So things are changing....

DISCORD LINK

Before I get started, I want to make this very clear:

No — I am not leaving JanitorAI.

I know what’s going on. If you’re only now hearing about the situation through me, I’ll be linking a bot below that started all of this so you can read for yourself.

BOT LINK FOR THE UNINFORMED

Now, there are a few things I want to talk about — because even though this is a small community, it’s my community, and you deserve transparency.

First: thank you.

Thank you for 147 followers.
That number genuinely got me emotional. (I looked at my phone like it broke.) I never expected this many people to stick around, read, interact, and come back to my work. It means more to me than I can properly put into words.

Why I’ve been inactive

You may have noticed I haven’t posted since the beginning of January.

Life happened—aggressively.

I ended up hospitalized for my appendix deciding to have a surprise swell, along with a few other things I’m choosing not to share because some things stay private. On top of that, I’ve been deliberately quiet while keeping an eye on what’s been happening on JanitorAI. With everything escalating, I wanted to listen, read, and make sure I actually understood the situation before saying anything publicly.

I didn’t want to react. I wanted to be informed.

About this community

I love this space.

I’ve only been here for about two years, but I didn’t even make this account on my own — it was created because of encouragement from people I met here. I love the friends I’ve made, the people I’ve leaned on, and especially those of you who keep coming back to my bots to see what’s new.

That means everything to me.

My thoughts on the current situation

I’m not going to sugarcoat this.

This situation is fucked.

There’s no clean way to spin it. After taking time to gather information and talk with others, it took a while to fully unpack just how much was going on.

I already knew about the racism. As a POC, that part isn’t new to me — the internet has always been a special kind of hell, and I learned a long time ago how to navigate it with thick skin and a forced smile.

However.

I do not condone what has been done to make moderators powerless, silenced, or disrespected.
I do not condone the harassment or threats sent to people who were genuinely trying to make this platform safer and better.

And I need people to remember this:

The people handling things on JanitorAI
are still people.

They feel.
They hurt.
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