[Nicol Bolas]

The deal with some long time and mostly active members being banned without proper warning is dumb by itself, but I agree that the communication between admins and the community is a pile of horseshit. What lift said about the admin rotation seems like an actual good idea, so things stay “fresh” in the higher up ranks. We also just need more admins in general. There are only 2 of them, only one of which is active when it comes to server time.

Here are my suggestions:

-Offer those banned who were active and caused minimal actual problems a free and immediate unban, or at least a reduction to a week or 2.

-Remove sponsorship for staff apps, as a lot of staff members resigned and we need more to restore “order”.

-Consider allowing admin apps, since there are only 2 and the community could use a few more.

-Increase punishment for GENUINE TOXCICITY, not just someone’s opinion that contradicts someone else’s opinions/ideas.

I've chosen to remain fairly silent about this entire thing. Drama isn't really my thing. But of all things said, this is probably one of the most level-headed and honestly smart things to consider. This is one of the first communities I've joined in Gmod, and I don't want it to fall apart because of some mistakes. Everyone is human, we make mistakes. There is no need to hate people for mistakes. The mob mentality needs to stop, communication needs to increase. There's no reason for drama. We're all equally dumb humans. Toxicity is not the direction we need to take. This is all I will say about this rather large issue.

People seem to think one side or another is right. Well, from someone mostly on the sidelines: Both sides of the community have made mistakes. But that's the real issue, there are multiple "sides". We need to be one community, not a fragmented community fostering hate for each other. I care about every single person in this community, and I don't want it to fall apart because of mistakes.