Script Wish

I did not write the document being shared around.

The ‘evidence’ of me doing so (the modlog) was something I sent to the person who initially wanted to report the server for the content in the underage thread. I sent it in as proof it was gone in hopes they wouldn’t compromise the entire server and everyone in it by reporting.

(In case anyone reading this isn’t aware, when TOS breaking material is shared on a server, everyone in it can get their accounts banned and even if unbanned, they are ‘marked’ for a couple years, regardless of involvement.)

It was also sent to a couple people who were concerned with the presence of the content, or even left because of it once Charlie sent a message in the thread and alerted everyone of its existence by pushing it to the top of the list, as well as drawing attention to what was in it by telling the members to stop sending images in there.

(I remember when a member inquired about the rule change, Charlie said it was just a general statement, that nothing had happened.)

I do not hold Anti/Fandom Cop beliefs.

(It is worth pointing out though, a user who had been kicked for racist AUs and talks was re-invited to the server after I left).

I do not engage in anti or proship discourse, yet everyone was so quick to call me a hypocrite because the underage thread was brought up and I happen to dabble in gore and heavy angst. I simply do not engage with things that I don’t want to see, and I mentioned this multiple times in the server in regards to content that’d trigger my PTSD. I also explained to the other mods that I couldn’t personally moderate the underage thread when I found out about it, and I don’t think I need to explain why this is.

I didn’t know of the thread’s existence until it was brought up to me in regards to a report due to the TOS breaking images in it, and Charlie had not been moderating it for their own reasons.

My angle was never one of censorship. Every time I brought up the thread it was through the context of how it could jeopardize the server and the members if a report came in, never under Anti mentality like how people have been accusing me of. Or it was to point out raceplay discussions and art that were in the thread, despite Charlie being vocally against it and previously kicking members who engaged in racist rhetoric.

I did not harass or target anyone.

All my interactions with the black member Charlie accuses me of targeting (Named A for anonymity) were cordial and I only talked to them a total of three times in DMs.

(These will be paraphrased for the sake of keeping their anonymity).

Once because I, as a mod, asked A to take a breather because they had been having a public meltdown for hours and people were feeding into it rather than worrying for their wellbeing. Their friend B called me names, accused me of racism (despite me being a brown person who faces racism on the daily and was looking out for another person of colour, while they are white) for it, and refused to let me speak. B only calmed down after Charlie, their friend and a white person, told them to stop.

As far as I know, no action was ever taken about B’s outburst other than a talk where they excused it as being off their meds and never apologized to me, only to Charlie. Meanwhile, I talked things through with A and made sure to clarify I never meant any harm by asking them to take a breather. It was my impression they understood, they explicitly agreed with me they needed a break, and the conversation ended with me encouraging them to voice their thoughts more because I’d always support them in calling out racism in fandom.

Another time, simply to let them know they could make a thread to compile their ideas since they had been discussing a topic at length and it’d be easier to archive and look back on that way.

The last time was when I asked them to please be respectful and stop bashing a popular Isat AU. I let them know they were justified in criticizing and disliking it, but that it was making people who enjoyed the content very uncomfortable, as it was less constructive criticism and more airing out every grievance with the AU and its characterization. I also explained why this particular topic was extra sensitive in the server, I let them know the discussion for that AU had previously gotten so toxic and intense it reached the writer and the thread on it had to be deleted.

They expressed regret and asked if they should delete their messages. I said no, please just keep it in mind for the future and the best apology they could give was changing their behaviour.

For extra context, by this point I had gotten multiple reports of them doing this in the past with multiple topics.

As a sidenote, if you want a couple examples of what A and their group were up to and the kind of reports I received; a couple of them were:

Shit-talking Isabeau and anyone who liked him constantly and cutting off conversations about him, on grounds of him being white.

Accusing everyone who liked Isafrin of racism.

Insisting a fic writer must be racist because they didn’t write enough Mirabelle, or her as the protagonist, in an Isafrin fic another member was promoting for fun and lighthearted discussion.

Despite seemingly accepting they simply messed up, and me comforting them as best as I could, letting them know no one was angry at them, A went to Charlie saying I had been targeting and harassing them. Charlie acted without any evidence and forbade me from talking to them, then later admitted nothing I said was bad, that they had been too harsh on me and that nothing I said to A was even rude.

I’ve been told they continued this behaviour after I left, arguing with server members, bashing people’s fanfiction recommendations and fic writers in the process; causing a fandom critique channel to get deleted after a particularly nasty fight with other members.

Charlie misrepresented my character to protect themselves.

When I left and people inquired about me, they told everyone that I was petty, had poor judgement, that I leaked private matters and that I had been unfairly harassing a black user. Any message asking about me or arguing with them was deleted, the announcement about me becoming mod was deleted. Most if not all of the conversation directly after I left is completely gone.

(I'm using the screenshots shared in the doc, as I’m not in the server anymore, and I only know about these conversations because people informed me of them).

Despite what Charlie claims here, I continued to get multiple reports on this group’s behaviour. And, again, continued to be told it wasn’t a problem.

In fact, the reports continued even after I left.

This next image was my last message before leaving, right after I sent in my resignation letter and Charlie refused to read it. I watched them immediately start typing after I sent it in without doing as much as glancing it over and got pissed.

How would you feel if you tried your best to advocate for people who felt they had no voice in the server, got repeatedly dismissed and told these issues weren’t a problem, and, as a person of colour, were told to take a more hands off approach when it came to racial issues like race based preferential treatment, racial biases and racist writing; and to instead leave it to the white people?

And again, the behaviour persisted. Not once was there any known reprimand for this group’s frankly nasty and abusive behaviour. While all their venom and spite was public, any talk and promise of improvement was kept between them and Charlie and not once did I see any sort of change. If anything, they got more comfortable with their bully behaviour and saying whatever they wanted without consequence.

Now, this had been going on for a while, it was not a one off thing. Many times I’d inform Charlie of a report I received, or question a situation as it was happening and be met with the answer that it’s not a problem, that the issue had already been resolved and didn’t need moderating. Yet the behaviour persisted.

Multiple times I received reports of either A, B or their third friend I will refer to as C; and got chastised by Charlie for simply asking them to keep things civil. I consistently got told things would be fixed and they’d have a talk with them. Charlie was the only one who participated in these talks and could even confirm they happened. I was not informed of them or told what happened other than ‘Yeah they’ll tone it down’ to no change. The other mod didn’t participate in any discussion in mod-chat, so I doubt they were involved either.

If you want to see a clear example of this, this doc has done a wonderful job compiling one of the biggest incidents.

There were many, many more but I feel the dogpile of a new member and Charlie’s involvement is more than enough proof things were never right in regards to racial conversations.

Anyone who has access to the server can see many other instances of this group’s doing, as their words were never censored or deleted. Anyone who spoke publicly against them, even in good faith was labelled a racist or bullied into silence.

Yet, I was the one blamed for the issues in the server.

Charlie says that I am unable to handle this conflict fairly because of loyalty to my friends (Despite them showing it’s them who has this bias). I take this to imply that I am too emotionally invested to be able to make decisions regarding this situation, that I am too emotional to make choices for the safety of the community.

Charlie, a white person, is telling a person of color that they are too emotional about the topic of racism to make fair calls about it.

There is a known history of white people calling POC too emotional or irrational to be in positions of power or responsibility, a pattern that Charlie is continuing. Instead, they have decided that only the white people (as I was the only mod who was a POC) are rational enough to make the calls on handling racism in their community.

Despite my best efforts to address these issues calmly and professionally, I was still labelled emotional, unfair, and unfit to have any sort of power in the server.

To give some more context, by the time Charlie sent me this dm, I had already written a resignation letter outlining my issues with the server and resigning from my position if that’s how they wished their server to be run. I know it has been shared around, but I’ll add it here for anyone who wishes to re-read it.

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 [1], who used to be their friend, but got dropped as soon as she dared to disagree with them. Or like [2] 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 [A] 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 [A] talk about whatever he wants but saying we need to keep an eye on [3] 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, [1], [4] and [3]) 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.

For clarity, A is the black member previously discussed, and the group mentioned is their friend group consisting of B (White person) and C (Another POC), who had previously targeted many users, caused trouble, were generally unpleasant to be around and only relented when Charlie stepped in (if they did).

A couple other users who had been sending in reports on this group’s behaviour or had been targeted by them are also named, but will be censored as 1, 2, 3 and 4.

That was meant to be the end of it. Agree to disagree. And you could argue I was petty for sending that last message. But it also led to people bringing up their grievances with the server, so I can’t say I regret it. I will admit I was angry that I felt so dismissed, that a white person was blaming me for all conflict and stress when I was bringing up issues with racism.

What I could not imagine was that the narrative Charlie would spread was one of me being biased, a petty liar, and that I was engaging in anti-black tactics.

Nor did I expect 90% of the server would buy into it without a second thought and very easily decide that I was now their enemy.

Again, I ask, how would you feel if you tried your best to advocate for people who felt they had no voice in the server, got repeatedly dismissed and told these issues weren’t a problem, and, as a person of colour, were told to take a more hands off approach when it came to racial issues like race based preferential treatment, racial biases, and racist writing; and to instead leave it to the white people? And then everyone hated you for it, on a white person’s word alone.

A server that you had previously considered a welcoming space, where you thought you had friends, had suddenly turned on you, a minority, for pointing out issues with racism and biases from the owner. Said owner, a white person in total power and privilege, didn’t even have to give a shred of evidence for their accusations. Everyone blindly believed them and refused to hear any reason.

On their word alone you were labelled a piece of shit, a hypocrite, told you deserved to die, that you only bring drama, that you are a liar who cannot be trusted.

And at no point did Charlie, the owner of the server, stop them.

In fact, when the server publicly bashed me because they thought I was the writer of a document discussing the underage thread, Charlie didn’t stop them either. In fact, they encouraged it and even said themselves that they thought it was me.

At no point were any of the users reprimanded for the way they spoke of me.

The server, in fact, the fucking echo chamber of yes men it is, turned this into praising Charlie for the space they had created.

Again, no one was penalized. Charlie never cleared the air or admitted their mistakes. As far as I’m aware, they never admitted to lying about me, they never publicly admitted any fault or missteps in their handling of anything.

Not once have they admitted that as a white person, they turned an entire server and some of its biggest fandom creators against a brown person to make themselves look better.

I have been blocked and shit-talked by fandom creators I looked up to, artists whose work I enjoyed, writers whose work I admired. Most of this god forsaken fandom has turned against me. All on a white person’s word.

A second document dropped with even more evidence of Charlie’s mistakes and lies, but judging by how the server reacted to The Bitter Ocean situation (instantly dismissing it as nothingburger drama and Not Even Fucking Reading what the situation was about), I genuinely doubt anyone bothered to read it either. I doubt anyone in that server of 99% white people cares, they’d rather get back to writing their porn and jacking off than give a minute of their lives to thinking about racial issues.

They don’t care about unjust treatment and lies, they don’t care about the racism Charlie is displaying and instilling. No one bothered to get my side, and if I tried to speak on it they quickly dismissed me and blocked me. They’re happy to cause as much harm as they want, just as long as they get to keep their ‘freak’ community and bond over dismissing minorities.

It’s sadly common, white queers often think their minority status in regards to sexuality or gender negates any racial bias. Add on that they are ‘freaks’ for what porn they enjoy and they somehow think they’re exempt from anything.

And I’m not calling anyone who instantly took their side a bad person, I understand it’s easier to blame everything on someone who isn’t there anymore. It’s much easier to say that apos was a piece of shit and everything is just and right now in the land of the freaks.

But I’d like people to consider why they were so quick to cast judgement on me, someone they know is not white. Why were they so quick to believe Charlie, a white person with all the power and privilege in the server?

Is it because Charlie writes? I write too, in fact, Charlie has praised my work before.

Is it because Charlie draws? I draw too, and frequently took requests from the server.

Is it perhaps because Charlie is white and I’m not?

Is it because Charlie holds all the power here, and can easily rewrite the narrative?

Is it because they cared about the situation and the harm they caused me so little, that during their apology to me they were chatting and playing games with other people?

I’m genuinely on my hands and knees begging everyone to use their brains and the best most of them could come up with is ‘nuh uh’.

People have contacted me just to tell me that even after more evidence has come out, they don’t regret what they said.

I’ve even had to close my askbox because of the amount of hate I was receiving.

As a conclusion, I will leave you with this screenshot from Charlie. Cut to preserve the anonymity of everyone else mentioned in the rest of the message.

It is scary! Although to you, it’s scary when it happens to your friends and it’d make you look better to fight against it. You’ve shown it's totally okay when you’re the one leading the charge against someone you don’t like.

And congratulations, because it worked. No one in this echo chamber of a server thought to use their brain for more than five seconds and consider ‘Hey, maybe apos isn’t all those things?’ Or ‘I’ve talked to apos before, that doesn’t sound like him!’ You’ve surrounded yourself with so many bigots who value their own comfort and interests over the safety of minorities, that launching a hate campaign against a brown man is seen as okay.

You publicly used a black person as a shield to protect yourself from criticism, while privately denouncing their actions too.

You claim to be outspoken against racism in your server, but it’s okay when it benefits you and your narrative to be the poor victim who did nothing wrong, and it was in fact all on ‘that nasty monkey’ that got kicked for being (allegedly) a piece of shit.

You should consider why the server is mostly white and many of the people of colour have left. You should consider why they all felt so comfortable dogpiling a brown man that they were previously friendly with, on your word alone. You should consider why they felt comfortable calling me racial slurs in your defense.

And congratulations, the anti-black tactics you spoke of worked, because I’m not setting foot in this fandom ever again.

Any writing I’ve done for this god forsaken fandom will be deleted, as well as any art.

After this post, my askbox will be open for anyone to call me whatever they want, as I don’t particularly care anymore. I’d rather they vent their racism and venom against my deaf ears rather than the many other POC struggling to fit into this fandom.

(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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