(April 5, 2012 at 3:18 pm)thesummerqueen Wrote:(April 4, 2012 at 11:44 pm)Epimethean Wrote: How could the tune have changed before the fact, or indeed, during it? People thought that the puppets were real.
Because, sweetheart, other members dug into the ensuing "OMG! Hilarious! You had me fooled!" and made it malicious *after* the fact.
That isn't an answer to the root of the question, darling. I think there have been legitimate gripes voiced here, and many people were unhappy with this prank without going into histrionics. I think there may be some past history for a few, but that, for the majority of those who expressed unhappiness, the feelings were simply that the moderators violated rules to mess with people and not everyone likes that fact.
This thread invited feedback, which suggests that post factum reflections were percolating already pre-catalyst.
Moros has the best point, though. It needs to blow over and the fallout needs to move wherever the emotional winds blow it.
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