The triumvirate loses!

Further to the announcement of super moderators on Super Cheats, Shiny Zapdos' protest to Darkboarder_77's promotion to the position has gone the other way around — after Aeshma and I were forced to stem the flow of hatred between them, which has been apparent all through their stay on the forums, she, Jamarie, and Bad Wolf are demoted and banned.

This isn't the first time that we've had to ban moderators. Some people such as Bam2 and LPD, who abused their power, were perfect examples of what not to do in the line of duty. As I said before, moderation isn't easy, and using it as a social prop definitely isn't the way to go, considering using the Staff Forum to post a topic called 'Anybody here?' and then laughing in the face of Annabel's expulsion. In fact, people on the forum may remember Shiny Zapdos' avatar reading: 'Dear Santa, May I have Annabel's spleen for Christmas?'. Jamarie seconds this in her MSN Space: 'Annie's spleen for a Christmas ornament'.

Basically the flaming and hatred began when the community was torn in two in the wake of the demotion of Annabel and his ban. Annabel was blamed across the board for his contribution to the unrest in the Staff Forum, and as soon as he was banned we had Dr Advice (his being Mr King of Games had been disproved) protesting and several other moderators (Shiny Zapdos being the most prominent among them, of course) rejoicing. I even had to close the thread announcing the decision to ban him when it escalated into a party. But now that the triumvirate is gone, I am prepared to say that Darkboarder_77 will sift well into the ranks and the forum will be bright and sunny again.

The love affair is also kaput.