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Being a member of Animesuki for 15 years, I have seen its community dwindle and dwindle as years went by. It was once the prime forum to discuss anything related to Japanese animation, manga, Japanese culture, video games, other entertainment, and sometimes news and politics. However, the behavior from its main moderator (and now administrator as well) has been nothing short of despicable. A number of times, I have been handed bans for so-called "baiting" or "flaming" when all we did was expressing my opinion on something that I did not agree with. Now he perma-banned an account from a relative of mine on the basis of "duplicating an account during a ban" without adding further proof of the accusation. To that moderator, voicing discontent in an adult discussion is not allowed and is passible of more infraction points. Very disappointing for a 37-year-old if you ask me.

All I can say is that this behavior is not new, one of Animesuki's former members posted this blog a few years ago:

https://animehistory.wordpress.com/2012/12/01/the-day-animesuki-decided-oppressing-a-voice-was-more-important-than-accomodating-all-viewpoints/

At the expense of leaving behind a number of classy members, I told the moderator all that had to be said to mean that I quit. However, it's really sad when one thinks that a forum, which was once full of passionate people, is going to the dogs because of one person at the top being such a d!ck. In my 15 years over Animesuki, other mods were more polite and more lenient through editing posts and sending private messages instead of dishing infraction points without further explanation. With relentlessflame though, nothing can reason him.

I hope you will add him on your hall of shame now: relentlessflame of forums.animesuki.com

Being a member of Animesuki for 15 years, I have seen its community dwindle and dwindle as years went by. It was once the prime forum to discuss anything related to Japanese animation, manga, Japanese culture, video games, other entertainment, and sometimes news and politics. However, the behavior from its main moderator (and now administrator as well) has been nothing short of despicable. A number of times, I have been handed bans for so-called "baiting" or "flaming" when all we did was expressing my opinion on something that I did not agree with. Now he perma-banned an account from a relative of mine on the basis of "duplicating an account during a ban" without adding further proof of the accusation. To that moderator, voicing discontent in an adult discussion is not allowed and is passible of more infraction points. Very disappointing for a 37-year-old if you ask me. All I can say is that this behavior is not new, one of Animesuki's former members posted this blog a few years ago: https://animehistory.wordpress.com/2012/12/01/the-day-animesuki-decided-oppressing-a-voice-was-more-important-than-accomodating-all-viewpoints/ At the expense of leaving behind a number of classy members, I told the moderator all that had to be said to mean that I quit. However, it's really sad when one thinks that a forum, which was once full of passionate people, is going to the dogs because of one person at the top being such a d!ck. In my 15 years over Animesuki, other mods were more polite and more lenient through editing posts and sending private messages instead of dishing infraction points without further explanation. With relentlessflame though, nothing can reason him. I hope you will add him on your hall of shame now: **relentlessflame** of forums.animesuki.com

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[–] • 1 pt 5y

Sometimes we have heated arguments over how an anime series is going, preferrences for works from one studio over the other, or even about current events. That mod is really thin-skinned and wants things his way while refusing to see any viewpoint. Putting himself in another’s shoes to the very end is non-existent despite preaching otherwise. In those debates, there is no malice towards anybody at all. The blog post link that I put in my OP explains it all in very good detail about relentlessflame.

[–] • 0 pt 5y

The blog post is from 2012. So he was like that for such a long time already? Wow.

preferrences for works from one studio over the other, or even about current events. That mod is really thin-skinned and wants things his way while refusing to see any viewpoint.

So he bans people (users) because they like the productions of one anime film studio more than the other? If so, that is indeed ridicolous.

[–] • 1 pt 5y

That's a big one indeed. Like I pointed out before, relentlessflame doesn't take debating very keenly. Everything that looks heated to him is considered as baiting or flaming. Seriously, I have seen more heated debates taking place on other forums without being called out as flaming or baiting. I mean, come on man!

[–] • 0 pt 5y

He indeed seems very hostile.

If you see any other moderatores and administrators behaving unreasonably hostile, feel free to post here too.

Also, I suggest you to help other users by letting them know about /s/ModAbuse.

Thank you!

[–] • 0 pt 5y

Is he affiliated with any studio or marketing company?

[–] • 0 pt 5y

Sorry for the late reply. I really don't know if he has any particular affiliation.

[–] • 0 pt 5y

That might explain his fixation. It's not logical to go to such lengths over some criticism like he does.

[–] • 0 pt 5y

Just a quick side question:

How did you find out about this site (Poal.co /s/ModAbuse)?

Did some friend tell you about it? Or did you find it through web search? Or something else?

[–] • 1 pt 5y

I did a web search on Quora. That is how I found the link.

[–] • 0 pt 5y

I see. Nice you found here.