Rule Change - June 23rd, 2021

On the 23rd of June, there was a rule change that made things the active community frequently did against the rules. An example of this is making posting racist, homophobic, anti-LGBTQ+, transphobic, and nazi content an immediately ban-worthy offense. While this was previously included in the rules, it was far more vague and wasn't as strictly enforced as it should have been. There was also a statement that made harassment have stricter punishment (and made anti-furry content more restricted)

Backlash
A large portion of the active community revolted against this change, including some previous (demoted) moderation staff. This lead to a massive influx of complaints and arguments and general chaos. After consulting with another Youtuber on how to solve the issue of the toxic community, the majority of problematic individuals were removed from the server or were directed to an unaffiliated/unofficial new server run by an Admin.

During the most chaotic parts of this (specifically the ping for the new rules) there was massive backlash and heated arguments that lead to many being removed from the server or leaving of their own choice. This was complicated due to the earlier events with HellCastle causing many to believe this was to simply get on good terms with TOS, or that the active moderation staff were "converted" by him.



End results
As of writing this, the Bean Zone has begun to drastically improve and become a better place. It has been generally more chill, and a lot more people are active. Mart has become more active due to the change in environment, and server growth has increased greatly even in the short time after this occurred.