I'm gonna talk about some drama. Not because I want to, but because I feel it's necessary.

So a few months ago, I banned a certain individual from my group, "Norwich Furry Underground". Some of you will know who this person is, and what the accusations were.

This situation has spiraled into a mess of rumours and misinformation, and I've not handled it as well as I should have.

I received word from my friend Theo that this person had allegedly confessed to serious misconduct. Theo had heard it from another party I didn't know all too well.

I acted without verifying anything. That was irresponsible, and I accept full accountability for it.

I immediately kicked this individual from the group chats and blocked them on all platforms.

At the time, I told myself: "I'd rather be wrong and do the right thing than be right and do the wrong thing".

That mantra was a poor justification for making a judgement without giving the person a chance to speak for themself.

To this day, I still don't know what the truth is. We have made efforts to acquire evidence supporting the case, and found none.

Acting quickly would have made sense - if I'd actually stuck to the boundaries I had made.

Instead of approaching this situation with the maturity it deserved, I started talking about the allegations in person (with no evidence to back up the claims)

We got Norwich & Norfolk Furmeet admins involved in this drama, because we were convinced they needed to know, and that it would result in the immediate banning of this individual. Instead, they responded with more maturity than we did.

Said individual has also made similar accusations of their own against Theo.

These claims may not be malicious, and are based on attempts Theo had made to extract a confession - attempts made against my advice.

The aim of this thread is to finally put this drama to rest.

We have no solid evidence that supports the claims made against this person.

In an effort to show that I would like to correct my wrong-doings, said individual is officially no longer banned from NFU (though this may not carry much weight, as I doubt they'd want to return.)

I have said things I regret and made actions I regret. I hope to learn from this experience and handle future situations with more care and maturity.

We must be better than this. We will be better than this.

Sincerest apologies to the parties in N&N who got involved, may your days be wonderful and I'll see you all at Norwich Pride.

~ RubbishPandy