Yes, I am in all the PM chains and even more shit.
So, people are asking why? Firstly, I'll talk to anyone. If people want to talk to me, all they have to do is PM me. I've been involved in smaller group PMs before and they were more about random shit than other users. Second, I didn't say anything in the PM chain I wouldn't say in public, so there's that too. Third, I figured if there was an active mod, there'd be less of a chance of shit getting out of hand. And I felt it was even more important for me to be involved once shit leaked. I don't care what people think of me and I never have. I knew it was a drama magnet and me being active might prevent any stupid shit or 'plots' from being hatched. Even if people would mock me for it. So be it.
I mean, it isn't like I'm in the chains to get away from other people's political opinions. I already predicted Biden would win 2-3 weeks before the election. I've already said Trump's loss was on him and that he wouldn't find courts able to stomach overturning a three state margin. I thought the Kraken was mentally retarded. So its not like I'm 'hiding' from alternative opinions. In fact, its quite the opposite, I'm jumping into the hornets nest if you think its a right wing hugbox.
I was annoyed, not really pissed, at Pickle for not going through the proper channels to make a thread on a forum user. I don't have any other problems with him and as far as I'm concerned it is old news. 'OMG SECRET ASSHOLE HATES PICKLE'. No. I'm perfectly fine with him.
And people are pissed at me for protecting a user who didn't even have a thread at the time? I gave the same advice to him as I would give anyone of you being mined for content before it was even approved. Or would you rather me not do it and throw the users under the bus before they get a thread? I mean, you're acting like I gave out some special treatment when I would have done it for anyone who wasn't approved to have their own thread. If I did it to another user the response could easily have been "JANNY IS DOXING USERS". If the powers that be deem a user a lolcow, so be it. But until then I'll treat them like everyone else. I'd give the same warning and advice to anyone in this thread. If you have a problem with that, I really don't give a shit.