via retiringonmars: To anyone interested, here’s the timeline of events (times in BST \/ UTC+1):<\/p>\n
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- Aug-Sept – Several differences of opinion happen within the mod team, tensions fluctuate.<\/li>\n
- 16 Sept – New internal procedure trial begins. Leads to a massive increase in workload.<\/li>\n
- 27 Sept, 19:30-21:00 – Elon Musk hosts the talk “Making Life Multiplanetary” at IAC 2016.<\/li>\n
- 27 Sept, 22:00 – Trialled procedure is disabled.<\/li>\n
- 28 Sept, 04:30-05:00 – Tensions on the mod team reach a peak, and the worst of the argument happens.<\/li>\n
- 28 Sept, 04:47 – Wetmelon leaves the mod team.<\/li>\n
- 28 Sept, 20:00 – Echo leaves the mod discussion group.<\/li>\n
- [interim period] – Things break, we realise it’s impossible to have a mod that isn’t available for discussion.<\/li>\n
- 29 Sept 14:42 – Echologic is removed from the mod team.<\/li>\n
- [interim period] – equally unworkable.<\/li>\n
- 30 Sept 09:30 – TheBlacktom is seemingly the first to comment on what’s happened,\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- 30 Sept 12:30 – interoth tries to make this topic a top-level post\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- [interim period] – I remove interoth’s post but continue to answer questions, while frantically trying to alert the other mods, so that we can release this as a proper meta discussion.<\/li>\n
- 30 Sept 15:30 – The shitstorm we’re in is officially revealed to the community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/p>\nInitially that comment had about 5-6 points, before discussing pussy….<\/p>\n
Live links used in the graphic\u00a0above:
\nhttp:\/\/factualfiction.com\/marsartists\/2012\/10\/20\/mars-to-stays-rethinking-mars-cover-images\/
\n<\/a>http:\/\/factualfiction.com\/marsartists\/2013\/09\/08\/mars-to-stay-cheerleaders\/<\/a><\/p>\nLOL, badge of honor…can’t help but wonder what these people are like in person:<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nHumans:<\/p>\n
- 30 Sept 12:30 – interoth tries to make this topic a top-level post\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/li>\n