[reina]

definitely a hard decision that you all had to make

I'm sure this was a hard decision for a longtime community that was extremely active.

Definitely a tough decision, but it's one that was needed for them and for the community.

I cannot imagine how hard it was for yall to make a decision like this for someone who has been so active and well known in the community. 

I think we're being given too much credit in terms of the difficulty faced when coming to this decision. When presented with the evidence, the decision was fairly cut and dry. The victims who spoke up, and those who continue to speak up now, are the ones who made the hard decisions and exerted a lot of mental and emotional energy to relive genuinely traumatic experiences through a new lens after being made aware that their experience was one of many and that they themselves are, in fact, victims. I'm incredibly proud of those individuals for coming forward, and of tiefling for giving them a voice.

And for the victims who didn't come forward, regardless of the reason, I hope you know that, for better or for worse, you're not alone in any pain and shame you've experienced. I know it's easy to invalidate your own experiences and convince yourself that it was normal internet drama, but it's not normal to be exploited by a "pillar of the community". I apologize on behalf of the admin team for failing anyone who ever felt like their only option was to silently move on, and I want you to know that you'll always be welcome to reach out if you have any questions or just want to talk about it.