Evidence record · D-009
Discord removes Tom as moderator; Tom responds
A Discord administrator announced Tom's removal after community objections, while crediting his work as a moderator and saying he had disclosed his Ubiquiti employment to the team. SuddenlyEngineer accepted the decision, wrote that he should have stepped down years earlier, and acknowledged that keeping moderation privileges on his personal account had undermined community trust.
D-009DocumentedA Discord administrator announced Tom's removal after community objections, while crediting his work as a moderator and saying he had disclosed his Ubiquiti employment to the team. SuddenlyEngineer accepted the decision, wrote that he should have stepped down years earlier, and acknowledged that keeping moderation privileges on his personal account had undermined community trust.
What this shows
- A Discord administrator announced that Tom would be removed as a moderator on August 28, 2026.
- The administrator said Tom had moderated before joining Ubiquiti and disclosed his employment to the moderator team immediately after he was hired.
- The administrator said the team retained Tom because it valued his contributions and believed it had oversight of his limited moderation activity.
- SuddenlyEngineer replied that he should have stepped down years earlier.
- SuddenlyEngineer said he tried to separate personal use from another Ubiquiti employee-tagged account and acknowledged that maintaining moderation privileges undermined community trust.
What this does not show
- The exact date on which Discord permissions were technically revoked.
- The full history or scope of Tom's moderation actions.
- Whether Ubiquiti directed any specific moderation action.
I should have stepped down years ago, and I tried to separate my personal usage with another, Ubiquiti employee tagged account. However, this has proved untenable in the long term and undermined community trust.
Verified speaker: SuddenlyEngineer · Attribution verified