This is going to be a bit of a lengthy post, a summary will be at the bottom.
Long version:
Back in this past mid-to-late summer, we took care of three separate accounts whom were acting in destructive ways towards our community + against the values of FCW (e.g., for example, one being pro-pedo).
See here for more details on that:
During that time, the most subversive of those three continually made new accounts to try to cause further damage, and when we limited those options of his by adjusting our mod tactics (e.g., restricting new registrations, restricting post permissions of new members), he began rotating through "sleeper accounts" of sorts (e.g., ones he had used briefly before + had abandoned, and had now began using them again to bypass the new restrictions). Eventually that fizzled off, presumably after we had eliminated most of his alt accounts after he revealed them.
With that said, it has been nearly four months, and this person has been persistent in creating new accounts while trying to fly under the radar more.
This has led to those intended temporary mod tactics remaining in place.
He has continually adjusted after each ban, to take advantage of some aspects of our mod tenancies and thus to have his new accounts last for longer before being banned.
So, a change in mod tactics are going to be taken against him now, and this has the potential to unintentionally effect community members whom are not him.
Hence part of the motivation for this thread.
Adjustment #1:
More restrictive on whom we approve for new accounts.
For most of these four months, the extra measure of requiring mod approval for new accounts has served a few purposes in regards to taking more effective action against the person in question.
However, it hasn't been enough, he has continued to make it through the approval process and play as a sleeper subversive thereafter.
Adjustment #2:
Quicker mod action against him.
This will likely be limited to newer accounts, i.e., ones more likely to be him.
I rather not elaborate on this one too much, to slow the rate of his adjustments against our mod actions.
This change in mod tactic could result in some unintentional "friendly fire".
If you happen to be someone whom gets caught up in that, our apologies, just make a new account, and ideally post in this thread (tagging me or another mod) if you would like to dispute the ban.
Adjustment #3:
Many people in our FCW community have picked up on his patterns, and have commented on such whenever we publicly ban him again.
The mods cannot see everything, and so this is a request for people to begin using the "report" button again when they believe the (new) member might be the one described in this thread.
The ban might not be within the day or two of your report, but, it will help speed up the process of dealing with the person (provided you had correctly identified him as the person in question).
We've probably already banned most of his sleeper alt accounts, so, you are most likely to see him again as a new member, having the yellow-orange "new member" tag near their username.
With that said, not every "new member" will be him, so please be mindful of this.
Addressing a possible question about this
Some members might wonder "why are such measures being taken against him?", the general answer to that ties back to what was alluded to in the first non-summary-related sentence of this post, and, the first sentence of the original post from August 2024.
Expanding on that general statement, he's deemed a serious enough threat to the FCW community to warrant such actions.
i.e., The cost of allowing him to continue as is likely exceeds the potential costs of these more aggressive mod tactics.
And being more specific, he's the one whom has made thinly veiled in-person threats against one of our members.
I'm highly doubtful that he's a good-faith actor, in fact, I believe it's more likely than not that he's here with the intention to cause damage to our community.
In the off chance that he is a good-faith actor, well, some people have destructive personalities that don't mesh well with communities such as FCW, and in which case, impact >> intentions.
A closing remark
It wouldn't be out of character for him to try to weaponize this mod-meta-thread against us, to try to cause further destruction.
He has used that tactic many times in the past, though, more recently he's been trying his hand at trying to keep a lower profile.
Given the new actions being taken against him, I wouldn't be surprised if he begins trying to be more overtly destructive with his actions again.
For anyone whom isn't too familiar with him, or, have forgotten this about him, he has a rather manipulative side to him, and has a tenancy to use gas-lighting tactics in these types of situations. Expect that and be on the look out for it.
Shorter version:
A person whom is both subversive and destructive has been lingering around for nearly four months after his initial ban (for this iteration of his presence, anyways ... he was here years ago as well). He has continually adjusted in effort to not have his new alts banned. Our current mod tactics have been insufficient in dealing with him, and so we are going to be more aggressive in our mod tactics to that end. This could result in some unintended collateral damage (i.e., you might mistakenly get banned if you are using a new account), in which case, create a new account and dispute the ban (or continue on with the new account as is). If you are familiar with the person whom we are aiming to take action again, then please do help by reporting him when you believe a new account is reasonably likely to be him.
Long version:
Back in this past mid-to-late summer, we took care of three separate accounts whom were acting in destructive ways towards our community + against the values of FCW (e.g., for example, one being pro-pedo).
See here for more details on that:
Announcement - Some House Cleaning
To any members whom advocate for paedophilia, rape, a 'white jihad', and/or, make veiled threats against other members, you will be banned. These have all been recent occurrences and have been dealt with accordingly. To the most recent member banned, we know your tactics, it's obvious that you...
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During that time, the most subversive of those three continually made new accounts to try to cause further damage, and when we limited those options of his by adjusting our mod tactics (e.g., restricting new registrations, restricting post permissions of new members), he began rotating through "sleeper accounts" of sorts (e.g., ones he had used briefly before + had abandoned, and had now began using them again to bypass the new restrictions). Eventually that fizzled off, presumably after we had eliminated most of his alt accounts after he revealed them.
With that said, it has been nearly four months, and this person has been persistent in creating new accounts while trying to fly under the radar more.
This has led to those intended temporary mod tactics remaining in place.
He has continually adjusted after each ban, to take advantage of some aspects of our mod tenancies and thus to have his new accounts last for longer before being banned.
So, a change in mod tactics are going to be taken against him now, and this has the potential to unintentionally effect community members whom are not him.
Hence part of the motivation for this thread.
Adjustment #1:
More restrictive on whom we approve for new accounts.
For most of these four months, the extra measure of requiring mod approval for new accounts has served a few purposes in regards to taking more effective action against the person in question.
However, it hasn't been enough, he has continued to make it through the approval process and play as a sleeper subversive thereafter.
Adjustment #2:
Quicker mod action against him.
This will likely be limited to newer accounts, i.e., ones more likely to be him.
I rather not elaborate on this one too much, to slow the rate of his adjustments against our mod actions.
This change in mod tactic could result in some unintentional "friendly fire".
If you happen to be someone whom gets caught up in that, our apologies, just make a new account, and ideally post in this thread (tagging me or another mod) if you would like to dispute the ban.
Adjustment #3:
Many people in our FCW community have picked up on his patterns, and have commented on such whenever we publicly ban him again.
The mods cannot see everything, and so this is a request for people to begin using the "report" button again when they believe the (new) member might be the one described in this thread.
The ban might not be within the day or two of your report, but, it will help speed up the process of dealing with the person (provided you had correctly identified him as the person in question).
We've probably already banned most of his sleeper alt accounts, so, you are most likely to see him again as a new member, having the yellow-orange "new member" tag near their username.
With that said, not every "new member" will be him, so please be mindful of this.
Addressing a possible question about this
Some members might wonder "why are such measures being taken against him?", the general answer to that ties back to what was alluded to in the first non-summary-related sentence of this post, and, the first sentence of the original post from August 2024.
Expanding on that general statement, he's deemed a serious enough threat to the FCW community to warrant such actions.
i.e., The cost of allowing him to continue as is likely exceeds the potential costs of these more aggressive mod tactics.
And being more specific, he's the one whom has made thinly veiled in-person threats against one of our members.
I'm highly doubtful that he's a good-faith actor, in fact, I believe it's more likely than not that he's here with the intention to cause damage to our community.
In the off chance that he is a good-faith actor, well, some people have destructive personalities that don't mesh well with communities such as FCW, and in which case, impact >> intentions.
A closing remark
It wouldn't be out of character for him to try to weaponize this mod-meta-thread against us, to try to cause further destruction.
He has used that tactic many times in the past, though, more recently he's been trying his hand at trying to keep a lower profile.
Given the new actions being taken against him, I wouldn't be surprised if he begins trying to be more overtly destructive with his actions again.
For anyone whom isn't too familiar with him, or, have forgotten this about him, he has a rather manipulative side to him, and has a tenancy to use gas-lighting tactics in these types of situations. Expect that and be on the look out for it.
Shorter version:
A person whom is both subversive and destructive has been lingering around for nearly four months after his initial ban (for this iteration of his presence, anyways ... he was here years ago as well). He has continually adjusted in effort to not have his new alts banned. Our current mod tactics have been insufficient in dealing with him, and so we are going to be more aggressive in our mod tactics to that end. This could result in some unintended collateral damage (i.e., you might mistakenly get banned if you are using a new account), in which case, create a new account and dispute the ban (or continue on with the new account as is). If you are familiar with the person whom we are aiming to take action again, then please do help by reporting him when you believe a new account is reasonably likely to be him.
