To our beloved subscribers,

I am much in the same position as /u/Krillin. I just kind of walked into all this. /u/modcaleb acted on his own in response to some complaints we had.

We had a very valid complaint by a user that was deeply and personally affected by the language based on a recent personal experience.

Then, we had a user cry 'racism' when FN69 didn't help the user with pirating the series.

I am speaking as the moderator that has been here for three years now and loves this sub a lot. And take some responsibility as being the one to reach out to FN69 to join our mod team.

And guess what?

Both /u/modcaleb and I found his name unacceptable. (random irrelevant crap about the sub blurred)

And guess what?

FN69 agreed on changing his name. (name he didn't use blurred)

And guess what?

There was a negative reaction by the community. Never did anyone say, "I'm glad you changed your name when you became a mod". It was always "I miss your old name", "Why did you let those other mods mutilate your name?", "You deserve the old name after all the work you do".

So, we let him change back. To which the response was largely, "Glad they let you keep the name".

This negative reaction (outside the random shocked but accepting comments) has only been a recent occurrence in the 4-5 months he's been apart of our moderation team.

It is understandable many people are taking offense to the previous mod post and to FN69's username. It is something we will be discussing between us. We can't fault FN69 in poor choice of username (I am more than guilty of that), but we will be addressing it and /u/modcaleb's behavior.

And let it be clear, we love the Dragon Ball Franchise above all else. However, our beloved series is rife with racist and sexist content. It is our job to provide a safe and welcoming environment to discuss these subjects within the context of the series, its creator, and the cultures that spawned the DB universe as we know it.

I, personally, am sorry for what happened here today. I played no part in it but feel 100% responsible for it by association. If anyone needs to reach out, please feel free to message me privately.

Thank you all.

GBB