Things will be locked for a while, as it’s clear there are tensions that are beyond the movie and MCU. I will unlock this thread in a few hours. I also wanted to say things to certain members.
@CoolioD1 we don’t need this trolling and baiting towards Marvel fans. Posts like these are uncalled for and only instigate fanboy war nonsense. Do this again and a threadban will come your way.
@Arlborn please note that posters who are problematic for whatever reason are getting treatments and are getting punished, including that boxoff53 fellow, who was given warning points for their behavior. The staff are trying their absolute best to make sure such posters are taken care of swiftly and properly punished. We are not perfect at this, and we are not going to censor everything that some posters may not like, but we are trying to take care of it. Reporting such posters is also very beneficial and helpful for us.
@ZattMurdock let me be here to say the staff is sorry that we have made this place hostile towards MCU fans. We do not intend for that, especially since a majority of the staff are huge MCU fans in the first place. Intentions however don’t equal actions, and we can and should do better. So thank you for bringing this to our attention.
However, that doesn’t absolve everything you have done, nor mean we will not hold you accountable for your actions. I understand you are frustrated with people’s dismissiveness of the MCU and the Marvels. It sucks to see something you love get dunked on, no matter how popular and loved it is. But people are allowed to be critical and negative and have a right to do so. And attacking other users, derailing threads, and starting flame wars is not something we need.
This isn’t just something you are doing of course. And we have and are willing to stand up and defend you and other MCU fans here if we believe you are getting mistreated and attacked. We have even been called Disney shills in the past. And I know you have good intentions. But intentions do not equal actions, like I said.
And as a message to everybody, if you feel you or others are being mistreated or abused in some way, please report the offending posts. The staff can’t be here at all times, and reports guarantee that somebody on the staff will at least look at it. It’s better than criticizing people who are only doing this as volunteer work.
If anybody wants to discuss things I said here with me privately, please PM me. And to @ZattMurdock, because I know you have had problems before, you have to delete messages in your inbox, and then you will be able to PM me. Your inbox is full.