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The primary method of income is Patreon, encompassing a single US$2.50 tier. The total number of patrons and received income is made public, being 110 patrons donating $193 per month as of July 13, 2023.<ref name=":1">[https://web.archive.org/web/20230713230831/https://www.patreon.com/DisasterDenGaming/about Snapshot of the Disaster Den Patreon on 7/13/2023]</ref><ref group="Footnote">Given that there is only 1 tier, numerically, the community should be making more per month than what Patreon reports. It is likely many members are paying less than the minimum $2.50, as Patreon permits patrons to pay custom amounts.</ref> | The primary method of income is Patreon, encompassing a single US$2.50 tier. The total number of patrons and received income is made public, being 110 patrons donating $193 per month as of July 13, 2023.<ref name=":1">[https://web.archive.org/web/20230713230831/https://www.patreon.com/DisasterDenGaming/about Snapshot of the Disaster Den Patreon on 7/13/2023]</ref><ref group="Footnote">Given that there is only 1 tier, numerically, the community should be making more per month than what Patreon reports. It is likely many members are paying less than the minimum $2.50, as Patreon permits patrons to pay custom amounts.</ref> | ||
== Chronology of events == | == History== | ||
===Chronology of events=== | |||
;<u>May 10, 2018</u>:Kira announces the Discord server attained 500 members.<ref>[[:File:DisasterDen6.png|File:DisasterDen6.png]]</ref> | |||
;June 24:Kira announces that one of the SCP:SL servers was granted US-WEST official status by Northwood Studios.<ref>[[:File:DisasterDen7.png|File:DisasterDen7.png]]</ref> | |||
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; | ;July 29:Kira announces the Discord server attained 1,000 members.<ref>[[:File:DisasterDen8.png|File:DisasterDen8.png]]</ref> | ||
; | ;September 24:Trails - a former head administrator - announces that he is leaving, citing SCP:SL going stale and the community being "cancerous".<ref>[[:File:DisasterDen9.png|DisasterDen9.png]]</ref> | ||
; | ;October 8:Kira submits a ping to a generic role advertising a server run by their girlfriend. They submit another advertisement on October 9 with a ping to all server members.<ref>[[:File:DisasterDen10.png|File:DisasterDen10.png]]</ref> | ||
; | ;December 11:Kira advertises the [[Kurva Gaming]] Discord server, citing that "inner drama" caused them to lose a chunk of their member base.<ref>[[:File:DisasterDen11.png|File:DisasterDen11.png]]</ref> | ||
; | ;<u>January 12, 2019</u>:Kira announces that the results of a poll indicated that a NSFW channel would not be created.<ref>[[:File:DisasterDen12.png|File:DisasterDen12.png]]</ref> | ||
;January 17:Kira sends an announcement asking certain members to stop "pretending to be furries/degenerates". The cited motivation for the announcement was due to the behavior causing prospective members to be dissuaded from joining. They note that this does not apply to people who are genuinely exhibiting the relevant behavior.<ref>[[:File:DisasterDen13.png|File:DisasterDen13.png]]</ref> | |||
; January | |||
; | ;February 2:Kira announces that the ability to post media in the server's <code>#general</code> channel is revoked and requires a separate permission that staff must assign.<ref>[[:File:DisasterDen14.png|File:DisasterDen14.png]]</ref> | ||
; | ;April 7:Kira announces the Discord server attained 2,500 members.<ref>[[:File:DisasterDen15.png|File:DisasterDen15.png]]</ref> | ||
; | ;June 12:Kira announces that a member named Face won a contest to design a Discord banner and animated logo. They allegedly won a $20 Steam gift card.<ref>[[:File:DisasterDen16.png|File:DisasterDen16.png]]</ref> | ||
; June | ;June 18:Kira announces that until the traditional summer vacation period ends members with "freebie steam accounts"<ref group="Footnote">It was later clarified that the technical restriction from joining affected any Steam account that had not spent at least $5.</ref> will be prohibited from joining to curb an influx of hacking players.<ref>[[:File:DisasterDen17.png|File:DisasterDen17.png]]</ref> | ||
; | ;July 24:Kira sends out a staff application. This is notably the first time that staff were petitioned for in a public manner.<ref>[[:File:DisasterDen18.png|File:DisasterDen18.png]]</ref> The application closed 2 days later on July 26.<ref>[[:File:DisasterDen19.png|File:DisasterDen19.png]]</ref> | ||
; | ;April 7:Kira announces the Discord server attained 3,500 members.<ref>[[:File:DisasterDen20.png|File:DisasterDen20.png]]</ref> | ||
; | ;<u>January 7, 2020</u>:Kira announces that a DDoS attack against Disaster Den was repelled with little effort.<ref>[[:File:DisasterDen21.png|File:DisasterDen21.png]]</ref> | ||
;March 20:Kira announces that due to consistent complaints of toxicity, and bad actors taking advantage of leverage in the rules, that they were updated so as to "tight up the way [Disaster Den] handle[s] things".<ref>[[:File:DisasterDen22.png|File:DisasterDen22.png]]</ref> | |||
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; | ;April 7:Kira announces the Discord server attained 4,000 members.<ref>[[:File:DisasterDen23.png|File:DisasterDen23.png]]</ref> | ||
; | ;<u>May 4, 2021</u>:Kira announces that they are taking a hiatus due to dissatisfaction with how members handle issues regarding Disaster Den.<ref>[[:File:DisasterDen27.png|File:DisasterDen27.png]]</ref> They return from this hiatus 5 days later on May 9.<ref>[[:File:DisasterDen29.png|File:DisasterDen29.png]]</ref> | ||
;May 5:Hynx announces that the role of administrator is splitting so that there will be administrators specifically for Discord and SCP:SL, rather than administrators acting the same across all services.<ref>[[:File:DisasterDen28.png|File:DisasterDen28.png]]</ref> | |||
; May | |||
; | ;<u>August 28, 2022</u>:Archer announces the Discord server attained 5,000 members.<ref>[[:File:DisasterDen30.png|File:DisasterDen30.png]]</ref> | ||
; | ;September 16:Kira announces that he is stepping down and transferring ownership to Archer.<ref name=":8" /> | ||
; | ;April 4, 2023:Archer announces that they are taking a hiatus due to a family member passing away.<ref>[[:File:DisasterDen31.png|File:DisasterDen31.png]]</ref> | ||
===Controversy=== | |||
====2020 rule change on slurs ==== | |||
==== 2020 rule change on slurs ==== | |||
On October 10, 2020 Kira announced that the rules governing usage of slurs were changed. Previously, the usage of "racial, homophobic, transphobic or antisemitic slurs" were only disallowed if used in a derogatory manner. The change made the usage of such slurs, regardless of context, disallowed.<ref>[[:File:DisasterDen24.png|DisasterDen24.png]]</ref> | On October 10, 2020 Kira announced that the rules governing usage of slurs were changed. Previously, the usage of "racial, homophobic, transphobic or antisemitic slurs" were only disallowed if used in a derogatory manner. The change made the usage of such slurs, regardless of context, disallowed.<ref>[[:File:DisasterDen24.png|DisasterDen24.png]]</ref> | ||
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As a result, the members Slime, FreedomEagle, SpaceCat, Ted, and DK Crab were declared by Kira to be permanently banned.<ref>[[:File:DisasterDen25.png|DisasterDen25.png]]</ref> | As a result, the members Slime, FreedomEagle, SpaceCat, Ted, and DK Crab were declared by Kira to be permanently banned.<ref>[[:File:DisasterDen25.png|DisasterDen25.png]]</ref> | ||
==== 2020 pedophile ==== | ====2020 pedophile==== | ||
On November 13, 2020 Kira made an announcement that a community member named Anim had been banned permanently from the Discord. They went on to assert that the staff team had received evidence that Anim solicited sexually explicit photographs and messages from members that were underage, and so labeled them a pedophile.<ref>[[:File:DisasterDen26.png|File:DisasterDen26.png]]</ref> | On November 13, 2020 Kira made an announcement that a community member named Anim had been banned permanently from the Discord. They went on to assert that the staff team had received evidence that Anim solicited sexually explicit photographs and messages from members that were underage, and so labeled them a pedophile.<ref>[[:File:DisasterDen26.png|File:DisasterDen26.png]]</ref> | ||
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Another member criticized the announcement as getting too many people involved in the event.<ref>[[:File:DisasterDen49.png|File:DisasterDen49.png]]</ref> Kira responded, stating they felt it was necessary to state their position on the behavior, to avoid the perception they were protecting Anim, and to bring awareness that people can always go to staff for such issues.<ref>[[:File:DisasterDen50.png|File:DisasterDen50.png]]</ref> | Another member criticized the announcement as getting too many people involved in the event.<ref>[[:File:DisasterDen49.png|File:DisasterDen49.png]]</ref> Kira responded, stating they felt it was necessary to state their position on the behavior, to avoid the perception they were protecting Anim, and to bring awareness that people can always go to staff for such issues.<ref>[[:File:DisasterDen50.png|File:DisasterDen50.png]]</ref> | ||
== Footnotes == | ==Footnotes== | ||
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