October 22nd Revolution

The October 22nd Revolution was a political protest on October 22, 2021 that peacefully overthrew Head Staff u2; he resigned and was succeeded by his fellow Administrator, Tita Tsukki. 
==History==
==== The Rapeman Incident====
It all started when a user named Rapeman joined the server, he began to say things like "hey im rapeman and i rape people,"💬┃general-chat. (2021, October 22). Retrieved from https://discord.com/channels/861075588945281054/861108254209212416/901095872199290892 and the members apparently found his personality funny. NOname, who was a Moderator at the time, without consent from any of the Staff Team, made a poll if Rapeman deserves the VIP role or not.Nonemu. (2021, October 22). 📊┃polls. Retrieved from https://discord.com/channels/861075588945281054/863996843092213790/901072061705908284 The AteneoCord members were overwhelmingly in favor of the decision, and one of the Staff Team actually gave Rapeman the VIP role, still with no permission from the rest of the Staff Team.Naomi News Network. (2021, October 22). drama in ateneocord again bruh. Retrieved from https://discord.com/channels/861075588945281054/861108254209212416/901107791320735835u2. (2021, October 22). 📣┃announcements. Retrieved from https://discord.com/channels/861075588945281054/861075588945281058/901114272959045633
u2 was discontent with this decision. The VIP role was originally meant for valuable members of AteneoCord who have contributed a lot for our server, and he believed that Rapeman did not deserve the title and fame that he got.u2. (2021, October 22). Let's Talk about the VIP role... 📣┃announcements. Retrieved from https://discord.com/channels/861075588945281054/861075588945281058/901084332595236867
=== Blooky incites panic ===
Following this, u2 proposed a bill to the Staff Team about reforming the VIP role so that only the ones that deserve them are the ones that will be handed the role. The staff begins voting on the bill except for then-Trial Moderator Blooky, he reportedly said he didn't like the bill. So the Staff Team asked for a reason, and they also asked if he wanted any compromises or things that we could change to the bill in order to make it fair. But Blooky did not respond; instead he leaked the bill to the public without prior notification of the Staff team and caused panic and chaos, making chants such as "THE MODS ARE COMING FOR US" or "PREPARE FOR A REVOLUTION", which again, did nothing but stir up chaos and panic.
The Administrators decided that what Blooky did was a major offense and against the Staff Handbook and held a vote to fire Blooky from the Staff (3 yes, 2 abstain, 0 no) and was fired on a majority vote. u2 gave a clear explanation to the members in announcements but Blooky, once again stired up the already ensuing chaos, and claimed that u2 lied in order to get him demoted, stated rumors and accusations claiming that u2 is power hungry.
==The Protest==
Blooky called on the members of the Ateneo Student League and other members to join his rally. By 5:00 pm, people began to gather in large numbers in general chat, demanding the resignation of u2. By evening. the crowd continued to grow; the Staff Team initially wanted to contain the protests and bring back control, but u2 blocked the order and allowed them to continue protesting. By this time, much of the Staff members withdrew their support for u2, joining the crowds in Voice and Text channels.u2. (2021). Rapeman Incident and the October 22nd Revolution. In AteneoCord Lore (pp. 18–22). https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hbATLjregqEg_paQBE-mJAjXpgQBqxTowPlCyZFWRGU/edit?usp=sharing
At 10:39 PM, u2 appears publicly for the first time since the beginning of the protests in a Naomi News Network interview and maintains that he will not resign. Stating: "I would like to say that I am currently being accused by numerous people for illegitimate and fraudulent reasons. Since Theo appointed me to the position of Administrator, I have done nothing but to make changes and reforms that will benefit AteneoCord and it's members. And until my end, I have no intentions of abandoning my service to the server." At 11:00 PM, seeing the members and the Staff turning against him completely, u2 decides to resign as Head Staff and announces a Snap election for the position. Tita Tsukki won in a landslideu2. (2021, October 22). Second Head Staff Elections. 📣┃announcements. Retrieved from https://discord.com/channels/861075588945281054/861075588945281058/901106924018352138 and was sworn in as the new Head Staff the next day.
==Aftermath==
Tita Tsukki became the 2nd Head Staff on October 23, 2021. This marked the beginning of the Head Staff conflict between the AteneoCord Democratic Coalition and the Staff Team led by her until her overthrow in the People Power Revolution.
==Criticism==
Reaction to the Head Staff change was mixed, though most people and Staff members immediately expressed recognition of the legitimacy of Tita Tsukki's takeover, several people described the revolt as "a defeat for due process of law", "mob rule", and a "de facto coup".
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