[quote=@yoshua171]Also, in the case of this post, I can concretely tell you that it was never Cyndyr's intention to cause site wide dissent. Anyone who knows her at least a little can attest to that. Hell, anyone who read the first post should know better, especially given that the thread was unlocked because she is being polite and understanding in the interest of causing discussion. Soo...I don't know, I feel like that bit kind of speaks for itself.

Anyways, at the end of the day that's just my opinion and the thoughts of how I think the problem could be resolved. It's really nothing too drastic to be honest.
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I agree, especially after having a conversation with her about the subject. However, intention does not always matter as sad as that may be. Domino Effects and action-reaction dynamics tend to happen ignoring intent. While we should consider the intention of someone’s actions, it doesn’t make the effects of their actions excusable entirely. My principal worry is that with this thread and others before it the danger of sowed dissent, de-validation of staff, and damage of site social infrastructure are very pertinent and need to be considered. When you make bold accusations (or simply distinctive critique) in a public forum it speaks a message that is quite problematic and does potential damage in the short-term.

So what do you do with that metric? How do you perceive it?