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Fall Emoji Return!

The HQ Thread | 2025

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1 minute ago, Devin said:

ima stop here so u dont get banned.

 

but each bolded part explain why the wp was issued and why racism still exist. :deadbanana4:

Yeah so going by your logic, it's impossible to have a non-positive opinion (even though it's not the case as, once again, I don't dislike Lemonade) on a black artist's music. Whatever.

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On 10/27/2025 at 2:52 PM, khalyan said:

I did not know anyone named Lily released an album recently and some of us have other jobs and aren't brain rotting on the internet 18 hours a day. 

You are literally a mod for a chronically online forum bffr :deadbanana2:

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@Squall the problem that keeps happening is even when someone like @Devin kindly explains why your post can be perceived the way it did, you fight back instantly instead of listening to the criticism. 
 

I know that myself as a white person will never experience some of the struggles that POC go through daily so I have to listen to their point of view and make an conscious effort to understand what affects them. 
 

Your history of fighting back against your warnings even with nice, proper explanations is why your requests go without response for the most part. Why would staff take the time to explain why you keep getting in trouble if you’re not going to make an effort to listen and grow from it?

 

I would love to squash whatever beef you have with me and staff so lets please have a productive conversation. If you want to move it to PM that’s fine as well. 

26 minutes ago, Squall said:

Yeah so going by your logic, it's impossible to have a non-positive opinion (even though it's not the case as, once again, I don't dislike Lemonade) on a black artist's music. Whatever.

Mods were discussing on your warning and there's some disagreement on if your post is warnable or not. Regardless it's just 2 points with a posting restriction already completed so at most the points will end up removed if the mod that warned agrees to in the end.

 

I personally think the issue is not criticizing a black artist's music. There's nothing wrong with saying which you think is better or whatever. The questionable part is assuming one is more authentic than the other when they deal with similar topics and all you know about how both albums were made are the credits and the news or tea surrounding the albums. I don't know your posting history to assume this is an intentional micro-aggression on your path but it's something worth thinking about when you talk about music made by anyone really

 

56 minutes ago, Squall said:

What the hell? Both albums are about divorce, I simply think white art is more authentic because it's straightforward, more opened, raw and honest. You need to stop thinking everything is about race, this is sick :deadbanana4:

hmm

42 minutes ago, Tsareena said:

Mods were discussing on your warning and there's some disagreement on if your post is warnable or not. Regardless it's just 2 points with a posting restriction already completed so at most the points will end up removed if the mod that warned agrees to in the end.

 

I personally think the issue is not criticizing a black artist's music. There's nothing wrong with saying which you think is better or whatever. The questionable part is assuming one is more authentic than the other when they deal with similar topics and all you know about how both albums were made are the credits and the news or tea surrounding the albums. I don't know your posting history to assume this is an intentional micro-aggression on your path but it's something worth thinking about when you talk about music made by anyone really

 

I just don't understand why you would assume my post is a statement on white music vs black music. There are tons of white artists whose music I don't find authentic at all (Ava Max, for instance). This was stricly about two specific albums and you're acting like I posted "white music is more authentic than black music"; I wouldn't have contested a warning in this situation.

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50 minutes ago, khalyan said:

I would love to squash whatever beef you have with me and staff so lets please have a productive conversation. If you want to move it to PM that's fine as well. 

No offense dude but I PMed you a whiiiiile ago to set things right and you ignored me (which is fine, you were not forced to reply, just saying).

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3 minutes ago, Squall said:

No offense dude but I PMed you a whiiiiile ago to set things right and you ignored me (which is fine, you were not forced to reply, just saying).

This is the last PM I can find from you at the moment

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If there was another one that slipped through, I truly apologize and cannot find it so feel free to send me another one if you want to resolve this. 

32 minutes ago, khalyan said:

This is the last PM I can find from you at the moment

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If there was another one that slipped through, I truly apologize and cannot find it so feel free to send me another one if you want to resolve this. 

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to set things right

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You guys are awful, everyone hates [you]

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39 minutes ago, khalyan said:

This is the last PM I can find from you at the moment

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If there was another one that slipped through, I truly apologize and cannot find it so feel free to send me another one if you want to resolve this. 

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On 10/26/2025 at 11:29 AM, Pepo said:

Hi guys

 

1) Should I send a HR if I believe that my ban was undeserved, shouldn't I?

 

2) Is it possible to change my username?

Never mind, I found the faq topic. Thanks anyway.

Hi I am an angry Taylor Swift fan and I would once again like to speak to a manager

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Notice how he didn't show a modicum of decency until one of the users said they were white.:rip:

 

Edited by Sheep

The attention seeking is tew merch.

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Calling out mods in HQ just for them to expose your tea to make you look bad. You all know how to send a request privately, make it public to garner sympathy, and then take the L at the end with your kanekelon strands split, shifted and snatched.

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Go and sit down somewhere and cool yourself off a bit...

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10 hours ago, khalyan said:

This is the last PM I can find from you at the moment

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If there was another one that slipped through, I truly apologize and cannot find it so feel free to send me another one if you want to resolve this. 

:deadbanana4:

13 hours ago, ImpressMeMuch said:

:deadbanana4:

He posted the last message of the exchange and my actual lastest PM to him was this one:

 

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Not going to feed this discussion any more on here but since screenshots were posted, Iet's make it a bit more transparent.

Edited by Squall

19 hours ago, khalyan said:

This is the last PM I can find from you at the moment

IMG_0823.png?ex=6903c21a&is=6902709a&hm=
If there was another one that slipped through, I truly apologize and cannot find it so feel free to send me another one if you want to resolve this. 

The HOWL I just let out at work :bibliahh:

10 hours ago, Hyune said:

Me too. I'm nearly done with my list too :dies:

 

Already!? But what if there are good releases still coming! :angry:

I don't even know how I want to approach this year because so many of my fave discoveries this year are not from 2025 :jonnycat:

 

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