Editing Lunarys

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|image_size=150px
|owner=Sirdog
|estab=2019
|members=627
|ret_date=April 7, 2023
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'''Lunarys''' was an ''SCP: Secret Laboratory'' community established on December 23, 2019 as a migration away from another community.<ref>[[:File:Lunarys1.png|File:Lunarys1.png]]</ref> It was shut down on December 20, 2022 to rebrand itself as LunarysX.<ref>[[:File:Lunarys3.png|File:Lunarys3.png]]</ref> This was following a 10-month period of inactivity after leadership of the community was transferred away on March 17, 2022.<ref name=":5">[[:File:Lunarys2.png|File:Lunarys2.png]]</ref>

== Structure ==

=== Governance ===
The community made use of a non-linear rank structure, where each service had an isolated hierarchy of staff. The highest-ranking members of each hierarchy reported to a group of individuals that jointly acted as the community's owners. The top of each hierarchy had ''administrators'', with each service typically having 1-3 of them at any given time. Administrators reported to ''super administrators''. The super administrators made decisions that effected the larger community and oversaw the work of the administrators.<ref name=":0" />

Below administrators were ''senior moderators'', who were primarily charged with training ''moderators''. Moderators were tasked with day-to-day moderation.<ref name=":0" /> Lateral to moderators were the positions of ''clerk'' and ''plugin engineer.'' Clerks were responsible for assisting the management team with the upkeep of internal documentation and records.<ref>[[:File:Lunarys clerk.pdf|File:Lunarys clerk.pdf]]</ref> Plugin engineers were responsible for creating, maintaining, and fixing plugins for the ''SCP: Secret Laboratory'' servers.<ref>[[:File:Lunarys pluginengineer.pdf|File:Lunarys pluginengineer.pdf]]</ref>

A position known as ''senior administrator'' also existed, which acted as a managerial role for administrators that reported directly to the super administrators.<ref>[[:File:Lunarys senioradmin.pdf|File:Lunarys senioradmin.pdf]]</ref> It was discontinued shortly after it was introduced.<ref name=":0">[[:File:Lunarys history.pdf|File:Lunarys history.pdf]]</ref>

At the community's inception it was originally intended that the rank structure would be more linear, where administrators would jointly be responsible for managing all services provided simultaneously. The outcome of an internal poll sent to the staff team in February of 2020 showed that the administrators were dissatisfied with that decision, resulting in the structure described above.<ref name=":0" />

=== Network Partnership Program ===
On May 3, 2020 the community launched a "network partnership program". It allowed members who met certain conditions and guidelines to receive support and advertisement for a hosted service owned by the relevant member. The advertisement was performed in the form of a pinged message to all members of the primary Lunarys Discord server. The provided support was in the form of dedicated public text channels, a dedicated voice channel, and a private text channel that simultaneously acted as a direct line of communication to the Lunarys management team.<ref name=":4">[[:File:Lunarys network partnership program.pdf|File:Lunarys network partnership program.pdf]]</ref>

The program remained available to members up until the community shut down. A total of 3 services were made available to the community under the program.

* ''Minecraft'' hosted by Burbs, announced October 10, 2020.<ref>[[:File:Lunarys40.png|File:Lunarys40.png]]</ref>
* ''Space Station 13'' hosted by Slude, announced February 9, 2021.<ref>[[:File:Lunarys41.png|File:Lunarys41.png]]</ref>
* ''Garry's Mod'' hosted by Sirdog, announced June 13, 2021.<ref>[[:File:Lunarys42.png|File:Lunarys42.png]]</ref>

== Lunarys Wiki ==
[[File:Lunarys wiki showcase.png|alt=A partial screenshot of the Lunarys wiki homepage as it was on February 7, 2022.|thumb|535x535px|A partial screenshot of the Lunarys wiki homepage as it was on February 7, 2022.]]
On August 8, 2021 Sirdog announced to the community that a wiki originally only accessible to the staff team was made available for any member to use and edit.<ref>[[:File:Lunarys43.png|File:Lunarys43.png]]</ref> The home page featured the slogan "The storehouse of all information and knowledge of use to the community", a staff team roster, and tables that displayed navigational hyperlinks.<ref>[[:File:Lunarys wiki showcase.png|File:Lunarys wiki showcase.png]]</ref> 

The website held various documents of use to the community, such as the staff team's handbook, the terms and conditions of the network partnership program, and the policy relating to how the benefits purchased on Patreon are obtained and used.<ref>[[:File:Lunarys staffhandbook.pdf|File:Lunarys staffhandbook.pdf]]</ref><ref name=":4" /><ref>[[:File:Lunarys patreon benefits policy.pdf|File:Lunarys patreon benefits policy.pdf]]</ref>

The entire wiki was released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License after every edit.<ref>[[:File:Lunarys44.png|File:Lunarys44.png]]</ref>

The wiki was deprecated by the then owner of the community on March 9, 2022.<ref>[[:File:Lunarys45.png|File:Lunarys45.png]]</ref>

== History ==

=== Chronology of events ===

==== 2019 ====
On December 23, a vast majority of management, leadership, and other members from the community Hydra Gaming leave simultaneously, resulting in the creation of Lunarys.<ref name=":0" />

Between December 24 and 31, the community creates the server and structure necessary to staff ''Minecraft.'' In the same month, applications to apply for staffing positions are released.<ref name=":0" />

==== 2020 ====
In January, servers and structures for staffing are created for ''SCP: Secret Laboratory'' and ''Garry's Mod,'' with the latter running the game mode Trouble in Terrorist Town. In the same month, a handbook for the staff team is released.<ref name=":0" />

In February, the senior administrator position is introduced, bots displaying the active player count for the ''SCP: Secret Laboratory'' servers are launched, the ''Minecraft'' server transitions to being a modded server, and the administrator position becomes tied to a service.<ref name=":0" />

In March, a public statement is released from super administrator Sirdog regarding how the [[wikipedia:COVID-19_pandemic|COVID-19 pandemic]] is affecting the staff team's performance.<ref>[[:File:Lunarys COVID19 statement.pdf|File:Lunarys COVID19 statement.pdf]]</ref> In the same month, a Patreon subscription service is launched.<ref name=":0" />

In April, the ''Minecraft'' server is shut down and a community forum is launched.<ref name=":0" />

In May, the Patreon is changed to charge patrons immediately rather than on the 1st of the following month due to abuse. In the same month, the senior administrator position is deprecated, and the network partnership program is released.<ref name=":0" />

In July, the senior moderator position is introduced.<ref name=":0" />

In August, a 3rd ''SCP: Secret Laboratory'' server is launched, and the ''Garry's Mod'' server is placed in a "status" due to "operational and development concerns".<ref name=":0" />

In October, a [[wikipedia:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] instance is launched specifically for the staff team and the ''Garry's Mod'' server is shut down.<ref name=":0" />

==== 2021 ====
In February, ''Space Station 13'' is introduced as the first sponsored service from Lunarys under it's network partnership program. It was later shut down in April.<ref name=":0" />

In May, another Trouble in Terrorist Town ''Garry's Mod'' server is launched. The following month, it would be demoted to the status equivalent of a sponsored service.<ref name=":0" />

In August, the MediaWiki instance was transitioned from being for the staff team only to being for the community in general. In the same month, 3 additional ''SCP: Secret Laboratory'' servers are launched to take part in the developer's Parabellum beta.<ref> [https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/700330/view/2959412581536658873 Northwood Studios Parabellum announcement]</ref><ref name=":0" />

==== 2022 ====

On January 20, Sirdog announces that various internal management discussions are made available for public review for transparency.<ref>[[:File:Lunarys5.png|File:Lunarys5.png]]</ref>

On February 16, Sirdog announces that the community is going to "undergo a major restructuring" wherein they become the sole owner.<ref>[[:File:Lunarys6.png|File:Lunarys6.png]]</ref>

On March 17, Sirdog - the then owner - announces that a selection process for a new owner has begun.<ref name=":5" />

On March 21, Sirdog announces that EMP Fingers was voted in as the new owner, providing a document breaking down how the votes were tallied.<ref>[[:File:Lunarys8.png|File:Lunarys8.png]]</ref><ref>[[:File:Lunarys ownership vote tally breakdown.pdf|File:Lunarys ownership vote tally breakdown.pdf]]</ref>

On April 4, EMP Fingers announces that they "only wanted to win so [they] could choose who the new owner is rather than leave it up to random chance". They then transfer ownership to Sushiloid.<ref>[[:File:Lunarys9.png|File:Lunarys9.png]]</ref>

On September 16, Sirdog announces that ownership was transferred back to them "based on [Sushiloid's] inactivity here and stress related factors".<ref>[[:File:Lunarys10.png|File:Lunarys10.png]]</ref>

On December 18, Sirdog announces that the remaining community will be migrating to a new Discord server.<ref>[[:File:Lunarys11.png|File:Lunarys11.png]]</ref> The migration begins, with the original server frozen for posterity, on December 20.<ref>[[:File:Lunarys12.png|File:Lunarys12.png]]</ref>
=== Controversy ===

==== Removal of The_Rekoning ====
On June 13, 2020, it was announced that super administrator The_Rekoning was removed from the leadership team for "behavioral problems that have been exhibited and their effects on the relationship between the community and leadership staff".<ref>[[:File:Lunarys13.png|File:Lunarys13.png]]</ref>

Members inquired as to if The_Rekoning would be replaced, with super administrator BlueNova stating "there are no plans for a replacement... it will functionally serve no purpose".<ref>[[:File:Lunarys17.png|File:Lunarys17.png]]</ref> Fauna challenged BlueNova's explanation, stating "didn't we start the community with the intention of supers not having a dedicated purpose."<ref>[[:File:Lunarys18.png|File:Lunarys18.png]]</ref> BlueNova expanded on their position later, stating "Super admins don't have designated purposes, that being said there doesn't seem to be a need for a fourth. There doesn't seem to be enough work to go around in the community to be shared among four."<ref>[[:File:Lunarys20.png|File:Lunarys20.png]]</ref> 

It was pointed out by The_Rekoning that the announcement stated they had stepped down rather than having been removed involuntarily,<ref name=":1">[[:File:Lunarys14.png|File:Lunarys14.png]]</ref> with super administrators BlueNova and Sirdog apologizing for the error.<ref name=":1" /><ref>[[:File:Lunarys15.png|File:Lunarys15.png]]</ref> It was noted by SimonSimon that the error was "unprofessional and disgusting to see" and that the error "should have never, ever been made", with others expressing agreement.<ref>[[:File:Lunarys16.png|File:Lunarys16.png]]</ref>

Sirdog announced 2 hours after the original announcement that a "mini-community meeting" was taking place in the Lobby channel of the Discord server, where they and BlueNova were available to answer questions relating to The_Rekoning's removal.<ref>[[:File:Lunarys21.png|File:Lunarys21.png]]</ref> The_Rekoning declined to join the voice channel.<ref>[[:File:Lunarys22.png|File:Lunarys22.png]]</ref>

==== Sabotage of Minecraft event ====
On January 30, 2021, Foxpox hosted a "Minecraft 1 Hour Hardcore Speedrun" event. The goal of the event was for participants to beat Minecraft in 1 hour with anyone who died being forced to spectate.<ref>[[:File:Lunarys23.png|File:Lunarys23.png]]</ref>

At 10:50pm Eastern time Mooly Wammoth uploaded a 24 second video clip of event participants entering the end portal.<ref>[[:File:Lunarys24.png|File:Lunarys24.png]]</ref> According to HypedFreak, the video showed JoeMama "[punching] everyone off... by punching into the void".<ref>[[:File:Lunarys39.png|File:Lunarys39.png]]</ref>

The same member commented after the fact that the "worst thing is joe contributed nothing to getting to the dragon... [he] griefed the food, and continuously went to punch people for food when he was starving."<ref>[[:File:Lunarys25.png|File:Lunarys25.png]]</ref>

EMP Fingers, a then administrator for the ''SCP: Secret Laboratory'' service, sent the following message at 11:14pm Eastern time.<blockquote>You know what my favorite part about this is?<br><br>

The staff team saw that Joe was the kind of toxic, stupid person to do shit like this months ago and they've been harassed and had accusations of abuse and favoritism tossed at them ever since he got banned. Then he's allowed to join into this event and blows everything up. But hey, who could have ever seen this coming, amirite?<ref>[[:File:Lunarys26.png|File:Lunarys26.png]]</ref></blockquote>potato117 unhappy with the displayed hostility, stating "you can be as mad as you want at him, but you shouldnt call him stupid. youre calling a 14 yo on the internet stupid."<ref>[[:File:Lunarys27.png|File:Lunarys27.png]]</ref> EMP Fingers replied with "I'm fine with that."<ref>[[:File:Lunarys28.png|File:Lunarys28.png]]</ref>  

A meta discussion regarding how JoeMama was talked about spawned from the above, with some expressing displeasure with the antagonism,<ref>[[:File:Lunarys33.png|File:Lunarys33.png]]</ref><ref name=":2">[[:File:Lunarys34.png|File:Lunarys34.png]]</ref> and others expressing that said antagonism was warranted.<ref name=":3">[[:File:Lunarys35.png|File:Lunarys35.png]]</ref><ref>[[:File:Lunarys36.png|File:Lunarys36.png]]</ref> A call was made for the channel to be locked, which was declined.<ref>[[:File:Lunarys31.png|File:Lunarys31.png]]</ref><ref>[[:File:Lunarys32.png|File:Lunarys32.png]]</ref> potato117 expressed displeasure that hostile language was coming from members of management and leadership in the community.<ref name=":2" /> Relevant members countered that they were providing objective assessment's of JoeMama's character.<ref>[[:File:Lunarys38.png|File:Lunarys38.png]]</ref><ref name=":3" />

The conversation was formally closed by Sushiloid at 12:01am Eastern on January 31.<ref>[[:File:Lunarys37.png|File:Lunarys37.png]]</ref>

==== Squid Game spoilers discourse ====
On October 30, 2021 ma1kawa11 commented in the Discord server's <code>#general</code> channel that they had finished the Netflix original series [[wikipedia:Squid_Game|Squid Game]], resulting in a conversation.<ref>[[:File:Lunarys46.png|File:Lunarys46.png]]</ref> Shortly after the originating comment Monstrosity stated "Just absolutely fucking filling the chat with every spoiler possible", followed by HypedFreak commenting "FUCKING SPOILERS".<ref>[[:File:Lunarys47.png|File:Lunarys47.png]]</ref> ma1kawa11 sent a message shortly thereafter, stating "they spoiled everything for me too earlier before I finished it... it's your turn now mwahahahahahahaha".<ref>[[:File:Lunarys48.png|File:Lunarys48.png]]</ref>

ma1kawa11 received push-back, with potato117 stating "seriously fuck you thats such a shit thing to do" and Fauna commenting "thats pretty shitty i agree".<ref>[[:File:Lunarys49.png|File:Lunarys49.png]]</ref> A back and forth continued for 4 minutes, culminating in HypedFreak sending a message in all caps, expressing that the hostility directed at ma1kawa11 was "unacceptable".<ref>[[:File:Lunarys50.png|File:Lunarys50.png]]</ref> Shortly thereafter Cloud, a then administrator for the Discord server, ordered participants to cease speaking.<ref>[[:File:Lunarys51.png|File:Lunarys51.png]]</ref> This was followed by Cloud commenting "also don't talk about shit thats currently popular in general without spoiling", followed by "you guys are fucking retarded for doing that." The latter message was originally sent at 1:49pm Eastern and was crossed out, with the message having been edited at 5:09pm Eastern.<ref>[[:File:Lunarys52.png|File:Lunarys52.png]]</ref>

ma1kawa11 responded to Cloud's comment 2 minutes later, ending their message with "anyway see ya'll I'm out".<ref>[[:File:Lunarys53.png|File:Lunarys53.png]]</ref> EMP Fingers, a then super administrator, asked Cloud at 2:03pm Eastern - 40 minutes after the conversation began - if <code>#general</code> should be placed under slow mode "for a few hours". Cloud agreed.<ref>[[:File:Lunarys54.png|File:Lunarys54.png]]</ref>

Members commented that the slow mode appeared to be lifted 2 and a half hours later at 4:35pm Eastern.<ref>[[:File:Lunarys55.png|File:Lunarys55.png]]</ref>

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