Any updates mate?I haven't been involved with the MCPA myself for a long-while, but just asked one of their old directors.
Sounds toxic as heck.I was banned from that server for discussing politics in the #politics channel after dedicating months worth of my time to posting numerous helpful flower reviews in there and helping onboard new users to the medicinal cannabis community. They went to great lengths to track all of my accounts and disallow me from ever entering a Zoom meeting. It's a relief to be rid of the blatant power abuse, the overly emotional "moderators" who prioritised biased opinions over justice and truth, and the radical echo chamber it had become.
I saw all this happen while helping admin the server, or at least - I missed the initial ban and saw the fall-out thereafter in the staff chat etc. I actually can't even remember now specifically what the ban was for, but remember we chatted about it thereafter and having to point out the decision was over my head - also remember you being kicked out the MCPA Zoom meeting.I was banned from that server for discussing politics in the #politics channel after dedicating months worth of my time to posting numerous helpful flower reviews in there and helping onboard new users to the medicinal cannabis community. They went to great lengths to track all of my accounts and disallow me from ever entering a Zoom meeting. It's a relief to be rid of the blatant power abuse, the overly emotional "moderators" who prioritised biased opinions over justice and truth, and the radical echo chamber it had become.
I saw all this happen while helping admin the server, or at least - I missed the initial ban and saw the fall-out thereafter in the staff chat etc. I actually can't even remember now specifically what the ban was for, but remember we chatted about it thereafter and having to point out the decision was over my head - also remember you being kicked out the MCPA Zoom meeting.
I have a lot of love for several of the ex-MCPA staff, but ultimately walked away a few weeks afterwards because there was quite a bit of disagreement between staff overall. I won't speak to it more publicly, because it's water under the bridge at this point.
"Justice and truth" are two principles MedBud is built on IMO, and as @GrownHealth says, we don't have any issue with political discussion - though limit chatter about wars like Ukraine/Russia or Israel/Gaza, because they're incredibly divisive in general.
We will eventually launch more formal rules here, though hopefully minimal – discussion thread below:
Suggested Thread 'Suggestions for Forum Rules'
Largely a placeholder topic for now, we've been running without a formal forum rule-set for the past 3 months. We've had barely an issue so far - if I remember correctly, we've banned two members for advertising, and had two minor grumbles between members resolved via public discussion.
For the moment, it's not urgent we put these rules together - as by and large the community has been without controversy; friendly and supportive of one another. In the long-run rules will be required.
Please feel free to chime in with suggestions to be discussed and potentially formally implemented. For...
- Muiredach
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I appreciate the warm welcome! Nowadays my time is less flexible, but always happy to help where I can.Welcome @Bray , thankfully I only know here in the medical community and have found it welcoming and not hostile in anyway, you sound like the sort of person that will fit in perfectly with reviews and helping assist potential patients to start their MC journey, it's sort of become a common thing here recently and any help and advice is most welcome.
As for politics we try to keep it in off topic even though thus far it's not been discussed much this is just a coincidence. Current wars we stick away from, but politics is fair game is my understanding,
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