An Open Letter

Back in mid-February, an ill-conceived investigation was started, predicated on a comment about another user's teenage son. The nature of the questions biased any possible information gathered. This ultimately ended up in Skelly being banned, with the reason being, "Sexualizing a minor." Due diligence was not done by site leadership, taking this at face value.

After a higher level review, we found that the charge was false and has been reversed in full. Due to the problems that has caused, user moderation of the WyvernChat discord has been changed to disempower lower level moderation staff in lieu of more direct involvement from Admins. These changes will ensure that nothing like this happens again.

Deepest apologies to Skelly from the Wyvern Team
Micalas, Community Manager
Nev, Lead Developer

There's one rule on the internet. IRL & Online do not mix. This whole fiasco has broken that barrier to bits. It has invaded my real life. It did not stop when I closed the computer. The effect of the stress, anxiety, and fear is hard to put into understandable words.

It's invaded my life and corroded who I am. Angry, emotional, and tired. I feel hollowed out of everything I found good about myself from the inside out. I’ve missed deadlines. Failed assignments. I can't trust myself online to not mess everything up. My self-control is dust, ground down by defending myself nonstop and by the weight of university on top of it all. Snapped cruel words without thinking because my brain’s been in siege mode for months. It’s altered my humour into something cold and mean, quietly changed too vent this overwhelming stress. It's blinding my judgment, pushed me over lines I’d never cross, maybe trying to deflect how overwhelmed I’ve felt.

March has been a blur for me. Having to fight some of the worst accusations against me in a community that I had taken refuge in has broken something important in my brain. I’m so tired. Of restraint, of holding back the chaos, of living in constant vigilance, flinching at every notification, and, put simply: I owe my IRL life a lot of debt in the form of time.

I’m tired. I don’t know what comes next. Maybe deleting Discord. It isn’t a healthy space for me right now. It’s 2 a.m., and I’m cold as balls from the rain.

So that's why I've been gone from Wyvern. I'm stepping back from discord and the skelly persona as well for now, at least till April. Don't know. May just stay offline. To those there for me, I thank you. Otherwise. I'm going to go touch grass for a while, take some photos of the spring, and try to breathe again. Everyone should. If you really need something from me, my proton email is above.

Your Pal,

Skelly