Recent Downtime, a Thread

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Hello.

Recently as most of you are probably aware I made the decision to turn off the forum for a couple of days.

Here's the brief bullet-point:
-- After several thread reports came in, I basically saw that the staff all had to take breaks from their holiday(s)/family/guests, myself included, to deal with people arguing on an Internet message board. Note that Krylo and McTahr were both graciously available and attentive.

-- I chose to put the thing on hold and encourage the general userbase to take a break from pounding away at keyboards for a day or three. I wouldn't have considered was NPF at all more than the small-time corner of the Internet it's become.

-- I did muse on the negative effects this would have on The Dreadful and other elements of the community, such as Forum RPs and the like. I was not aware at the time that it also affected the chat, so there's that too. Ultimately I didn't reverse my choice until Matt, by way of POS and Krylo, reached out to complain about the unfair lack of notice for him and how it harmed discussion of his comic. I am aware of and completely accepting of responsibility for the negative ramifications the choice had for others and am willing to answer to that fully. NPF is (and can be!) so much more than the bad portions of it none of us like.


Presently I offer the following:
We have a rules thread and a moderator conduct thread. Paired with the information and agreement(s) within if anyone feels strongly enough that these have been violated, ignored, or the like, I encourage you to follow through on those feelings. None of us is above reproach, myself by all means included.


I hope you had a safe and pleasant holiday season, whatever you do or do not celebrate, with friends, family, and loved ones.