[Ruby]

Just gonna slip in my two cents. I feel like all of this drama & pointless arguing could've very easily been prevented if the decision to promote Laced was a public decision with the community getting a say in it. Even just a simple post that includes a yes/no poll to see what the community thinks.

Making such a big decision to promote someone that has such a controversial past in the community to a rank that allows them to silence people (amongst other things) without consulting the community (community being the only thing that  has granted Dinks the ability to operate for such a long time) is quite irresponsible & a sure-fire way to alienate the people who do not agree with the decision specially when a topic like this kicks off (aka a shit show free for all).  Having read through the 9 pages of replies, there is clearly A LOT of people who are very strongly against this decision & are upset that such a big decision was made in private. For me, this topic (+ the very vague rule updates, but that's a whole nother discussion) has left a bit of a sour taste in my mouth, having to witness the otherwise very positive & lovely community get split in two. I wish this would've been handled in a more professional way.

Personally i have absolutely no negative experiences with Laced & as many people have said before me, people change & better themselves. To me, personally, it seems that Laced has done exactly that.  I hope Laced doesn't feel too bad about all the stuff people have said about him here & fully utilizes this chance to prove all the doubters wrong.