Torn's forum reacts to admins Marc and Clansy stepping down, November 2016
After several admins and staff left in one day, a General Discussion thread asked who would replace Marc. It filled with mock election campaigns, faction jabs and speculation about Midknight.
Involved: Marc [24377] , Mat-Senpai [952164] , HavokGDI [133687] Moderator , bogie [148747] Admin , mug [553318] Committee and 5 more
A thread about who runs the game next
On 20 Nov 2016 Mat-Senpai [952164] started "Marc's replacement?" in General Discussion. The thread ran until 29 Nov 2016 and reached 335 replies and 7,526 views.[1]
Mat-Senpai wrote that Clansy and hydr0 had announced they were leaving, with bl0ndie, and that marc had been named as Clansy's replacement. Marc had then stepped down from the admin role too, and hydr0 and bl0ndie had de-staffed. Mat-Senpai added that Clansy had also de-admined while the thread was being written. Participant claim[2]
Marc's account and the rumours
Marc [24377] replied that they had left and had not been fired. They said the people who needed to know the reasons had been told, and wished Chedburn luck in running the game. Participant claim[3]
Porny [604593] wrote that speculation was rife in the thread and asked for facts.[4]
Scootaloo [1590427] wondered whether the departures had anything to do with critch's fedding. animelive [1564720] guessed that Ched had told Marc to free Midknight and that Marc refused on principle. Community speculation[5][6]
dunmugmeh [538353] said they had heard tales of committee members leaking inside information to help friends. They also said that if the admins had quit over the Midknight matter, something worse was going on. They named no one. Allegation[7]
HavokGDI [133687], a forum moderator, guessed that the departing admin had clicked something by accident while trying out new buttons. Community speculation[8]
Campaigns, jokes and dislike counts
critch [507888] posted a mock campaign for game admin, with policies aimed at RPG, JFK and JFA. They then listed the players who had disliked the post. Joke[9]
Myhedin [1348461] answered with their own campaign, "Myhedin 4 admin". It promised to cut several factions' member stats to 100k each, to make Duke an NPC and to fed jail RPG for 999 days. Joke[10]
mug [553318], listed as Torn officer/committee, posted a mock exposé headline, "INCOMPETENT STAFF FEDS MIDKNIGHT THEN QUITS", framed as spreading Marc through the dirt for JFA. Dolfwagos [1900418], also listed as officer/committee, asked whether this meant #FedNash was off. Joke[11][12]
Dave [272331] joked that a new person in charge of punishments had one case, fedding the SA leader, and then stepped down. Joke[13]
Marc warned the thread to keep on topic or be graved. Sweeney_Todd [27468] wrote that they had enjoyed the job but that there were more fun things in life than posting "Locked".[14][15]
Champion [1927067] called for Kate to be destaffed. RPG [1137566] replied that Kate was one of the most active staff and called the critics salty JFA clowns and Kate haters. RPG's post drew 16 dislikes.[16][17]
Staff comment
bogie [148747], listed as Torn staff (Admin), wrote that the departures were a huge blow to the game. They said the previous management team had left huge shoes to fill, and hoped Ched and the rest of the team could keep the game going.[18]
Timeline
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- Thread "Marc's replacement?" (General Discussion) ·
- Post by Mat-Senpai [952164] in "Marc's replacement?" ·
- Post by Marc [24377] in "Marc's replacement?" ·
- Post by Porny [604593] in "Marc's replacement?" ·
- Post by Scootaloo [1590427] in "Marc's replacement?" ·
- Post by animelive [1564720] in "Marc's replacement?" ·
- Post by dunmugmeh [538353] in "Marc's replacement?" ·
- Post by HavokGDI [133687] in "Marc's replacement?" ·
- Post by critch [507888] in "Marc's replacement?" ·
- Post by Myhedin [1348461] in "Marc's replacement?" ·
- Post by mug [553318] in "Marc's replacement?" ·
- Post by Dolfwagos [1900418] in "Marc's replacement?" ·
- Post by Dave [272331] in "Marc's replacement?" ·
- Post by Marc [24377] in "Marc's replacement?" ·
- Post by Sweeney_Todd [27468] in "Marc's replacement?" ·
- Post by Champion [1927067] in "Marc's replacement?" ·
- Post by RPG [1137566] in "Marc's replacement?" ·
- Post by bogie [148747] in "Marc's replacement?" ·
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