to verify that they were 18 years or older before joining. In addition, access to certain channels was restricted through an opt-in role system. The “dead dove” category, which was designated for blacklisted or extreme topics, required explicit opt-in. This ensured that such content could not be accessed accidentally. A member would need to verify their age, opt into both NSFW and dead dove roles, and then actively seek out a specific thread. In other words, access to this content required deliberate and informed action.

[ID: a screenshot from the In Sluts and Time discord server’s #blacklist thread. It shows posted by user fable on 2/3/2025 at 9:14 AM and reads: The following topics must remain in the dead dove channels or appropriate threads:

Incest

Sexual Assault

Underage ships

Gore, including visual descriptions

Teeth removal, rot, and damage

Graphic descriptions and visual depictions of eye trauma

Vore/Cannibalism

Note: fics containing these subjects must be sent in #dead-dove-fan-fic]

One user did post a few of their works in #dead-dove-fan-fic. Here are just a few:

[ID: A discord screenshot from 4/30/2025 at 3:45PM that reads: When the dead dove is shared Reached 30K on the bonidile fic, quite proud of it! An AO3 link (censored) is included.

An AO3 screenshot with that fic’s stats show it now has 18 chapters, over 50K words, and almost 3.5K hits]

[ID: A discord screenshot on 10/18/2025 at 1:57 PM with an AO3 link for “A Traveller’s Many Homes” by Anonymous. It has warnings for underage sex between Bonnie and Siffrin.]

[ID: A discord screenshot on 10/5/2025 at 1:41 PM with an AO3 link to “Welcoming a Protostar” by Anonymous. It has a content warning for sex between Mirabelle and an underage Siffrin. The summary implies Mira’s asexuality is replaced with sexual attraction to minors. Additional tags include pedophilia and impregnation.]

Within this restricted category of Dead Dove, there also existed a thread dedicated to underage ships.

This thread contained both written material and visual depictions. These were not limited to relationships between mutually underage characters; rather, they included explicit portrayals involving minors and adult characters. This constitutes a direct and explicit violation of Discord Community Guidelines.

[ID: A screenshot from the Discord Community Guidelines. It reads: 6. Do not create, post, solicit, share, or make attempts to distribute content on Discord that depicts, promotes, or attempts to normalize child sexual abuse. This includes manipulated, non-manipulated, or synthetic (artificial intelligence-generated) media involving real, fictional, and/or anthropomorphized children.

This also includes animation, drawing, text, and technical commands or prompts to create media depicting child sexual abuse or child sexualization.

We report child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and grooming to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, which may subsequently work with local law enforcement. (See our Teen and Child Safety Policy Explainer for more.)]

This matter is serious and cannot be dismissed lightly. While efforts were made to isolate such content from the general server population, its presence nevertheless placed the entire server and its members at risk. Approximately 135 members were, knowingly or unknowingly, associated with a space hosting content that violates platform policy. This level of risk should not rest on the discretion of a single individual. Remaining in the server effectively required members to accept the continued existence of this content, whether they knew of it or not.

It is also important to note that the thread did not solely contain underage content. It included racist material as well, specifically explicit written raceplay. This is particularly concerning given the server’s prior efforts to remove racist rhetoric in other areas. The inconsistency in moderation standards is evident.

As the owner of the server and the only individual with invite permissions, Fable was solely responsible for vetting new members. On multiple occasions, racist rhetoric was silenced or removed from general chats, and individuals expressing racist ideologies were removed from the server. These actions contributed to the server’s presentation as a safe and moderated environment. 

The following images contain racist, sexually coercive, and manipulative content, as well as references to cultural genocide. Viewer discretion is advised:

[ID: 4 screenshots of a conversation from the Underage Ship Repository Thread in the In Sluts and Time discord. The participants will be referred to by the color used to block out their names, Blue and Purple.

The first discord screenshot (dated 8/21/2025 at 5:11 AM) reads: Blue: ka buans are renowned worldwide for their uptight nature and sexual impotence. Isabeau and bonnie will show odile what real men are capable of

The second screenshot (dated 8/21/2025 at 5:56 AM) reads: Purple: “Why bother remembering that place, you’re here in Vaugarde with a good, hung Vaugardian man to make you feel better~”

If you want to get particularly intense, something something “I’m getting you pregnant, your kids will be half-vaugardian, and slowly your bloodline will lose all trace of your inferior heritage”

The third screenshot (dated 8/21/2025 at 6:00 AM) reads: Blue: oug… telling siffrin that he’ll go out and find every last islander in the world and fuck them just like this, get them good and knocked up… wiping out every last trace of siffrin’s pathetic homeland and making them watch

The last screenshot reads: Siffrin teasing her by asking if she wants to be isabeau’s slave like parents would tease their children about crushes. Btw]

(With context, the last screenshot is about Siffrin speaking to his own daughter asking if she wants to be Isabeau’s (her dad’s) slave, but said in a way like he’s teasing her about having a crush.)

When concerns about the thread were raised, Fable acknowledged awareness of it. However, they stated that no action was taken because it consisted “only of images” and involved “just two active members.” When it was later mentioned that an individual considered reporting the thread, Fable requested to know who that individual was, with the intention of persuading them not to proceed.

This response raises significant concerns. The identity of a reporting individual is not relevant to the validity of the report itself, and requesting such information may be perceived as an attempt to discourage reporting. More importantly, no immediate action was taken to address or remove the violating content, despite clear awareness of its existence. 

Fable even claimed they would just close the server and remake it, treating the issue as insignificant. Eventually, they did close the thread, but only because the 2 most active members in it already had their accounts reported and now monitored by discord.

[ID: Discord screenshot that reads: clownlover deleted the thread Underage Ship Repository]

The presence of this material within the server is deeply concerning, especially in light of its otherwise enforced stance against racist rhetoric. More concerning still is the fact that the thread remained unmoderated, reportedly due to the discomfort of the server owner in addressing it. Personal discomfort does not negate the responsibility to enforce platform guidelines, particularly when the content in question places an entire community at risk.