2022–2023 · Volunteer roles

The team changed in twenty-three seconds

Two staff replies capture the end of BB’s Masters and Leaders. A few hours later, the chat was talking about Captains.

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One command, two very different answers

At 10:12:23 on 12 February 2023, the chat’s staff command still returned a volunteer team. At 10:12:46, it returned only the founder.

Twenty-three seconds separate the two snapshots. Just before them, the founder had announced the removal of every Leader and Master while a new policy was prepared.

Before the reset: a chat full of titles

The staff list from 2 October 2022 had a founder, a co-founder and eight entries in its Admin section. Their titles included Master, Community Leader and VIP 1. The list changed over the following months: people disappeared, returned or moved between sections.

The founder had explained the arrangement that August. The administrators were active users; he did not know any of them in real life.

That afternoon, a new proposal

At 13:25 that same February day, BB proposed Captains to replace Community Leaders and Masters. A nomination form followed, along with public applications asking the chat for feedback.

No final verified roster of appointed Captains has been found.

One Helper, then the founder alone

By 16 April, the staff command showed a smaller arrangement: one Helper alongside the founder. A Helper was still listed on 6 June.

On 7 June, the reply was back to the founder alone.

From the archive

Staff replies · 12 February 2023, 10:12:23 and 10:12:46 (UTC+7)

Founder’s explanation · 19 August 2022; staff lists · 2 October 2022–12 February 2023

Nomination form and applications · 12 February 2023

Staff lists · 16 April, 6 June and 7 June 2023