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: Despite ApostleO proving they were a separate person with a long-time paid account, the mod team (which included Roll20 employees at the time) refused to admit the error or lift the ban. The Reddit "Shitstorm"

: ApostleO shared the interaction on Reddit, which went viral across the gaming community.

“Subreddit admin and customer support double down on refusing to accept wrongdoing. Subreddit admin turns out to be co-founder of Roll20 and a jerk...” Reddit · r/OutOfTheLoop · 7 years ago roll20-reddit

: Public backlash led to the entire Roll20 staff stepping down as subreddit moderators. The moderation of r/Roll20 was eventually handed over to the independent team from r/LFG to restore community trust. Perspectives on the Event

: The ban was based on the mistaken belief that ApostleO was an alternate account for a previously banned user, "ApostleOfTruth". : Despite ApostleO proving they were a separate

: Roll20 co-founder Nolan T. Jones, acting as a moderator, banned a user named ApostleO .

“The post goes viral; in purely scientific terms, a shitstorm of epic proportions ensues, as people are outraged... and for quite a few hours the Roll20 subreddit had more people online than subscribers.” Reddit · r/Roll20 · 7 years ago Subreddit admin turns out to be co-founder of

: A defensive reply from the Roll20 co-founder became one of the most downvoted posts in Reddit history.