This is one of the most honest comments we've seen so far.
We will try to address any concerns about this to the best of our ability.
First and foremost, Dennis and Stacey are valued members, very knowledgeable, and active all over the site.
Reef Squad is an esteemed and valued part of R2R and of the mentality toward making this the friendliest reef forum on earth. When someone is invited to RS there is an additional code of conduct that they must agree to. This goes above and beyond what is just in the Terms of Service.
Some of those rules are not to try and moderate things yourself, just report it and walk away. Another rule is that trolling and bullying are not tolerated. Most of the time these 2 were fine. Unfortunately, there have also been numerous occassions where there posts had to be removed or edited due to name calling or following another member forum around to harass them.
Several moderators have their number and would text or call them, to advise not to do that, or calm down, or let it go
At a certain point, they no longer are representing Reef Squad well. It was over many, many long discussions that the Mod team painstakingly decided to remove them from RS. This is the first time anyone was removed for conduct unbecoming Reef Squad. But even when we decided to remove them Rev and mdbannister called them and talked it out and clearly outlined what they needed to do to remain RS, so they were given another chance. That was a couple of months ago. And the decision this time had nothing qt or any interactions with a mod, but rather how they treated a new member a couple of weeks ago and how they dealt with someone in a lounge thread this week.
In communication with them it was also explained that hopefully someday they could be reinstated to RS.
Not everyone gets along perfectly, but the mod team has NEVER let personal feelings sway ANY disciplinary action.
