Happy CARCOSA is staying on board. I didn't feel strongly about the changes either way so I never imagined it would blow up like this.

People are asking for some transparency on how this decision was made, so here's my perspective.

Due to the racist origin of the term "The Dunk Tank," the decision was made that the community absolutely needs to be replaced by something which doesn't trace back to a carnival game titled "Hit the Coon."

Since we were re-naming / replacing the community, It was also considered a good time to reconsider the purpose of it. It served as an outlet for catharsis, but also has a misanthropic element to it, which, unchecked, leads to a smug self-satisfied "everyone is stupid but me" mindset.

The arguments seemed reasonable to me. I didn't make much input. I didn't find much to object to. I was under the understanding that c/gossip would be more-or-less the replacement, but that would focus more on significant public figures instead of the absolute bottom feeders of Twitter and Reddit. This was more or less the consensus among people in the discussion, so I don't think it is fair to lay everything at the feet of CARCOSA

So this was basically me:

I still think the changes were reasonably justified. I think they probably could have been communicated better. I also think we would be in a better place if the discussion thread remained constructive, rather than spiraling into a tornado of accusations and innuendo. That discussion was a fiasco. Decisions at the administration / moderation level could have been more transparent, but instead of discussing that we went straight to assuming everyone had an ulterior motive.

I like Carcosa. I have to give all due respect the folks who put so much effort into keeping this place in shape, despite what disagreements I might have with some changes in policy. That takes some serious diligence and fortitude, traits that I always admire in others. They should stay on.

mommy and daddy are fighting again

What's going on? I've been off for a few days.

the Great Interregnum (Holy Hexbear Empire)

In the Holy Hexbear Empire, the Great Interregnum (so-called to distinguish it from the longer period between Reddit Exile and the Chapo Chat Foundation ) was a period of time, following the throne dispute of Carcosa I. where the succession of the Holy Hexbear Empire was contested and fought over between pro- and anti-Universal Mandate Factions. The long-lasting effects of the Interregnum were primarily the end of centralization of the imperial Administery and the fragmentation of power towards the shitposters and Shitposter-electors