April 25 Incident

The April 25 Incident, or simply 4/25, was a multi-sided conflict that took place mainly in #feedback-and-suggestions (occasionally called FAS) and #casual-chat on the Hypothetical Hurricanes Wiki Discord server during April 25, 2023.
== The incident ==
The incident began during a discussion over a new logo for the server. Five replacements were suggested by then bureaucrat StrawberryMaster (SM), but during the discussion, former rollbacker Funnycomixking (FCX/Xavier) argued that a rainbow-themed logo representative of LGBTQ+ inclusivity was not necessary, and that the place didn't need a pride logo to prove they were inclusive. This caused many negative remarks surrounding his argument, which eventually led to many users criticizing FCX's behavior and later escalated into an argument between FCX and former bureaucrat and then-retired user Finolian (Alex).
In the process, several users began posting memes throughout the discussion, leading some to believe HHWD would "die". During this process, former autopatrolled user Sria-72 (Sierra) to make a joke-suggestion that vowed for the deletion of #feedback-suggestions entirely, later turned into a serious suggestion after Finolian (Alex) recommended she do so, despite protests by SM.
This led to another argument where some users insisted the staff team had "collapsed" and was unable to do its most basic duties by allowing Sierra's suggestion to stand. Eventually, former moderator LckyTUBA (Tuba/Elliott) left the server because of the drama, and other users, including Alex and Discord moderator SPCBlackfordCountyEAS995 (Ava), started criticizing the server and the staff team. Alex stated they were "excited to see the server to collapse", and argued users in the server "pushed them to the edge", leaving the server after this. Other minor users, including Cove (Cove), also left and argued the staff team should've been fixed. After this, Ava resigned from her position, arguing that maturity issues and staff inefficiency led to her resignation and retirement.
After a while, Sierra stated that the server was a "cesspool of a server filled with immature people", and including herself in that category. After this, Alex and former junior administrator SolarisPenguin (Solaris) started using their alts, still in the server, to attack FCX as the reason why people were leaving. They were temporarily muted for a about 3-4 hours before another moderator ended the mute. When it ended, however, they returned and continued to provoke FCX, leading to them being muted again. During this, former administrator GaryKJR was posting random content in FAS, leading to them receiving a final warning.
== Aftermath ==
After the situation calmed down, bureaucrat SM issued an announcement the next day, explaining the situation while criticizing both the immature users of HHW and former staff members who "argued about immaturity, without realizing they were immature during portions of the incident", and ending with a "we will rebuild" statement. This led to administrator HurricaneLucas4064 (Lucas) creating a list of ideas that would be taken to reduce inefficiency in the administration, and shared it to the staff team.
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